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Zero Tolerance – Domestic Abuse
Updated 17-December-2014 If you're in Dubai and find yourself suffering domestic abuse at the hands of someone close to you then there is help. We'll show you where....
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Holidays – Eid Al Adha: 4 October 2014
Updated 17-December-2014 Eid Al Adha follows on from the Day of Sacrifice. Dubai's public sector returns to work on 7th October 2014, the private sector will return a day earlier....
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Holiday Dates in Dubai – 2014
Updated 17-December-2014 Most holiday dates in Dubai are governed by the sighting of the moon so vary and are confirmed by the authorities nearer the date....
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Dubai Move
Updated 11-December-2014 Moving on, more specifically moving from Dubai? Here's our guide on a Dubai move, choosing a moving company and what to check....
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School Bus
Updated 11-December-2014 The yellow school bus is a common sight in Dubai ferrying children to and from school. Big and small, all working to a strict timetable....
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Dress Sense
Updated 11-December-2014 What do the words 'dress appropriately' mean when you are in Dubai Courts, on Dubai beaches or in Dubai malls. Dress sense helps make sense of it all....
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Driving in Dubai
Updated 11-December-2014 Driving in Dubai is very different from the western world. Take care out there - be 100% focused at all times and that way you will get from A-Z safely....
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Zero Tolerance – Drexting: driving and texting
Updated 11-December-2014 Driving in Dubai can rattle you so take care. Driving and texting multiplies the chance of being involved in an accident. Don't do it. Don't be a drexter....
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Employees’ Medical Insurance
Updated 11-December-2014 Lost within the now mandatory medical insurance maze? Short version regarding medical with longer version to follow shortly. Get the basics here and now....
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Chemists / Pharmacies
Updated 11-December-2014 There are plenty of chemists / pharmacies in Dubai. You will find them in all malls, most main streets and with professional chemists /pharmacists on board....
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