| Woman matchmaker accused of fraud | | A woman who posed as a matchmaker to swindle money out of women who were desperate to get married, has been referred by the Public Prosecution to the Court of Misdemeanors on a fraud charge on which she was found guilty. | | Al Qubaisi named housing director | | General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in his capacity as Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has issued a resolution assigning Saif Badr Al Qubaisi to take on the responsibilities of the Director of the Abu Dhabi Housing Authority. | | New seismic code for high-rise buildings | | All new tall buildings that will come up in Dubai will have to apply a new seismic code to ensure they are as strong as Burj Khalifa in withstanding tremors of up to 5.9 magnitude on the Richter scale. | | It’s getting hot out here | | DUBAI Slap on that sunscreen and get plenty of fluids — summer is here, with temperatures expected to reach 44 degree Celsius this week. | | Conserving UAE’s wildlife | | Abu Dhabi’s environmental body is currently managing over 50,000 animals throughout the emirate, according to its recently released 2012 annual report. | | Family Reunion...‘I got my family in my hands’ | | DUBAI - Three months should barely make up for 38 years, but for Mohammed Omar Disombo, who has been searching for his family for nearly four decades, it is as though no time has passed at all. | | Women who inspire | | DUBAI - Shopping out on a winter day in Kuwait was what changed American national Sheryll Maizra’s life. | | GCC eGovernment and eServices Conference Kicks-off | | DUBAI - The ‘19th GCC eGovernment and eServices Conference’ kicked-off today in Dubai. The event has brought to its platform some of the most prominent and finest of minds in the information technology and government organizations from across the globe, comprising ministers, undersecretaries, directors, vice presidents, senior technical directors, parliamentarians, and government and business organization leaders and path-breakers. | |
