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Internet cafes: retreat into a virtual world
Thousands of teenagers are heading indoors to internet cafes to fight terrorists, sorcerers and the armies of the undead, but they insist it is not as anti-social as it looks.
Heading to driving school
Kareem Shaheen says the time has finally come for him to learn to drive, but that means gaining a licence, and that means lessons.
UAE's tech crowd likes to put a face to the Twitter handle
In the first of a weekly series, The National brings you the top attractions for the country's technologically savvy denizens.
Film director Kaabour pays tribute to grandmothers everywhere
The maker of Being Osama makes his Teta the star of his new movie and says his film bridges the Middle East's past and present.
Dh22m fund to aid thousands of expatriate students
The allotments include Dh12m from the Zakat Fund to help 2,000 pupils from low-income families pay their school fees.
Project helps women get summer jobs
A programme to prepare young Emirati women for potential summer jobs was announced yesterday by Zayed University.
Zakat Fund gives Dh20m to education
The alms money will pay for the education of thousands of needy expatriate students, government officials said today.
Pupils improve pass rate after reforms
Students and teachers say tests were easier this year, but Minister of Education says new teaching methods are bearing fruit.
Opinion divided on increased exam success
An increase in the number of students who passed this year's Ministry of Education exams has been attributed by educators and students to easier tests while others say it was due to new teaching methods.
Lives can be saved with detector: civil defence chief
The general director of Dubai Civil Defence, Maj General Rashid al Matrooshi, yesterday urged residents to fit their homes with gas detectors.
Charity may begin at hole-in-the-wall
Silver machines could prove cash cow for charities, allowing donors to make deposits at shopping malls while improving transparency.
Worshippers warned of illegal residents
Message joins up with ministry campaign, warning that violators of immigration law pose risk to 'health, security and economics'.
Migrants arrested in squalid Tourist Club building
Ministry raid finds 60 men living in 'rat and flea infested' flats in downtown Abu Dhabi.
Assistant nurse 'stole cash from charity box'
The Pakistani woman was arrested in Dubai after a security guard heard the sound of falling coins in the hospital's reception area.
Workshop to help parents spot speech impediments
The event in Abu Dhabi will highlight child development issues that often go unnoticed by parents.
