ABU DHABI - The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has asserted that the security and stability the UAE is blessed with are not only the outcome of security measures and precautions the country has adopted, but also are the result of its keenness to provide every one who lives on the soil of the country with the opportunity to live and earn in honour and dignity.
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A new media draft law scrapping jail terms for journalists and instead imposing up to Dh100,000 fine for breaking the law was passed by the ministerial legislative committee.
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The Ministry of Education has announced that an Arabic exam, similar to TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), will be introduced among all private and public schools and universities across the UAE by the next academic year (2008-09).
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Temperature has risen to the extreme level in most cities, with relatively high humidity in the coastal areas.
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