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Special police team to tackle water emergencies
Police are forming a special squad to handle emergenices involving floods and other water-related problems.
UAE has made progress, report says
A US report has accused UAE of restricting civil liberties and freedom of expression despite making progress in combating human trafficking.
Staff forced to quit as the tips dry up
Ban on service charges prompts restaurants to raise prices though they are not supposed to; patrons react by leaving less on the table.
UAE becomes fourth-biggest arms buyer
Emirates is amongst the world's biggest weapons importers after increasing arsenal 'in both technical quality and quantity'.
Raids on labour camp restaurants see third of a ton of unfit food destroyed
Only 28 of 135 food outlets passed hygiene tests when officials visited kitchens catering for thousands in Musaffah.
Disaster rehearsal test for students
Teams from Dubai Women's College take part in an emergency response drill as part of Gulf Traffic Week.
Female students learn how to deal with car crashes
Dubai Women's College holds car crash exercise to train medical and media students how to deal with major road collisions, mass casualties and breaking news.
'Model school' principals spell out their problems
More regulation and better hiring process needed in model schools, principals tell Minister of Education.
Less red tape and more support for small businesses, Minister promises
Bureaucracy, 'suppression' of student skills and resistance to women as entrepreneurs make it tough for Emirati firms, Sheikh Nahyan says.
Airline drops charges over pensioner 'bomber'
We have accepted the passenger's apology,' Etihad says of cancer-stricken Frenchman after incident on Bankok aircraft.
When cities get in the way of nature's path
The science behind the rainfall is explained and how it affects the ecosystem in the UAE.
'Green Sheikh' heads for Antarctica
Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Ali bin Rashed Al Nuaimi is continuing the legacy of his father by spreading a message of environmental responsibility.
Students tackle world's problems
The Model UN has sessions simulating the deliberations of the UN's Security Council, General Assembly, the Human Rights Council and the World Economic Forum.
'Knowledge sharing can help'
Teaching forums would close quality gap, the principal of the Pakistan Education Academy in Dubai says.
Pakistani schools fail test
Two out of the three Pakistani-curriculum schools in Dubai do not meet the minimum standards.
