Archive for October, 2009
Civic body extends awareness campaign for pet owners
Pet owners taking their dogs to parks, beaches, entertainment venues and shopping malls and prohibited places will be fined Dh200, and in case of repetition the dog will be seized and the owner will have to pay Dh500 as fine.
Food Control Lab increases capacity
Official says inspections of supermarkets in Ras Al Khaimah are now more effective.
RTA to tow away vehicles parked illegally
Violators will have to pay fines as well as towing charges.
Fujairah hooked on to sport fishing competition
Some of the world’s best anglers will go head-to-head with professional and recreational fishermen from the UAE next week.
Abdullah in Damascus on reconciliation visit
Leaders exchange honours and sign accord to boost economic ties.
Iraq: Roadside bomb kills 3 northeast of Baghdad
Iraqi police say a roadside bomb has struck a police patrol northeast of Baghdad and killed three officers.
Egypt severs ties with Louvre over artifacts
Egypt’s antiquities czar took his campaign to recover the nation’s lost treasures to a new level on Wednesday by cutting ties with one of the world’s premier museums, the Louvre, over disputed artifacts.
Mitchell renews efforts to resume peace talks
Washington’s special Mideast envoy is back in the region trying to get Israelis and Palestinians talking peace again.
Palestinian official: We erred over Gaza report
The Palestinian leadership made a mistake by suspending action on a UN report on Gaza war crimes, a PLO offical said Wednesday, the first such acknowledgment.
Lebanese woman held for trying to contact Israel
A Lebanese woman has been arrested over what judicial officials described Tuesday as attempts to make contact with Israel, the archenemy Lebanon considers itself to be at war with, banning its citizens from any communication with the Jewish state.