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Food safety warnings handed out
Authorities close down a restaurant and a meat counter as well as issuing more than 1,000 warnings during a campaign to promote food safety.
Piracy cited as threat to video game industry
Rampant piracy is the biggest threat to the US$1 billion video game industry in the Middle East, according to industry executives.
Sheikha Lubna wins football auction
A charity auction of a football signed by rulers from all the seven Emirates was almost called off last night when it initially failed to attract high enough bids.
Early-morning apartment fire puts five people in hospital
Five people are taken to hospital, one of them critically ill, after an early-morning blaze in a block of flats on Hamdan Street.
Classrooms busy again after 'extra' Eid break
Education experts call for stricter policies as heads blame last week's low turnout on families taking an extended holiday.
Football signed by sheikhs highlights charity auction
A sculpture containing a football signed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed and other UAE leaders is expected to draw the highest bids at a charity auction next week.
The irresistible lure of online games
The more people experience the euphoria of playing computer games, the harder it becomes for them to stop, a psychiatrist says.
Schools almost empty on first day
Teachers blame parents' apathy and worries about swine flu for attendance debacle on opening of the new state academic year.
What it means to be a winner
Nominations for this year's Abu Dhabi Awards close in less than a week, here we profile two previous winners.
Food Control will keep a close watch during Eid
After 11 restaurants are closed and 35 receive warnings in August, the Government says it will work through the holidays to spot violators.
Unhappy customer finally gets apology
After an exchange of e-mails and a customer service expert's advice, a Dubai woman's bank complaint is finally resolved.
A novel challenge: stirring teenagers' interest in reading Arabic stories
A 13-year-old Egyptian schoolgirl prefers English language novels, and has a low opinion of those written in her native Arabic.
Search for a new chapter in Arabic youth fiction
Officials hope private and public initiatives help introduce children - and their parents - to the joys of reading Arabic books.
Jet Airways cancels more flights to India
The Indian carrier Jet Airways cancels more flights from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah as a strike by the airline's pilots entered its second day.
UAE-India flights disrupted in Jet Airways pilot protest
About 200 passengers were left stranded in apparent sick-leave walkout by Jet Airways pilots.
