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DUBAI — Four young Emirati and Argentine entrepreneurs were on Wednesday declared winners of the Best Business Plan Award in the Global Business Opportunities (GBO), a pilot initiative of Al Ahli Holdings under the patronage of Shaikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

DUBAI - Diamonds are forever, they say. This Diwali (the Hindu festival of lights), which falls on October 28, the catch-line on diamonds seems to have acquired a more emphatic tone.

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DUBAI - Students of Dubai Women’s College got together on the campus for a bonding session with their parents, as the college hosted its annual family day.

DUBAI - It’s time governments in the Middle East started mulling taxes for excessive emitting of carbon dioxide, Tanzeed Alam, Climate Change and Sustainability Manager of Emirates Wildlife Society (EWS) has suggested.

DUBAI — When 15-year-old Ali was shown Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller ‘Psycho’, his reaction was grim: “Is this it? Where are all the gory scenes?” he asked.

DUBAI — Soon, mothers working at the Dubai Customs won’t have to worry if their babies have had their meals or not. Dubai Customs is establishing a nursery within its premises, the first time a government oganisation is doing so in the UAE.

DUBAI — At supermarkets across the UAE, plastic may soon become a thing of the past. As the hypermarkets and supermarket chains step up their eco-friendly campaign, bio-degradable bags and colourful jute shopping bags are the new companions of the shoppers.

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DUBAI — Even with the mad rush and several hurdles to get to the various Dandiya venues, residents of UAE are celebrating the Navaratri, a nine-day Indian festival welcoming Goddess Durga, with gusto.