Muaz Shabandri

DUBAI — Returning from a flood-relief operation in Pakistan, USS Peleliu, an amphibious assault ship, docked for repairs at the Jebel Ali port last Friday. En route to US, the ship carries over 2,300 crew including sailors, airmen, senior officers and support staff.

DUBAI — In an attempt to channel aid to Gaza through the sea, the Free Gaza Movement will launch a second Freedom flotilla operation by the end of this year. Undeterred by the Israeli army’s attack on the first flotilla fleet, the second attempt will be even bigger, according to the organisers.

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In an attempt to channel aid to Gaza through the sea, the Free Gaza Movement will launch a second Freedom flotilla operation by the end of this year.

Fancy a career in making people look beautiful? Or even better, working in a top class spa as a spa therapist. Beauty education is fast taking shape as a lucrative option for students all over the world as specialised training centres are opening up for students in the UAE.

DUBAI — Building a robot is not every student’s obsession, but Hassan Shariq is not one of those students. A mechanical engineering student, Hassan perfected a unique robot that can travel over any terrain while changing its shape.

Fancy a career in making people look beautiful? Or even better, working in a top class spa as a spa therapist. Beauty education is fast taking shape as a lucrative option for students all over the world as specialised training centres are opening up for students in the UAE.

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DUBAI — It’s been 113 years since the first International Herald Tribune (IHT) newspaper went on sale and throughout the decades, it has aimed to provide readers with information they demand. From Thursday, it started offering a little different package: It launched a special ‘Middle East with Reuters’ edition.

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Several universities in the UAE are shifting focus to include research-based programmes in their latest course offerings. Thriving on a growing need to improve the quality of research in the region, a growing number of students are undertaking research in an attempt to better understand the social, political and institutional problems facing the region.

DUBAI - Colors, a leading Indian TV channel, recently announced the launch of its UAE telecast in a tie up with Arab Digital Distribution, the parent company of Pehla.

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In the backdrop of a global economic slowdown, many business schools across the country are redesigning their syllabus to groom students and help them cope with a withering employment market.