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Spanish club Real Madrid will combine sports and entertainment when they open the world’s first ‘sportainment’ destination on the Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah in 2015.

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BEIJING — General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Thursday discussed with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao the distinguished relations between the two countries and ways to boost them in the light of support from the leadership of both countries.

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The Dubai Government Excellence Programme (DGEP) recently held a workshop for the employees of the Department of Finance to familiarise them with the requirements for achieving government excellence and the role of the programme in cultivating a deep-rooted excellence culture in the government.

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ABU DHABI — The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent congratulatory cables to the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, on the occasion of the Pakistan Day, and to the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Mohammad Zillur Rahman, on his country’s Independence Day.

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ABU DHABI - Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) has slammed the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on Saadiyat Island’s labour conditions as “outdated and inaccurate”.

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DUBAI - The Dubai Municipality on Wednesday said it will take action against malls not segregating waste at source from May 1.

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DUBAI - Unlicensed health professionals and establishments employing such staff will be prosecuted under tighter regulations being implemented by the Dubai Health Authority. The health authority said it would conduct regular inspections to detect violations from January 1 next year.

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