Dubai, Jan 4: An analytical study issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade (MOFT) has confirmed that the UAE is among the world's top five gold traders from 2005-2009, in both imports and exports of the commodity.The MOFT study revealed that the UAE ranked third in exports and the second in imports i

Four solar and two total moon eclipses will be observed in different parts of the world, including in India, in 2011.The first solar eclipse will take place Jan 4. It will begin at 06:40 GMT and will be visible from Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa.At maximum eclipse in northern Europe, t

At 12:11pm today, residents in the UAE will experience one of nature's great events - a partial solar eclipse, where part of the sun will be covered by the passing moon.Hasan Ahmad Al Hariri, CEO of the Dubai Astronomy Group said there is a lot of talk about the phenomenon. This will be the last sol

The state mosque here is all set to open its doors to worshippers in early 2011. This state mosque is all set to be Qatar's largest mosque and can accommodate 10,000 worshippers at a time.The mosque incorporates traditional Islamic architectural elements and with its distinctive doomed roof it will

Dubai, Jan 3,2011:'OIC should Push for Reconciliation between North and South Cyprus', writes Aftab H Kola in a cover story in the latest edition of Radiance Viewsweekly. Aftab Kola, who was among the 51 journalists who were flown in the Turkish (read Muslim) side of Cyprus, writes, 'I had an opport

NEW YORK - The bells weren't ringing for many iPhone users this New Year's weekend, when thanks to a glitch the alarms on Apple's iconic mobile phones failed to go off, causing many to oversleep.It was the second time in just a few months that the alarm function on the phone failed to activate corre

A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile, driving panicked residents from their homes due to fears of a tsunami but causing no injuries or damage, officials said.Last February, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake caused tsunami waves that devastated coastal towns in the same area of the South Ame

JEDDAH, Jan 2: Online newspapers, blogs and forums will now need to register with the Ministry of Information and Culture for licenses to operate, according to new regulations that the ministry announced Saturday it is to introduce.The new system, which will be introduced in a month's time, has been

Bhatkal, Jan 2, 2011 ( Bhatkallys News) - Mohammed Husain Siddiqua, popularly known as Bota Saib, passed away here today. He served as general secretary of Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen, Bhatkal for sometime. Bota Saib is the elder brother of late S. M. Yahya. According to reports, kidney failure has bee

ABU DHABI - The cost of international calls in the UAE is too high, consumers have told the country's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.Consumers are unhappy with the prices of fixed-line and mobile overseas call charges, according to a survey conducted by the agency.The poll revealed that 42

Abu Dhabi - Expats will be able to act as official work sponsors for their dependents from January, a senior Ministry of Labour official told Arabian Business.The official said that the sponsorship role traditionally reserved for companies will now extend to spouses and parents, currently on a work

Bhatkal - Bhatkal recorded 55% polling in Taluka & Zilla Panchayat elections after the polling was ended yesterday. The election was by and large peaceful except minor incidents at one or two places. According to the sources Kuntwani recorded highest polling with 84% while the Murdeshwar's Navayat M

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Muaz Shabandri and Deepa Narwani DUBAI, 1 January 2011 ( Khaleej Times) - The clock struck 12 in Dubai and the city's iconic tower Burj Khalifa sparkled in the lustre of a thousand lights, fireworks and laser beams. 2011 was born.New Year was ushered in style with the world's highest f

MECCA - Flash flooding killed a man and three children in the Mecca region of Saudi Arabia on Thursday, as waist-high water snarled traffic in the nearby Red Sea port of Jeddah, where 123 people died in flooding last year.The governor of Mecca, Prince Khaled al-Faisal, reported the deaths and added

WASHINGTON - A virus infecting mobile phones using Google's Android operating system has emerged in China that can allow a hacker to gain access to personal data, US security experts said.A report this week from Lookout Mobile Security said the new Trojan affecting Android devices has been dubbed "G

Water, electricity charges and fuel costs set to increase Dubai: Revised form of water and electricity bills, as well as an additional fuel surcharge will be added to Dubai residents statements starting from tomorrow.The Supreme Council of Energy in Dubai announced a 15 per cent increase in water an

The men were sentenced to death by the Sharjah Sharia Court of First Instance in March 2010 for killing the PakistaniSharjah,December 31, 2010: Seventeen Indian bootleggers facing death sentence for killing a Pakistani have won a reprieve when the family of the deceased agreed to pardon them if they