<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>Dubai Expat Blog</title>
	<link>http://www.dubaiexpatblog.com</link>
	<description>An Expat Perspective on Dubai and UAE</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:42:22 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	<!-- generator="WordPress/3.2.1" -->

	<item>
		<title>GEMS Education to open private schools in the UK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based GEMS Education is planning to venture out in the UK by setting up private schools with fees at half the price of top schools in the country. As reported by Arabian Business, GEMS intends to open six fee-paying day schools for boys and girls aged three to 18 in towns and cities across England [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dubaiexpatblog.com/gems-education-to-open-private-schools-in-the-uk.html</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Dubai Transport Corporation against Car Pooling and Illegal Taxis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Illegal Taxis are defined in Dubai as the vehicles that are being used to transport people, without having a license for that. This is definition serves as a double edged sword, because while it identifies illegal taxis it also puts a red line on car-lift and car-pool services. Dubai Transport Corporation (DTC), once again warned [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dubaiexpatblog.com/dubai-transport-corporation-against-car-pooling-and-illegal-taxis.html</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Biryani got dear in Dubai</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Its time you should learn how to cook Biryani at home. As reported here, restaurants and cafeterias in Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman have increased the price of biryani by between Dh2 and Dh4. Owners have attributed the hike to an increase in meat and commodity prices. Tea and biryani prices remain steady in the UAE [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dubaiexpatblog.com/biryani-got-dear-in-dubai.html</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Grove Boats To Offer Solar Technology For Dubai Abras</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Switzerland based company, Grove Boats, has announced to provide solar power technology for Dubai Abras. As reported in Khaleej Times, Guy Wolfensberger, managing director of Swiss-based Grove Boats, will discuss this proposal with RTA officials during the Dubai Boat Show in March. We have a plan for the RTA to provide solar power technology for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dubaiexpatblog.com/grove-boats-to-offer-solar-technology-for-dubai-abras.html</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>EIDA Launched Online Application System for Emirates ID Cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Emirates Identity Authority (Emirates ID) has launched online application system for expatriates in the UAE. Now all net-savvy residents can apply for and renew their Emirates ID cards online at EIDA website without visiting a typing centre. Gulf News reports the residents who apply for national ID cards online using a credit card will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dubaiexpatblog.com/eida-launched-online-application-system-for-emirates-id-cards.html</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Dubai to welcome 2012 with fireworks at Burj Khalifa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dubai is all set to welcome year 2012 with a bang, and largest fireworks of them all will be organized at Burj Khalifa, world tallest building. The fireworks can be viewed from Downtown Dubai as well as a designated location within Meydan area. Visitors can revel in the celebrations from Burj Park, an island overlooking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dubaiexpatblog.com/dubai-to-welcome-2012-with-fireworks-at-burj-khalifa.html</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Dubai Residents Required To Register Tenancy Contacts From 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From 2012, residents of Dubai have to register their tenancy contracts with Dubai Land Department through Ejari system. People who have Dubai labour permits and residence visas but live in other emirates are not obliged to register their tenancy contract with the land department. Also, residents of Sharjah, Ajman and other emirates, who are sponsored [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dubaiexpatblog.com/dubai-residents-required-to-register-tenancy-contacts-from-2012.html</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>du Internet Service partially restored after under sea cable cuts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Du internet service in UAE has partially restored as one of the two cable cuts has been restored while the second one might take weeks. A cut in SMW3 cable has been restored while repairs for the other cable, i2i, may take take one or two weeks. The cause behind the cuts was not shared [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dubaiexpatblog.com/du-internet-service-partially-restored-after-under-sea-cable-cuts.html</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Etisalat to block fake mobiles from January 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA), jointly with Etisalat, recently launched the campaign to raise awareness and discourage the use of mobile phones that use a fake (or cloned) International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. An (IMEI) number is a unique 15-digit code on every mobile phone. As Emirates 24X7 reports, Etisalat will begin stopping functionality [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dubaiexpatblog.com/etisalat-to-block-fake-mobiles-from-january-2012.html</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>No Residence Visa in Dubai without ID Card from April</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hope this is not an April Fool prank. Emirates Identity Authority (Eida) has announced that Dubai will link residence visas to Emirates Identity Cards from April 1, 2012. ID card link to visas in Dubai will be compulsory from from April next year, said Eida, adding that the procedure will be co-ordination with the General [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dubaiexpatblog.com/no-residence-visa-in-dubai-without-id-card-from-april.html</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>

