Major General Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina, Dubai Police’s Deputy Commandant General, inspected Bur Dubai Police Station as part of the annual inspection. He called on the public to register for the home security service while they spend their holidays outside the country. He pointed out that the home security service is one of the free [...]
Gulf News has a google powered map of all the consulates in Dubai: http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/General/10179109.html
Posted in the dubai_expats yahoo group by Bilal in response to a query: After application for new work visa: 1) 2 weeks – required for labour approval from application date 2) After paying the bank guarantee, labour fee and other fees you can get the Visa from DNRD within 2 days after labour approval. 3) [...]
Khaleej Times Article Actor training seminarBy a staff reporter 10 June 2008 DUBAI — Residents of Dubai will have an opportunity to participate in an intensive actor training seminar in Dubai from June 12 to June 14. Participants of ‘Act Now with Tom Todoroff ’ seminar will receive one-on-one training from acting trainers and consultants. [...]
From Gulf Today article “… Aquaventure Waterpark operations director Stewart Hodsoll said: “Don’t swim after sunset.” He pointed out four reasons: the absence of a lifeguard on duty, the possible roam of sea creatures and sea vessels, the poor visibility and the changes in the water levels….” Read the full article
Keypoints from the Khaleej Times article: “…The amended Dh200 currency note with new security features will go into circulation from May 27, 2008…” “….The overall design and other specifications of the note are the same as on the currency note currently in the circulation, but additional security elements have been added, which can be seen [...]
Highlights from ‘The National’ article The first online school in the country is looking to recruit pupils for the next academic year. K12 International Academy has so far attracted 17 students to its home schooling courses and hopes to increase this to 200 by the start of the 2008-09 academic year. The school is the [...]
Highlights from the Gulf News article: “… Free wi-fi access to the internet will be made available for passengers at Abu Dhabi International Airport from June 1…” “…In the last twelve months the airport has operated 12 Internet kiosks, each offering 15 minutes of free access per user. In response to the demand from customers [...]
From today’s Khaleej Times RTA proposes flexible hours By Joy Sengupta (Our staff reporter) 20 May 2008 DUBAI — Flexible work timings in both private and government offices is the new mantra being advocated by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) to control the increasing traffic rush in Dubai. Abdul Mohsen Younis Ibrahim, CEO of [...]
