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JEDDAH – The Middle East has more than double the interest and double the ownership of 3D TVs than anywhere else in the world, a recent Nielsen report said.
In a specially designed index, Saudi Arabia recorded a higher score than any other country, with the UAE coming in at tenth place out of 52 nations.
The results were divided into markets made up of: Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan; Latin America; Asia Pacific; North America; and Europe. The online “How We Watch” survey took into account the responses from 27,665 participants aged 15 years and upwards. The highest 3D ownership or definite interest in ownership was among 25-29 year olds.
DUBAI -Abu Dhabi police have foiled an attempt by three Iranians to defraud the United Arab Emirates central bank of 14.4 billion dollars, the official WAM news agency reported on Saturday.
Suspected ringleader Farzin Ali Karoryan Mutlaq remains at large in Iran, while two men whose initials were given as E.H.K. and Iranian-American N.A.B. are under arrest, WAM quoted Colonel Hammad Ahmed al-Hammadi, head of the Abu Dhabi police Criminal Investigation Department (CID), as saying.
E.H.K. and N.A.B. allegedly presented fake documents claiming Mutlaq “has property investments worth 14.4 billion dollars and that the amount was transferred to the UAE from Germany through the central bank,” WAM quoted Rashid Mohammed Burasheed, head of the CIDs organized crime unit, as saying. E.H.K. had power of attorney to receive the money and transfer it to Mutlaq, who is wanted by Interpol, he said.
ABU DHABI – Abu Dhabi Department of Transport (DoT) in association with Abu Dhabi Police, announced on Wednesday a short-term safety enhancement program for the Al Mafraq – Al Ghowaifat road, the 327 km highway linking the UAE to Saudi Arabia.
The AED40 million project aims to enhance traffic security and safety on the road, to bring it in line with international standards.