I was on my way to Dubai , When I noticed this really inhuman way of transporting workers utilized by municipality them self .

I was disgusted . They are human too !If this is how the government treats their work force , I can just imagine in the private sector !

I was freaking shocked when I saw piracy live in action in broad day light . I was on a stroll in Karama and I had to use the sky walk to get to the other side . The CD's were placed neatly on the floor . He had a customer who was bargaining a deal for the CD . [adsense:] The guy was pretty smart . Selling CD's On the bridge after all wasn't all that risky compared to selling door to door or on the streets. Here are the pic [ The white stuff you see there is actually cds , neatly placed on the floor & the customer there bargaining is way through] [ This is just another picture to depict where the bridge actually is ] Was just wondering how often have you bought cds from hawkers like theese ?

Here is the much awaited video of people sleeping in park !

Blame the bad quality to the mobile !

Blame the Unclear shot to my friend !

Notice :

- People sleeping , Lot of people sleeping

- Their baggage , which clearly indicates they ve been sleeping for a while in the park .

Do comment !

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp (Enec) has invited global firms to bid for a contract to manage the Gulf oil producer's nuclear power programme, Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) reported.

The UAE, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter, has said it planned to look into developing nuclear energy to satisfy rising electricity demand as its economy booms on record oil export revenues, straining its power grid.

Enec would except bids for a nuclear power project from global firms until Sept. 7 and is likely to award the contract by the end of the year, London-based weekly MEED, which is published late on Friday, reported. It did not give a source.

Prospective bidders include U.S. construction companies such as Bechtel Corp and Australia's WorleyParsons Ltd (WOR.AX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), MEED said.

The UAE has promised to draw up laws to govern the sector and establish a nuclear regulatory authority and an international advisory board of nuclear experts.

This year, the UAE signed deals with the United States and Britain about cooperating in peaceful use of nuclear energy.

The United States is at loggerheads with Iran, just across the Gulf from the UAE, over its nuclear programme and fears that it is trying to build a nuclear bomb. Iran insists its nuclear programme is for peaceful power generation.

U.S.-based Thorium Power , which provides advisory services for emerging nuclear programmes, said on Thursday it was advising the UAE on setting up an independent nuclear regulatory agency, the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation.

The UAE needs 22,000 megawatts of additional electricity capacity over the next seven years to meet demand, MEED said.

Location : U.A.E

CryptoMetrics Inc., a provider of critical infrastructure and key asset protection systems, announced recently a contract with the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to deploy a state-of-the-art, face recognition-based wanted person detection system at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

This installation represents the first phase of an anticipated nation-wide deployment in which CryptoMetrics is expected to implement the system at all points of entry to the UAE to proactively detect persons who are wanted or pose a threat to the state. This deployment makes the United Arab Emirates the first country to implement a proactive critical infrastructure protection and warning system using facial recognition on a comprehensive national basis. Financial terms of the contract between the UAE’s Ministry of Interior and CryptoMetrics were not disclosed.

The system was launched at Abu Dhabi International Airport July 14 by General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, at which time he affirmed the commitment of the UAE, under the leadership of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to do everything possible to maintain the country’s security.

“This is a historic development not only for the United Arab Emirates and CryptoMetrics, but also for the use of facial recognition technology,” said Robert Barra, co-founder and CEO of CryptoMetrics, “CryptoMetrics’ facial recognition technology was chosen as the superior solution from among eighteen companies who presented their biometric technology to the government of the United Arab Emirates. This will pave the way for the most heightened level of safety and security throughout the Middle East.”

Joel Shaw, chief strategy officer for CryptoMetrics

“The modus operandi of terrorism has changed to suicide terrorism and non-conventional terrorism,” said Joel Shaw, chief strategy officer for CryptoMetrics. “We scan for threatening goods and materials on a continuous basis, but the change in modus operandi dictates that we do the same for those people who pose a threat to the state.”

Officials said that the system allows critical identification checks to be performed from a distance without a person’s active participation. The system also helps inspectors at control points inside the airports to facilitate the clearance of persons without inconvenience or delay to the passengers while implementing continuous and proactive checks designed to immediately detect persons who should be denied entry or detained.

Major Fawaz Badran al Qaraeen of the Ministry of Interior stated to the local press that the system was implemented “according to instructions by General H.H. Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan -- Minister of Interior -- to enhance security procedures and detect persons who might pose a threat to the state.”

"CryptoMetrics is a pioneer in developing face recognition-based identification technology and systems, especially enabling technology required to make face recognition software work in real-world settings,” Qaraeen said. “They won convincingly in competitive trials conducted by the Ministry. The results they demonstrated were remarkable. Their system can identify persons live or from photographs. It can even identify persons while they are moving with a high degree of accuracy. Working in conjunction with the other aspects of our security apparatus, the CryptoMetrics wanted person detection system will significantly enhance the security of our citizens and the millions of people who visit the UAE each year.”

News From The Archive

Posted: October 31, 2007 - 5:00 pm ET

" (Geneva) Swiss officials announced Wednesday they will try the brother of the ruler of the United Arab Emirates for allegedly assaulting an American man who rebuffed his sexual advances in a Geneva hotel.

Sheikh Falah bin Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, 37, is accused of attacking Silvano Orsi, 39, with a belt in the posh La Reserve hotel four years ago.

Swiss prosecutor Daniel Zappelli said Wednesday that the case will be heard before a three-man tribunal.

If convicted the Sheikh could be sentenced up to two years in prison.
Al-Nahyan was charged last year, but Zappelli did not indicate why it took three years for a charge to be filed and an additional year to get to trial.

Orsi, a Rochester, New York native, told Sources that he is happy the case is finally going to be heard.

"This man needs to be brought to justice," Orsi said.
The former Swisscom AG executive walks with a limp and suffers nightmares as a result of the attack.

Orsi said he had no idea who Sheik Fallah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was before they met on the evening of Aug. 19, 2003. In fact, he didn't learn his identity, he said, until he stumbled bloodied and bruised to the hotel reception desk and pleaded with staff to call the police.

Orsi said he was sipping fruit juice while chatting in English and Italian with a Saudi friend in the bar at the hotel when a passer-by dressed in casual shirt and jeans asked where he was from.
The stranger offered him something to drink and Orsi declined, saying he didn't drink alcohol, yet the man soon sent over a bottle of Dom Perignon. Orsi said he politely waved his thanks but left the champagne unopened on the table because he was worried the offer was a ploy to force a confrontation.

A quarter-hour later, Orsi alleged, the man suddenly came up behind him, jostled his glasses, sat in his lap and tried to kiss and fondle him. When Orsi protested, he maintained the man became violently angry, threw him to the floor, punched and stomped him, smashed his glasses underfoot, then removed his belt and whipped him with the metal buckle.
All the time, Orsi said his attacker was yelling abuse, saying at one point that "no stupid American or Italian is going to tell me what to do!"

After hotel staff and others intervened, taking him into a side room, Orsi said he was getting first aid for a deep cut over his left eye and welts on his arms and back when the man appeared again and flailed at him with his belt, then did the same a third time after Orsi retreated to the reception desk.

By this time, with private bodyguards appearing, Orsi suspected he had run into "maybe some personality." He was told the man was a son of Emirates ruler Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Sheik Fallah's elder brother, Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, was appointed president when their father died in November 2004.

At a closed-door hearing last year, the sheik acknowledged they got into a heated scuffle when he overheard someone remark that "this sheik is gay." But he insisted he never struck Orsi, either with his fists or his belt, nor arranged to pay him hush money.

Orsi said he moved to Geneva in 2000 to become head of international operations at Swisscom after working in a similar job in Rome for three years. In 2002, he joined a telecommunications consulting firm that dealt with chiefly Middle Eastern clients.

Orsi moved back to Rome in late 2003 after allegedly being confronted at a restaurant by associates of the sheik who threatened to shoot him if he didn't drop his complaint.

When he returned home to Rochester, Orsi said he discovered he wasn't eligible for health disability benefits because he hasn't worked in the United States for 10 years.

He has been unable to work since the attack."

Editor's Note : " You not only need to watch your ass form horny Pathans and Bengalis but also Horny Sheiks .......So be careful "

Editor's Note : " Now that's what I Call traveling in Class , A Saudi Sheik ordered one of this for his personal use ! Money Money Money , it the rich mans world "

And here we go.........

like it ?

Editors Note : " Pamela Anderson Aka Pam is reportedly dating a Member of Abu Dhabi Royal Family , This Arab is surely gonna regret on his decision of dating PAMELA ANDERSON !

" Milk-Sheik " now C'mon isn't that humiliating ? How does the Sheik actually bear all that . If any other human on the road called him that , I am sure he would be PROSECUTED and deported . I wouldn't be surprised if the person would be given life sentence for the same .

A source was Quoted saying : "He is very handsome and Pammie looked very happy" . Another one bites the dust !

Lets wait and watch , The PAMMY-MIlK Sheik Love Story !

P.S : Will Pamela Be obliged to wear a Abayat ( Burkha ? )

Original Article

Pamela Anderson is reportedly dating a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family.

The former Baywatch actress has only revealed her new beau's name to a few select friends, but refers to him in conversation by the pet name she made up for him - Milk-Sheik or Milk for short.

The 41-year-old actress - who has two sons with ex-husband Tommy Lee - first met the royal when she visited Abu Dhabi in June with the Make a Wish Foundation.

Shortly after her trip, Pammie announced she is joining forces with the royal family to build an eco-friendly hotel in the city.

Since then, the actress' new lover has visited her in her hometown of Los Angeles, where the couple were seen meeting up with friends at the Abbey, a gay bar in the city.

Abbey Bar

A source told E! online: "He is very handsome and Pammie looked very happy."

Pammie - who is divorced from Tommy Lee, Kid Rock and Rick Salomon - has also been romantically linked to Criss Angel, Stephen Dorff, Dean Cain and Sylvester Stallone.

Source : London Net !

Editor's Note : " A must read article which reveals the truth behind the weapon and drug trade prevailing in the world , how everything runs side by side even when the officials are aware. How weapons are exchanged for drugs , and how the drug smuggling business runs..."

Remote Afghan province is home to major trading post for heroin destined for Europe and arms for Taliban and other militants.

The bazaar sits on a small island in the river Panj, a narrow expanse of shallow but fast-flowing water that is all that separates the Badakhshan region of Tajikistan from the Afghan province of the same name. On either side loom the Pamir mountains, a range of high peaks that cuts the region off from the rest of the world.

When the bazaar opened about five years ago, the hardy Pamiri people of Tajikistan rejoiced that they would now have contact with people on the Afghan side of the river from whom they had been cut off for decades – by the Soviets, by war, and by ruined economies.
US troops in an opium field
From the northern side of the border, smugglers bring in gemstones and weapons to exchange for high-quality Afghan heroin.

Some boasted happily that Tajikistan would soon be able to share its technical know-how with its Afghan brothers.

That know-how has since flowed both ways, although not as the optimists hoped.

The unprepossessing frontier bazaar squatting on the river Panj has become one of the largest arms-for-drugs trading centres in the world.

In the middle of the river, local mafiosi cut deals that will arm Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, as well as al-Qaeda and other militant groups in the wider region. In return for Russian-made weapons, they trade Afghan heroin that will eventually be sold on the streets of European cities.

The Joint Bazaar, as it is called, covers approximately 2,000 square metres surrounded by concrete walls.

Border police control access to the site, Tajik officers on one side, Afghans on the other.

Inside, local merchants display their wares on hand-woven carpets. Foodstuffs from Tajikistan such as dried mulberries, apples, and almonds compete with offerings from the Afghan side, mostly exotic fruit brought from Pakistan, like mangoes and tangerines.

Colourful Pamir “jurabi”, the thick knitted socks that locals wear in winter, alternate with piles of cheap clothing as the customers haggle over prices.

But the real business here is conducted behind the scenes. From the northern side of the border, smugglers bring in gemstones and weapons to exchange for high-quality Afghan heroin.

Business is booming, according to Mohammad Aslam (not his real name), a trader from Afghanistan.

“My income has doubled these days,” he told IWPR. “On the one hand, we are making money from heroin; on the other, we can take weapons into Afghanistan and make even more money selling them to arms smugglers from the south.”

The bazaar provides the meeting place where contacts are made and deals are struck. But the goods are not stored here – Mohammad Aslam explained that smugglers bring samples of their wares, and then discuss quantity and price.

“After we agree on a deal, we pay some money in advance and meet at a specified time to exchange the rest of the goods,” he said.

The price list is fairly standard, according to the smuggler.

“The automatic weapons that are brought in by the Russians are mostly Kalakovs, which are more expensive than Kalashnikovs,” he said.

“Kalakov” is local parlance for late-model Kalashnikov rifles such as the AK-74, which are more prized than the old AK-47.

“We trade a kilogram of heroin for ten Kalakovs or 15 [old-model] Kalashnikovs,” he said. “After that, we sell them to smugglers from Helmand and Kandahar either for cash or for more heroin.”

The traders do a good business, since the insurgents are willing to pay top dollar for firearms.

“While we exchange a kilo of heroin for ten Kalakovs, the Taliban will give us a kilo for just five or six [guns],” he continued. “Everybody benefits.”

The guns come disassembled for ease of shipping.

“They come in small parts, and that is how we take them into Afghanistan,” said Mohammad Aslam. “When we manage to get one Kalashnikov to the centre of Badakhshan we can sell it for 200 US dollars, but the same gun will fetch 50 per cent more in Jalalabad.”

The arms-for-heroin trade is of course a risky business.

“The location for exchanging large amounts of heroin and weapons is always kept secret,” he said. “If it’s a major deal, we take a lot of armed men with us to guarantee our security. Then we load the merchandise onto donkeys or mules.”

The terrain is so rugged that only the smaller, more nimble animals can negotiate some pathways, which seem to extend directly up the mountainside.

The smugglers do not seem overly worried about police or other law enforcement officials.

Mohammad Aslam’s past includes a stint as a “warlord” in one of Afghanistan’s many armed militias, and he has retained some useful contacts.

“We have armed supporters in the area who are in turn supported by some people in the authorities,” he said. “We also have old friends in the government, and everybody gets a cut of the deal.”

The arms make their way south, and not only to the Taliban.

Standing beside Mohammad Aslam was Mir Alam, all the way from Sorkh Rod district in the southeast Afghan province of Nangarhar. He had just picked up a consignment of weapons and was about to head south in his Russian-made jeep.

“I am just looking for a good customer,” he said. “It isn’t important to us who it is. Most of the Taliban are good customers, but we also take these guns further into Pakistan, to the Landi Kotal market, where we sell them to international arms smugglers.”

From Landi Kotal – located high in the Khyber Pass – the weapons make their way to radical groups all over the world, Mir Alam said, explaining, “Landi Kotal is one of the largest arms markets in the region. The mujaheddin and al-Qaeda purchase weapons for Palestine, Kashmir and other battle fronts.”

As in most businesses, demand drives prices.

“When Arabs come to Pakistan, the price goes up,” said Mir Alam.

Whatever the fluctuations, the trade is immensely lucrative, and is a better earner than simply selling narcotics, because of the high demand for arms.

“The exchange of arms for heroin makes a lot of money – more than we get from heroin smuggling alone,” said Mir Alam. “Each time the weapons are exchanged for heroin, both sides get a profit from both arms and heroin. It’s a good trade. I know people who have luxury palaces in Dubai and other Arab countries thanks to this trade.”

The major profits go to those with the clout to call on adequate protection. “The big smugglers are backed by governments in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia,” he said. “These smugglers can pay huge amounts of money. But we don’t do badly.”

On the other side of the border, heroin is smuggled further into Tajikistan, and from there through the Central Asian republics to Russian and European markets. The trade generates large profits along its way, although not so much for those who simply ferry it across the Tajik-Afghan border.

“We really don’t make that much money out of this,” said one Tajik smuggler. “Our job is just to get the sacks of heroin across the border, then the Russian mafia come with their vehicles, many of which have police insignia. They take the heroin and give us the guns. Then they take the drugs to Europe.

“All along the way we bribe the police. The Russians do, too, but they have to give money to high-ranking officials. Failing that, it’s impossible.”

In past years, Badakhshan mostly grew, processed and exported its own opium, the raw material of heroin. Now, given the explosion of cultivation in the south, especially in Helmand, and a largely successful eradication process in Badakhshan itself, the northern province has become a clearing-house for drugs from other provinces.

One resident of Ishkashim district of Afghan Badakhshan, speaking on condition of anonymity, was happy to guide a visitor through the process by which raw opium is turned into heroin.

“I have been running a small heroin-processing lab for three years now,” he said. “My brothers and partners, however, are mostly involved in smuggling, because it gives them a lot of income.”

The lab is located underground, and is not exactly hi-tech. It consists of six barrels, a few basins, a press and bags of opium.

“First you pour between 18 and 36 kilos of opium into each barrel and boil it in water for two or three days,” he explained. “Then you press the paste and dry it in the sun. To obtain the white powder, you pour a certain kind of acid on it.”

According to one drug smuggler, a kilo of opium costs between 200 and 300 US dollars here. It takes five to seven kilos of opium to produce one kilo of heroin, which sells for approximately 2,000 dollars at the Panj River market. Once it is safely across the Tajik border, the price goes up to 5,000 dollars.

On the streets of Europe or the United States, of course, the price increases exponentially.

The provincial government of Afghan Badakhshan freely admits that it has little control over the processing and smuggling drugs in Badakhshan. Many parts of this mountainous region are remote and inaccessible, and coupled with the tangled bureaucracy, it is all but impossible to curb the trade.

Nyamat [a former intelligence agent] and an Afghan trafficker singled out Gen. Mohammed Daoud, a former warlord who is Afghanistan's deputy interior minister in charge of the anti-drug effort.

“Since the borders are administered directly by the Ministry of the Interior, I do not feel responsible,” said provincial governor Abdul Majid. “Badakhshan is like a fortress, and I do not have control over its gatekeeper.”

The governor was able to reduce poppy cultivation by 72 per cent in 2007, taking Badakhshan from being one of the leading producers of opium in Afghanistan to nearly poppy-free status.

But Abdul Majid has not been able to make a dent in the smuggling trade, and also acknowledges that there are heroin labs in Badakhshan.

According to the governor, unless the administrative system is changed and the border police are brought under his control, he will not be able to patrol the smuggling routes.

The laboratories are located in remote areas which cannot be adequately policed, he added.

“Badakhshan is so mountainous that in some places people have to walk for two days just to reach a road,” he said. “These labs are not permanent fixtures; they just consist of a couple of barrels and basins. If the police find out about them, they can easily be moved to another location, so control is a bit difficult.”

General Abdul Rahman Rahman, commander-in-chief of the Afghan border police, also confirmed that organised crime was rife in the north. But he said the authorities were trying to contain the menace by training and equipping the police force.

“While terrorism is the main challenge in the south, the presence of local and international mafia presents another challenge in the north,” he told reporters at a press conference in Mazar-e-Sharif. “Local [militia] commanders are another kind of problem, and they support this mafia in the north.”

He acknowledged that police were not always up to the task of dealing with the drug problem, but insisted the situation was improving.

“Our police are getting training and equipment,” he said. “We will prevent such situations in the future.”

The Tajik police at the border were not quite so forthcoming.

A young officer, standing at the gate of the market, flatly denied that any smuggling was going on.

“No one can do illegal work here,” he told IWPR. “You can see everybody, and they are not exchanging anything except food, clothes and fruit. We are here to maintain security at the bazaar, so that people can work in a safe environment. We want to cement the brotherhood between Afghans and Tajiks.”

Smugglers say it is unlikely that governments in the region can prevent the trafficking of guns and heroin – the scale, and the profits, are simply too big.

“The weapons find their way to Arab countries and the heroin finds its way to Europe, so the entire world is involved in the trade,” said Mohammad Aslam. “The local governments know they can’t do anything to stop it, so they just take their cut. And so do we.

“The people who buy weapons support poppy cultivation. There’s an agreement there, and things are getting better day by day.”

Source : rawa

Rare pigeon sold for Dh18,000

Location : RAK

A pigeon of the locally known rare type 'Bufotah' was on Wednesday sold for Dh18,000 only a few moments after its owner announced the bird for sale.

The Emirati pigeon's owner Abdullah Kaseen, a 26-year-old, said he received several offers once he announced his intention to sell the pigeon, adding that the pigeon was sold for a price that is more expensive than gold.

He stressed that the business of pigeon trading has been gaining huge popularity among Emiratis who focus on the rare types. Kaseen said that Emiratis interested in the business have a deep knowledge about raising pigeons and many of them have independent areas in their homes to raise pigeons.

Once Kaseen told a friend of his that he was about to sell the Bufotah pigeon, he received many offers over the phone, but he sold it to an Emirati who insisted on buying it. "Had I waited some more time, the price could have gotten even better," said Kaseen.

He stressed that investment in pigeons proved to be more profitable than any other investment in the country, where every other investment is subject to decline but trading in pigeons and particularly this type is rising. Kaseen said the Bufotah type of pigeon is very expensive because of its beauty and eye catching silver colour, adding that this pigeon is rare and all those interested in raising pigeons dream of owning a few so they can make the owner a real rich man.

Raising pigeons has become a popular hobby among the younger generation in Ras Al Khaimah.

Editor's Note : " Buying & raising a Pigeon ? A new form of investment... ? Well Folks keep your eyes open for such pigeons , You never know when your fortune mite come flying in right from your window ...."

Source : Gulf News