http://www.unimondo.org/article/country/784/ it_IT Unimondo - Emirati Arabi Uniti Emirati Arabi Uniti Ulkomaiset rakennustyöläiset vaativat palkankorotuksia Dubaissa http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81049 Arabiemiirikuntiin kuuluvassa Dubaissa tuhannet ulkomaalaiset rakennustyöläiset taistelevat palkankorotusten puolesta. Arabiemiirikuntien lainsäädäntö kieltää lakot ja ammatillisen järjestäytymisen. Oil-Rich Arab State Could Set Green Example http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80676 The United Arab Emirates, a tiny oil-rich country on the Persian Gulf, currently leaves the highest ecological footprint per capita in the world. But several environmental initiatives could make it a leader in environmental sustainability. Time-travellers warn Lovebox visitors about global warming http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/151462/1/ London's Lovebox festival (21-22 July) with headlining acts Sly & The Family Stone, Groove Armada and Blondie will get surprise visitors from outer space who are coming back from the future to warn people about global warming. Dubai Ruler Sets Up $10b Arab Education Fund http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/78443 A $10 billion fund to promote human development and education in the Arab world was announced on Saturday by the Ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. From: Daily Times (Pakistan) New Roles for Women Leaders Worldwide http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/76445 Nancy Pelosi isn't the only woman to have broken a long-standing "marble ceiling" recently. In Iran, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates women have been elected as well. Escaping Violence: Stories of Courageous Women http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/142835/1/ Discover the women who have escaped the scourge of gender-based violence, and how economic self-sufficiency helped them do it. UAE: Migrant Workers Protest Abusive Labor Practices http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/71231 The city of Dubai is experienceing one of the largest construction booms in the history of the world--on the backs of migrant laborers who face abusive labor practices and squalid living conditions, according to Human Rights Watch. Emiraattien aseostot satamakiistan ytimessä http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/128503/1/ Miljardien dollarien arvoisilla asekaupoilla lienee vaikutusta siihen, että Yhdysvaltain presidentti George W. Bush puolustaa kiivaasti amerikkalaisten satamaterminaalien myymistä valtionyhtiölle, jonka kotimaa on Arabiemiirikuntien liitto (UAE). An Arab-Run U.S. Seaport! So What? http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/70538 The talk around New York the past few days has been about the Arab-based company chosen to run the city's massive and strategically important seaport. National security specialist Ivan Eland thinks the politicians should drop the posturing and "commercial racial profiling" and move on to more important issues. Exhibition on environmentally sound technology at Dubai http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/124783/1/ UNEP, the Global Impact and the UNDP is to jointly organize “The Environmentally Sound Technology Showcase at the Global Ministerial Environment Forum” at Dubai from 5th -8th February, 2006 to encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. ePassport for locals soon in the UAE http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/122279/1/ UAE nationals will be issued electronic passports beginning early next year, Minister of Interior Lieutenant-General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan has announced . Dubai international airport to link e-gate system with Heathrow http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/122059/1/ The Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) is working towards establishing IT connectivity between Dubai International Airport (DIA) and Heathrow Airport to facilitate use of e-Gate card by passengers at the two airports. Dubai’s Department of Economic Development automates internal business processes http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/122054/1/ Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced that it will automate two of its internal business processes, a suggestion scheme and the agency’s IT help desk. Emergency phone number for shortage of water supply in Sharjah http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/121998/1/ The residents of Abu Shagara area who are facing water shortage or disconnection in the supply should not hesitate to contact th emergency phone number of Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) for redressal of the problem, said Engineer Mohammed Khalifa bin Taresh, Director of the Water Department at Sewa. eGovernment workshop in Sharjah http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/121995/1/ A workshop on eGovernment was opened by the College of Business Administration at the University of Sharjah (UoS) yesterday.