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Program Bulanan myUAE akan d adakan malam ini (Khamis, Dzulqaedah 19, 1428H bersamaan November 29, 2007). Program akan berlansung d kediaman Faisal/Mira - Rashidiya, bermula jam 8 malam.
Penceramah undangan, Dr. Akram Laldin akan membincangkan perihal ibadah Haji.
Program Bulanan: Ibadah Haji: Cara dan Tips
Tempat: Faisal/Mira's (Rashidiya - antara Bin Sougat dan Masjid Rashidiya)
Masa: 8 malam, hari ini!
Semua d jemput bersama!
Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Ruler (UAE's Vice President and Prime Minister) matched the total collection for the charity drive, Dubai Cares. Dubai Cares had earlier collected a whopping Dhs.1.7 billion.
In the closing ceremony of the donation drive, Shaikh Mohammad made the announcement that he will put Dhs.1.7 billion to Dubai Cares initiative, aimed at educating 1 million children globally.
With Shaikh Mohammad's pledge, Dubai Cares roped in a grand total amount of Dhs.3.4 billion!
Shaikh Mohammad: He said: "I am a leader. I usually lead. But why did I wait till the end? To double the budget."
What is Dubai Cares?
Dubai Cares
campaign was launched by Shaikh Mohammad to channel Dubai’s
philanthropic efforts towards education in poor countries around the
world.
Arabian Business' list of Richest Arabs is out! Well, almost!
The full list is out, come December 2. What is mouth watering is the fact that the 50 richest Arab list boast a list of 47 billionaires!
What is the entry level to get yourself into the ranking? USD700 million, up from previous year's USD520 million!
Who will top the list? Will it still be the telco tycoon Lebanese-Mexican Carlos Slim, or will Prince Al Waleed regain his number waheed position? Who is the richest Arab in the UAE?
The annual list has been compiled by Arabian Business' 7 lead researchers for the past 6 months. It will be available online (arabianbusiness.com) from midnight December 2, 2007!
Siri ke-4, lapuran eksklusif media myUAE melihat perkembangan dua pasukan yang akan beraksi dalam kejohanan SMG myUAE 5-a side mendatang: myUAE dan Malaysia BOLEH.
myUAE yang sebelum ini menjuarai 2 dari 3 kejohanan lalu (Futsal Padang Pasir dan Wurl Kap) akan turun tanpa beberapa pemain tunggak. Antara yang tidak beraksi kali ini ialah Affandy (cedera), Afza (bertugas), Dr. Ammar + Dr. Malek + Hafiz (ketiga-tiga berhijrah pulang), Fadli (d beli pasukan Desert Penguin) dan Nik Loyar (berhijrah ke Riyadh).
Hampir keseluruhan pasukan myUAE adalah muka baru. Antaranya, Ariffin, Khairul Affendi, Mushil, Nik Ericsson dan Zamani Coach. Media myUAE juga mendapat berita pasukan myUAE mungkin akan membuat kejutan dengan membariskan seorang pemain jemputan pada hari Kejohanan nanti.
Sementara itu, pasukan Malaysia BOLEH yang d ketuai Thani, bakal menyaksikan come back pemain versatile Suhaimi Ericsson! Play-maker serba boleh ini d katakan akan menjadi salah seorang pemain yang harus d beri perhatian!
Ikuti edisi ke-4!
Akan datang: Persediaan myUAE dan Malaysia BOLEH!
By Faisal Zaid I was invited to join Kapt Amin and Kapt Busri on a short overnight desert trip on 22nd November to the Lahbab dunes along Dubai- Hatta route. What do you expect a man who just finished a gruelling 12 hr night shift with 3 screaming kids and a 5 months pregnant wife would say? Yes! Of course!
Fortunately we always have our
camping kit more or less quite readily available. I managed to load the
car within 45 minutes compared to my wife who took 2 hrs to pack
them (hmm something is out of place here). As soon as the kids got
home a quick hosedown and I quickly shooed them into the car. Time is
crucial here because it will either be a smooth start to our trip or a
'nice' night navigation experience to the campsite. I believe our
'myUAE 4x4 newbie offroaders' can relate to that experience.
We were joined by Matt and family and our Indonesian friend wak Garibaldi and family. Apparently it turned out to be a 'Ganu connection' camping party. Amin and me are from Terengganu, so are Busri's wife and Matt's wife. Macam pakat-pakat je. Our group became quite big since Busri had some visitors to join in as well.
Abu Dhabi, UAE 
All Federal government employees will enjoy 70% pay hike from January 2008.
The announcement made by Vice President/PM and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid al Maktoum covers civilians and security personnel of the Interior Ministry after chairing the Cabinet meeting in Abu Dhabi.
The cabinet meeting also approved what to be the biggest UAE Federal government budget ever - Dhs.34.9 billion for 2008, up Dhs.6.7 billion from 2007.
Shaih Mohammad directed the Ministry of Finance and Industry to implement the pay rise effective from January 2008.
In a statement by Mohammad al Gergawi, State Minister of Cabinet Affairs: “This gesture demonstrates the government’s commitment to the welfare of citizen and the high emphasis it accords to socioeconomic development”.
Other report:
Pay Rise will Provide Financial Stability here
Cabinet Approves Record Draft Budget here
Friday 16th November 2007, Lahbab Desert, Dubai, UAE
By Khairul Affendi As per schedule, we gathered at Rahidiya. Soon after Asar Prayer, we headed to a petrol station nearby Dubai Silicon Oasis to team up with few others while filling up fuel and including some grubs for ourselves.
Not long after that - circa 4.30pm we made a stop at Lahbab Desert for a briefing by the chef-de–mission which was very sound and vital for the trip. Being an expert and widely experienced in the particular condition, Capt Amin provided us guidance and techniques, among others for us to take down notes. Should we do it via driving school, we were sure to take out some dirham out of our pockets!
We were then asked to deflate the 4x4 tyres - within 16 to 18psi, in order to have more grip, driving in the loose sandy desert. After all the procedures were completed, we then charged the vehicles in a single file formation headed by the chef-de-mission. Faisal - being the excursion's subaltern, was last in the row in order to manage and supervise the convoy from rear besides being the sweeper.
Continue reading "4x4 Desert Mild Driving X-Cursion Notes" »
Fog is here to stay?
More fog expected to hit the UAE Click here
Abu Dhabi airport closed due to heavy fog Click here
Beware!
Pick pockets on the rise Click here
Dubai to be Underwater in 50 Years time?
Catch Virgin's Boss, Richard Branson on this issue Click here
Economy
GCC and Malaysia Should Pool Resources Click here
RAK to open duty free stores Click here
Dubai Eyes more UK Investment Click here
UAE still Attractive Place for Expatriates Click here
Dubai's Noor Bank to buy Europe and Asia banks Click here
Source: Gulf News, Arabian Trade & Arabian Business
