Posts Tagged ‘United-Arab-Emirates’

Call on Dubai to boycott Leviev’s stores over Israel settlements

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If you want to be notified the next time I write something, sign up for FREE email alerts or subscribe to the RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!New York human rights activists, and representatives of the West Bank Palestinian villages of Bil’in and Jayyous called on the government and the people of the United Arab Emirates [...]

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Dubai Floating Bridge

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One of the biggest criticisms of Dubai has always been the traffic congestion, ask me about it as I lived there for six years.
In an effort to reduce the traffic, Dubai, opened a floating bridge which connect the two sides of the creek - Deira and Bur Dubai.

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The Floating Bridge [...]

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Child camel racers banned in UA

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Finally: “Associated Press - Under international pressure to stop child abuse in a traditional desert sport, the United Arab Emirates has banned the use of underage riders in camel racing.”

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Can SESAME become an oasis of peace in the Middle East?

Here’s some good news from the Jordan: Israel, Iran, Syria, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Palestine Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Algeria, Jordan and many other countries from around the globe (click below graph for a list of other countries), need no “Open SESAME magic” to be able to cooperate on an advanced scientific project.
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New “Smart Box” can Warn Drivers, Issue Tickets

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IBM and United Arab Emirates University jointly developed a “smart box” telematics system that can warn drivers if they’re breaking the speed limit, record actions taken during an accident and even issue speeding tickets to offenders. The system combines cellular, GPS and voice recognition technologies to provide totalitarian control of the driving populus. Oh, and [...]

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