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    A timelapse video of Dubai taken over more than 24 hours captures the beauty of the City in a way most of us have never seen before.

    The video takes viewers on a four and a half minute journey through the streets of Dubai and showcases sights such as the metro, the...
    published... Sunday, May 19 2013
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    Traffic authorities in the UAE have warned motorists against using old tyres, urging them to replace worn-out tyres with new ones to avoid accidents during the summer.

    The warning followed new figures showing that at least 25 people were killed and 197 others injured in accidents across the UAE last year as...
    published... Sunday, May 19 2013
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    A Dubai-based surgeon is warning women in the UAE about accepting botox treatments from door-to-door traders after seeing a spike in facial disfigurements as a result of botched procedures.

    Dr Jeehan Qadir, executive chairwoman at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital in Dubai, told 7DAYS that patients are turning to...
    published... Sunday, May 19 2013
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    The family of a fitness instructor who died after plunging from a 25th-floor balcony in Dubai’s JLT are raising money to have his body flown to the UK...

    ...after insurers refused to pay out because police ruled that he had committed suicide. A facebook page, RIP Elwood Mcilwraith, has been...
    last commented... Sunday, May 19 2013
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    There were more supporters waiting at South African airport to welcome home a doctor released from custody in the UAE than there were to...
    published... Sunday, May 19 2013
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    I suppose what I’m hearing here is that it’s unjust to jail someone for not being able to fulfil their commitment, if it is unintentional or their financial situation has changed.

    That's one scenario. Another is that you knew all along you wouldn't be able to pay. In the UAE we have the law of the land and we have the...
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    Travel is said to broaden the mind as well as the horizons. But how many children will remember anything about the cities they've checked...
    published... Sunday, May 19 2013
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    Marwan Al Shamsi was listening to the radio this month when he heard the voice of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah, on the airwaves.

    Her radio message? "She was saying that everyone in Sharjah should recycle with programmes through Bee'ah," says Al Shamsi, the...
    published... Sunday, May 19 2013
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