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1,326 to get Al Falah houses today
1,326 to get Al Falah houses today (Wam) / 14 August 2013 The Municipality of Abu Dhabi City will hand over the keys of new housing units today to 1,326 citizens whose names have been approved in the third phase of the residential project of Al Falah City. The project is being implemented on the directives of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, from their keen interest to provide a decent living for all citizens and ensure the stability of the Emirati family. The municipality has dedicated 25 counters at the main centre on Shaikh Zayed Road for the beneficiaries to complete the procedures swiftly, and there will be a mobile car service for the beneficiaries with special needs. The Falah City project is being implemented in phases and includes 4,857 villas spread over five districts. The project is part of a citizens’ housing initiative launched by the Government of Abu Dhabi in 2010 to strengthen the societal ties. Continue reading
Pakistan PM urges ‘new beginning’ with India
Pakistan PM urges ‘new beginning’ with India (AFP) / 13 August 2013 Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a “new beginning” in relations with India in comments published Tuesday, amid high tension over the disputed region of Kashmir. Clashes in recent weeks across the heavily militarised Line of Control (LoC), which divides the Himalayan territory between India and Pakistan, have raised the temperature between the neighbours. Sharif said it was vital India and Pakistan became “good friends”, in remarks published Tuesday by the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), the state news agency. “Let us make a new beginning. Let us sit together to resolve all outstanding issues in a friendly manner and in a peaceful atmosphere,” he said in comments on Monday. India’s army on Tuesday accused Pakistan of firing across the LoC late on Monday in the latest confrontation. Pakistan and India have fought three wars since independence in 1947, two over Kashmir. A deadly flare-up along the LoC in January derailed peace talks that had only just resumed after a hiatus sparked by the 2008 Mumbai attacks. “We must become good friends. Hold each other’s hands. We must sit together with open and clean heart,” Sharif said, adding that Pakistan had “a lot of love and affection” for the Indian people. Sharif has stressed his desire for better relations with India since his election in May. But tensions have flared in the Kashmir valley since the killing last week of five Indian soldiers, which India blamed on the Pakistani army. Pakistan accused India of killing a civilian during firing on Monday and summoned its envoy in Islamabad to register a protest. The picturesque Himalayan territory is divided between India and Pakistan by the UN-monitored LoC, but both countries claim it in full. Continue reading
Kenyans in diaspora grow appetite for real estate
Some of the common investment options for a number of Kenyans working abroad include buying a matatu or starting a business outlet. But this is somewhat slow… Continue reading
