Dubai building collapse documented via Twitter
Region: United Arab Emirates
A high-rise building under construction collapsed in Dubai on Sunday afternoon, though there were no immediate reports of casualties, per the Emirates News Agency. @MaliZomg of Dubai provided live tweets from the scene. ... more
Views: 3076Emirate in UAE Bans Beggars During Ramadan
Region: United Arab Emirates
Posted to findingDulcinea by Anne Szustek Ras Al-Khaimah, an emirate in the northern region of the UAE, has already arrested 27 beggars since Jan. 1 this year, as part of the early stages of a campaign to root out panhand... more
Views: 1722Opposition Looks Forward to End of Syrian Isolation
Region: Syrian Arab Republic
Members of the opposition have expressed hope that attempts to break Syria’s international isolation could give them an opportunity to push for reforms to government policy. Damascus has recently engaged in a flurry... more
Views: 1219Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and UAE celebrate Eid-ul-Azha
Region: Saudi Arabia
MAKKA MUKARAMA: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are celebrating Eid-ul-Azha today as the Hajj pilgrimage reaches culmination in Makkah. The countries celebrating Eid today include Saudi Arabia, UAE, ... more
Views: 2924UAE women in history of aeronautics
Region: United Arab EmiratesTwo UAE women from Khor Fakkan are set to make aeronautical history as they prepare to become the first UAE female pilots to take to skies. Salma Mohammed al Baloushi from Al Ain and Aisha Hassan al Mahammed said they can... more
Views: 1448Britain, UAE, Saudi and US come to Musharraf's rescue
Region: Pakistan
Saeed Minhas Islamabad-- The Britain, UAE and Saudis with a nod from the Washington has embarked upon a task to save the embattled President of Pakistan, Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf by rallying his arch rivals Benazir Bhutto... more
Views: 1419UAE: Death and Destruction in 200-Car Crash
Region: United Arab Emirates
by Amira Al Hussaini Driving standards in the Middle East have come under the scrutiny of bloggers after several people were killed and 350 injured in a 200-car pile up in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. While one blogge... more
Views: 1584Aiming high in Dubai
Region: United Arab EmiratesThe Highest Building in the World is not the only Amazing Structure Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has one of the fastest-growing construction industries in the world. Vast palm-shaped artificial islands, the w... more
Views: 1410UAE Company Signs $110 mn Transponder Lease Deal
Region: United States
The United Arab Emirates UAE based state-owned satellite communications company Yahsat has signed a $110 million contract to lease transponders to Emerging Markets Communications (EMC), a leading provider of satellit... more
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