For Those who missed Emiratweet’s Feature in Alam Alia with our Co-founder Hanan Huwair now you can watch it here or read the translations ….
Our First Arabic Feature
– November 8, 2010
Dubai Archive
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Driver Trips 12 Radars
– November 4, 2010
So we all heard and read about the Emirati motorist racked up fines of Dh42,000 within an hour on Shaikh Zayed Road and was caught by 12 radars. (I can’t stop asking myself WHY?)
According to police sources, the man had been caught by 12 radars beginning at 3.05am on Shaikh Zayed Road in May. He was driving 60km over the speed limit. The man claimed that he was speeding in order to reach home as his daughter was ill (This is what gulf news stated) On the other hand (7 days stated) That he claimed he was innocent and that his friend from another GCC country had been driving the car when the incident occurred last month.
hmmmmm?! So which is true?? anyways Major Al Zafeen said as per 7days:
“In his case, the car has to be impounded for one year because driving at this speed is very dangerous and messy… to encourage him to respect traffic rules, we agreed to reduce the impounding to 300 days.”
and as per Gulf News:
“There is no excuse for driving at such a reckless speed and exposing yourself and other drivers on the road to grave danger,” said Lt Col Al Mazroui.
“The punishment for driving at such a speed is Dh1,000, 30 days of confiscation of the vehicle and 12 black traffic points.”
Hint Hint remember the ‘Speed Kills’ campaign on November 1 which will attempt to reduce the number of fatalities caused by speeding on roads. Police officers will start impounding vehicles on the spot who are caught speeding by more than 60km over the speed limit. (Good Luck!)
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“Be Loyal, Be Faithful.”
– November 4, 2010
The fifth Annual Forum of Dubai Municipality Training Centre 2010 was opened Tuesday under the slogan, “Be Loyal, Be Faithful.” Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, opened the two-day event. Lootah said the slogan of the forum mirrors the leadership’s keenness to highlight the importance of developing strong and capable human resources.
“There is no giving and faithfulness without real loyalty and the first and main point is the employee, the human being,” he said.
While at the opening Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai Police Chief, who was the chief guest in the opening session, gave a presentation under the title “organisational loyalty”. Lectures were also given by Dr Mansour Al Awar, President of the Hamdan Bin Mohammad e-University, and Mohammad Abdul Karim Julfar, Assistant Director-General of Dubai Municipality for Corporate Support Services Sector.
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Letters to Palestine
– November 2, 2010
To those who doesn’t know “Letters to Palestine” Trailer is out today. It is a documentary film showcasing people from the Arab world sending their letters to Palestine.
Palestine is a part of every Arab living anywhere in the world – the place and the people play a very integral part in every Arab’s heart and life. While this is true for every Arab, very few have had the chance to visit Palestine today and express their solidarity with the Palestinian people. Letters to Palestine is a documentary film which will gather the voices of various Arabs who are sending their unread letters to the Palestinian people living under occupation in current day Palestine. It will capture the stories which never had the opportunity to reach the homes and the families of the Palestinians living under occupation.
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From young to old, the Arabs captured in this film will have the chance to send their love, their stories, their aching for Palestine to the homes, families and children of Palestine. The goal of this is to remind the Palestinian people that they are not forgotten, that they are remembered and that the Arab world has something they wish to say to them, even if they are not able to be there physically – this video will be a piece of their individual solidarity with the people of Palestine.
So, Where it will be shown?
From the occupied territories of 1948 to the West Bank – this film will travel to schools, homes, community centers and theatres in Palestine through the Ziyara initiative. The film also has the potential of being shown at private screenings and festivals.
And the time-line for all of this is as follows:
- Pre-production & Research – 15.May.2010
- Production & filming interviews – 15.June.2010
- Postproduction & editing – 20.July.2010
- Final cut – 01.Sept.10
- Ziyara trip & screenings – 10.Sept.10
Each interviewee was shot in their homes, work, personal activities and community related deeds. It was either a sit-down interview (a formal Q&A and a chance to direct their message to the camera), or while sitting down with the family, spending time on hobbies, housework, or out into the neighborhood, volunteer projects, or any Palestine related activities
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Letters to Palestine’s world premiere will take place at the Dubai International Film Festival in December 2010. Visit www.dubaifilmfest.com/ for updates on the schedule. Best of Luck and so proud of the team, also special thank to Butheina Kazim
More Info:
- Website: http://www.letterstopalestine.com/
- Twitter: @Ltrs2Palestine
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=119566024749125
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Free public transport day
– November 2, 2010
The free transport day is being celebrated on Monday (1 November) to mark the fifth anniversary of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority. It received a positive response from the public, with many people leaving their cars at home to ride the metro, public buses and water buses.
Shaikh Majid Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Cultures and Arts Authority, officially launched the day by riding various public transportation. He was also accompanied by a number of senior officials from various government departments. They took the Dubai Metro from the World Trade Centre station to Union Square station in Deira. Then they got off the station and took the public bus to reach Baniyas marine station. Finally they took the water bus to arrive at Al Seef Station in Bur Dubai. The whole journey took around 35 minutes.
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Dubai Police seizes Explosive Package
– October 30, 2010
The General Authority for Civil Aviation in the country announced that the shipment which was discovered at Dubai airport yesterday, was shipped from Sanaa (Yemen) on board of the aircraft for Qatar Airways which was heading to Doha and then shipped from Doha to Dubai where it was discovered after suspecting and testing it, and proved that it contains explosive materials.
The investigations launched by Dubai Police about the suspicious package found onboard a Federal Express cargo plane coming from Yemen has revealed that the package contained a computer printer with explosives loaded to its toner cartridge. A statement released by Dubai Police today said the explosives were ‘professionally’ loaded and connected via an electric circuit to a mobile phone chip hidden inside the printer.
“The plot style carries features similar to previous attacks carried out by terrorist organisations like Al Qaeda. A team from Dubai Police EOD Unit disposed of the explosive device.”
According to the statement, the police were tipped off via an international call about the possibility of an explosive device hidden in postal packages onboard the FedEx flight originating from Yemen to Dubai. The EOD specialists said the package contained the highly explosive PETN and lead azide substances, used in bomb detonators.
“Swift action has enabled Dubai Police to foil a potential act of terror in the place the package was bound to,” it added. [WAM]
“The investigation into the suspicious packages that came from Yemen… has shown that (one of them included) a computer printer whose ink contained explosive material,” said a police statement.
“The manner in which this device was prepared bears the hallmarks of those used by terrorist organisations like Al Qaeda,” the statement added.
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Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol
– October 30, 2010
Tom Cruise, unveiling the name of latest Mission Impossible film in Dubai “Ghost Protocol”
The fourth installment of Tom Cruise starrer ‘Mission Impossible 4′ will be shot at the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai. The scenes will be shot around Dubai and some of the action will take place in and on the Burj Khalifa tower, which stands at 828m (2,717ft) tall, reports metro .
“To be shooting here, it’s a city I’ve always wanted to shoot in,” said Cruise.
The filming will also take place in Moscow, Prague and Vancouver.
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Manga Jigsaw
– October 27, 2010
Today at 6pm in Manga Sushi restaurant First Floor, Beach Park Plaza Five people actually it was more who have put together a 950 piece jigsaw puzzle panorama of characters from the popular One Piece manga/anime. The finished jigsaw puzzle was framed along with a plaque bearing the 5 builders’ names and displayed at the restaurant. This tweetup was organised by Qais Sedki to have fun and network …
The first completed jigsaw was by TEDxChange (Uzma and Iman) and Emiratweet (Hanan) *wohooo* plus Qais gave a copy of his book “Gold Ring” signed.
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Thank you Qais this was an amazing tweetup. What about you make it once every month ???
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Clean up the World 2010
– October 27, 2010
Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality will open today the 4-day Clean up the World 2010 campaign in Dubai that will see nearly 25,000 volunteers joining hands to drive home the green message. The campaign, which is observed this year under the banner “Communities Caring for Nature,” is held from 26 to 29 October 2010 at various sites across the emirate. (Nadd Al Shiba, desert area in Wadi Al Amradi, bachelor accommodation areas in Al Quoz, Nadd Al Hamr, Al Khawaneej, Al Aweer area behind Defence Camp, Al Qusais Labour Camp and Ras Al Khor Natural Sanctuary, Jaddaf Fishermen’s Village, Jumeirah-1 Fishermen’s Village, Heritage Village area, Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim open beaches, Hatta Tourist areas, Industrial areas, Jebel Ali Port Free Zone area, Diving Beach and Creek, and labour camps.)
Hassan Makki, Director of Waste Management Department at the Municipality and Head of the Clean Up The World Team, said the campaign, which is organized for the 17th consecutive year by the Municipality, is the largest volunteer clean up drive in the country in terms of participation and collection of waste. The Municipality’s Environmental Awareness Section will organize special awareness programmes for Dubai Municipality staff. The programmes include encouraging employees to participate in the Green Box campaign, which is a charity programme. They will be asked to deposit used materials such as electrical equipments, bags, stationery items and household furniture) for distributing them to the needy among the employees. In addition to that there will be Used Books Collection campaign, providing information on the occasion through email, sending SMS to Municipality mobile users and placing the campaign theme on the PCs in the Municipality.
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The Rise of Drawning
– October 26, 2010
“We faced a great increase of drowning cases in the months of April and May, the main reason is when beach-goers ignore instructions, say Dubai Police.
Dubai Police said they planned to launch an extensive awareness campaign by March 2011 warning beach-goers against swimming in undesignated areas and at dangerous hours. They also planned to increase police units at hot zones.
“We will increase police presence on beaches that attract many visitors or have had the highest number of accidents in the past,” Major Bin Darwish said.
According to the Rescue Department at Dubai Police, one of the most dangerous beaches with the highest number of accidents is the Umm Suqueim beach. Most incidents that required the attention of the Rescue Department at Dubai Police were drownings, sea sports accidents such as jet skis and motor boats colliding, individuals falling off boats, and vehicles falling into the sea or creek.
- 89: sea accidents in the first nine months of this year
- 42: near-drowning or drowning incidents
- 8:fatalities by drowning
Police have reported 89 serious accidents involving swimmers in the first nine months of this year compared to 81 for the whole of 2009. The 89 cases included 42 cases of near-drowning or drowning that caused eight fatalities. A total of 27 out of 42 of these cases occurred in the months of April and May, police sources said.
“The increase of the population is not the reason for the increase of accidents as many believe, but really the lack of awareness of the public,” Major Bin Darwish said. “Lack of preparation for a sea trip such as checking the weather forecast or making sure you are aware of emergency numbers and carrying an efficient life-aid kit can make a big difference.”
