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In the wake of the Arab Summit in Beirut, which offered Israel a golden opportunity for peace, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon retains as hard a stance as ever.

It is impossible to mistake the white bungalow on Oud Metha Road for anything but the Jordanian Social Club. It is indicated as such by a massive sign in fancy black script in both Arabic and English.

Going back to school after a long break for a mere two days before the weekend arrived, appears to have been voted down by most pupils.

A water expert called on planners to build more desalination plants on the Arabian Sea rather than the Gulf waters to ensure safety.

Arab ministers of justice are in the process of developing a pan-Arab strategy to combat organised crime, said Mohammed Nakhira Al Dhaheri, Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs and Awqaf.

Seventy-five per cent of teenagers are misusing their free time, according to a study conducted by the Ministry of Education and Youth.

Tinted windows have long been a bone of contention for expatriates, who until this week were denied this luxury afforded exclusively to UAE nationals.

Arab and Muslim women staged a march yesterday in a show of solidarity with Palestinian women living in the occupied territories. The demonstration which started at the Palestinian Consulate in Bur Dubai went along Al Seef Road and finished at the consulate.

Ask any random sample of motorists to name what they consider a menace on Dubai's roads, and 'truckers' are sure to figure prominently in the response.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is abuzz over reports of infected consignments of beehives being imported.