In the scope of reinforcing their respective imprint in the regional market and in the United Arab Emirates, United Insurance Company and Fidelity Assurance and Reinsurance SARL celebrated a newfound identity as Fidelity United. [Wired by: DubaiCityGuide.com - A Cyber Gear Company]
It is impossible to know whether this post at Al-Emirati.com on the victims of the recent Air India disaster is intended to be some appalling attempt at humour or satire, but by every single measure it is absolutely beyond the pale:
Not really. Not only do I not care if the victims "rest in peace" but it seems to me that they are, rather, resting in pieces!
I am of course talking about flight IX 812 from Dubai to Balglapour (or some other hell hole, they're all the same) that recently crashed (click here)
I know I know. Mean, blah blah. The way I see it is as follows. The UAE is (about) 50% Indians, Something that I, and 90% of all other Emaratis see as a bad thing.
This plane, carrying Indians who live and work here, means that 160 indians that clog up the roads, cause accidents, fail code inspections at Indian restaurants, speak like this guy, and are a general drag on the security of the UAE, wont be coming back. That is a very GOOD thing!
I can only pray that this happens every week!
Sadly, we'll probably have 160 new VISAs for 160 new Indians issued in 3 hours... And the authority in charge of this will flaunt that, as if it's a good thing.
Having twice thrown out Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan for Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, the fractious British Parliament yesterday also rejected the idea of a disorderly “nodeal” exit from the bloc at the end of the month. But if...
Christine Lamera joins the Dubai property with more than 15 years of hospitality experience
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he Special Olympics World Games kicks off in Abu Dhabi today with the ultimate aim of leaving a lasting legacy on UAE society. Coming here as part of the UAE’s commitment to promote inclusivity as a priority within its National Vision 2021, the Games...
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The case of the British academic Matthew Hedges, like mine, shows the British government must take a much harder line
In criticising the British government for not doing enough to help her husband, the academic Matthew Hedges, Daniela Tejada is not alone. She joins a long list of victims and their families who assumed the British government would go into bat for them, only to be sorely disappointed.
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This is an unpleasantly graphic story to quote extensively from, but the response of UAE authorities is relevant and disturbing:
In a statement to ABC News, the UAE Ministry of the Interior said it had reviewed the tape and acknowledged the involvement of Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al Nahyan, brother of the country's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed.
"The incidents depicted in the video tapes were not part of a pattern of behavior," the Interior Ministry's statement declared.
The Minister of the Interior is also one of Sheikh Issa's brother.
The government statement said its review found "all rules, policies and procedures were followed correctly by the Police Department."
That someone born into immeasurable wealth and luxury could commit an act of such inhuman depravity over "a grain delivery" is beyond words. That this man is the son of the late Sheikh Zayed is, for all of us who loved and admired Zayed and greatly mourned his death, a exceedingly bitter pill to swallow.
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