UAE sticks to ‘no terror’ angle in UPS plane crash

In a development linked to last weekend’s foiled parcel bomb plots, Al Qaeda’s Yemen wing has also claimed responsibility for the UPS cargo plane crash in Dubai on September 3, a claim which has been taken ‘seriously’ by the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) probing the incident.

On the road to...

Imagine leaving the humdrum of daily life behind on the road to adventure and find new experiences. For company, there’s a faithful canine in a vintage Volkswagen van. Call it crazy, even wild and free.

UAE ramps up aviation security

The UAE is taking no chances with civil aviation safety and authorities are keeping a close watch at airports across the country.

UPS analysing lithium battery safety after crash

DUBAI — The operator of the Boeing 747 cargo aircraft which went down in the Nad Al Sheba military camp area here last month, said on Sunday it was assessing fire risks posed by lithium batteries, according to a US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report on Friday. The crash killed both pilots.

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Islamic search engine battle heats up

DUBAI— You could call it the battle of Islamic search engines. First, there was Imhalal.com, now there’s Taqwa.me, the “conscience engine” eyeing a Muslim audience and all those looking for a safe browsing experience on the Web.

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New lease of life for newspapers in India

Just when you thought print would find it hard to come up trumps from the virtual dumps, there comes news from Asia of newspapers rising, adapting and changing with the times and its readers. Last week, the Times of India, the world’s largest selling English broadsheet launched an edition in the small...er...mall town of Gurgaon, near the capital New Delhi.

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