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DIHQA to license Quran centres

DUBAI - The Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) is in the process of issuing licences to all the Holy Quran memorisation centres in Dubai. The DIHQA has already distributed application forms to be filled by these centres.

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Dh75m for Ajman sewerage project

AJMAN - His Highness Shaikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Ajman, toured the Ajman Sewerage Project on Monday to review the progress of construction work at the treatment plant. The work started in March this year and the plant will become operational by August 2004.

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Roadshow to attract Indian tourists

SHARJAH - The Government of Sharjah will organise a seven-day roadshow to attract the Indian travel and tourism market as part of its plans to promote the emirate as a tourist destination.

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WFP to set up offices at Humanitarian City

DUBAI - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will become the firstly international organisation that will work from the recently-launched Dubai Humanitarian City, according to Saeed bin Suloum, Director of the Dubai Humanitarian City (DHC).

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Municipality revises rent for shops

DUBAI - Dubai Municipality has issued an administrative decision revising the annual rent for the shops in the Naif Souq of Deira with immediate effect. The decision was issued on Saturday by Qassim Sultan, Director General of the municipality, and the tenants of the shops will have to pay the new rents when renewing the contract.

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AUD expects 800 new students

DUBAI - The American University in Dubai (AUD), which starts its new academic year on October 5, is expecting an intake of over 800 new students this year.

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Indian girl wins car at ADIA

ABU DHABI - Fourteen-year-old Tanya D'Souza, an Indian national, has won a Mercedes C200K at Abu Dhabi International Airport's (ADIA) landside shop with ticket number 10267 in the most recent raffle held at ADIA.

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