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Dubai airport checks to take only 15 secondsAirport checks in Dubai will soon be only a few seconds long as officials of the General Directorate of Residence and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai unveil plans for a 'Smart Tunnel', said a report. The project, which is bein More… |
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Checks reveal more cracks in A380 wing partAirbus faces more potential discomfort on the A380 superjumbo after industry sources said inspections ordered by European authorities had revealed the existence of more cracks on a wing component. The European planemaker insists the world& More… |
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CBB denies 'magic pen' warningThe Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) yesterday denied issuing an advisory to financial institutions warning them about a "magic pen" which can be used to forge documents with vanishing ink. UAE's Central Bank recently warned its country's 23 More… |
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Flu checks for wedding guests in BahrainWedding-goers being tested for swine flu at the gate could be the latest trend sweeping Bahrain. A wedding planner has taken the initiative to hire nurses to check the temperatures of guests as they arrive. Ali Khalfan, who is also More… |
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Bapco blaze triggers safety checksStringent checks are to be carried out to ensure homes or other buildings are well away from Bahrain's oil wells, following the Bapco blaze. Action will also be taken to stop families camping dangerously close to wells and pipelines, said More… |
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IATA seeks to harmonise security measuresThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) seeks to harmonise passenger screening and other security measures at airports in the Gulf. Describing security measures at airports worldwide as costly and an 'unco-ordinated mess,' IATA More… |
