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Chefpreneur mixes cultures to serve up a unique recipe for success

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:11:31 +0000

The Indian food industry in the United Kingdom is worth £3.5 billion (Dh19b), according to the country’s Food Standards Agency, and Atul Kochhar sits at the very top end of that pyramid. The chefpreneur, best known as the first Indian to earn a Michelin star – the coveted badge of honour that

Mubarak hails UAE ties

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:11:21 +0000

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday received a cable of thanks from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the end of his two-day visit to the UAE. President Mubarak, who was seen off at the airport by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,

China says May quake school toll over 19,000

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:11:08 +0000

Schools that collapsed during China’s May 12 earthquake killed more than 19,000 people, nearly a quarter of the total deaths, an official said on Friday, giving the first government estimate. The deaths of children, many buried under ruins of shoddily built classrooms while nearby buildings

Gunmen attack Nigerian navy near Shell oil facility

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:11:21 +0000

Unknown gunmen attacked a navy houseboat in southern Nigeria protecting a Royal Dutch Shell crude oil flow station on Friday, a military spokesman said. The attack at the Nembe Creek flow station in Bayelsa state in the western Niger Delta took place at around 3am (0200 GMT), Rabe Abubakar,

Landslide in Philippine mining area kills five

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:11:07 +0000

Rescuers in the southern Philippines pulled five bodies from under tonnes of mud on Friday after days of rains loosened soil and buried several houses near a mining town, police officials said. Ronaldo de la Rosa, police chief in the Compostela Valley on the southern island of Mindanao, said

26 Dubai Cassation Court judges sworn in

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:11:53 +0000

Twenty-six new judges of the Dubai Cassation Court were sworn in at Za’abeel Palace yesterday, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed urged the new judges to distance themselves from

Dubai’s e-pay revenues hit Dh602m in August this year

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:33 +0000

The UAE’s e-government services have been ranked just behind developed countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the US. This is primarily due to Dubai’s initiatives. However, a federal portal remains stalled, because a number of ministerial changes has left the electronic programme in a

UAE and Algeria vow to broaden trade relations

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:11:10 +0000

The visit to Algeria by General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has resulted in a host of understandings, initial deals and serious talks on broadening co-operation and boosting the presence of UAE companies and

Gulf Capital focused on region for investment

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:11:37 +0000

Many investors are rushing to snap up cheap assets in the United States – but Gulf Capital remains unmoved. The company, one of the GCC’s largest private equity firms, continues to focus on investment opportunities in the region. "The US is very enticing but it is not our mandate,"

Sheikh Khalifa holds talks with Mubarak

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:11:09 +0000

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak showed their keenness on co-ordination and mutual consultation on every issue concerning the Arabs and Muslims. They reviewed the ways to enhancing the bilateral relations, particularly in the