New public park in Sharjah opens

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New public park in Sharjah opens

As part of the celebration of the 33th plantation week being held under the slogan “together for green Emirate”, the Sharjah Municipality on Sunday opened a new public park called Al Mufijah.

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Mohammed tours Gulfood

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday took a tour of Gulfood 2013, the world’s biggest annual food and hospitality show, being staged at the Dubai World Trade Centre, or DWTC.

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Haya calls for unified norms for doctors, nurses

Princess Haya bint Hussein, wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday called for efforts to develop governance of the council and unify standards of licensing and registration of all health professions, including nursing and midwifery.

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Mohammed hails champs

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Mohammed hails champs

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received members of the UAE national football team, winners of the Gulf Cup, at Za'abeel Palace on Sunday.

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Predictions for 2013

In 2013, massive swathes of the world will struggle under pedestrian leaders, unable to accelerate growth. The 2008 crisis has metamorphosed into protracted stagflation.

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New methods to calculate fees on telecom sector introduced

The Ministry of Finance has conducted a number of studies over the last few months about the telecom sector and how to impose fees on it based on international best practices, taking into account the existence of more than one operator in the sector, the need of the sector to invest and expand, the big difference in fees imposed on the two operators of the sector.

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Five more reasons to celebrate

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Five more reasons to celebrate

There was twice the celebration on the country’s 41st National Day for five Abu Dhabi couples who spent the day welcoming their newborns into the world.

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