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How do you simultaneously create safer streets and increase enforcement efficiency?

Typical speed enforcement situations: One direction of travel is documented whilst speeding drivers traveling in the opposite direction evade enforcement; offending motorcyclists are captured...

Signs of hope amid economic downturn

Month after month, the global economic outlook has been nothing but bleak. But now, could we be about to turn a corner? Japanese stocks rose...

The resurgence of the Middle East cards industry

The last twelve months has seen the Middle Eastern retail banks face the twin challenges in their cards business of security threats and exposure...

Economy expected to contract 0.6 percent this year

The UAE Central Bank will keep interest rates low in 2009 as the Arab world’s second- biggest economy contracts due to falling oil prices,...

People & Power

The new flu strain is, so far at least, proving milder than expected but whether things stay that way, or the virus becomes more...

Multiple-entry visas for property owners to start from June

The General Directorate of Naturalisation and Residency will start the implementation of the new rule for issuing multiple entry visas for property owners starting...

Real Estate Global Market Perspective from Jones Lang LaSalle

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. released a global market perspective report recently that is cracking a hesitant smile for most of the world's property market...

Nine year old UAE National girl wins AED 10,000 at Festival@The...

1. First visit to The Dubai Mall turned lucky for Bashayer Mohammed 2. Wins AED 10,000 in festival draw Nine year old UAE National girl...

Owners of built-in properties granted six months multi-trip entry visa

Owners of properties in the UAE can enter the country and stay up to six months as per entry permit ( a multi-trip entry...

Global Investments Roundup

Exxon profit spills 58%; Motorola posts loss, bleeding cash; FTSE 100 moves 8.1% in April; South Africa cuts interest rate to 8.5%; Flu scare...

A Drink a Day?

According to New Study, Drinking Wine Adds Five Years of Life