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Malaysian boy wonder takes honours in Dubai Holy Quran Awards

Dubai: Malaysian wonder-boy Mohammad Bin Ahmad Zahid, 13, took the honours at the Dubai International Holy Quran Awards (DIHQA), this year.

More than 80 contestants from as many countries participated in the contest to find out who is the best in reciting the Holy Quran - a regular feature during Ramadan for the past 12 years.

Link: http://www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/dubai/20009731.html

Women dies

Wednesday 24 Sep, 2008

Woman dies after botched breast opA woman died following a botched breast augmentation procedure at a private clinic in Dubai.

The Russian died of allergic shock after being injected with hyaluronic acid at the Umm Suqeim clinic in order to increase the size of the breasts without undergoing surgery.

The patient was rushed to the Emirates Hospital for treatment where she was resuscitated before being taken to the American Hospital where she died 12 hours after the procedure was carried out.

Police and the Department of Health are investigating the incident.

We’ve nowhere to go

Wednesday 24 Sep, 2008

Ten families living in a villa at Hamriya Park in Deira have been forced to live in baking-hot conditions for the past week after their electricity was cut off following threats of eviction.

Faisal Ahmed, who lives in the villa with his wife and three children, claimed the water and power were disconnected without any notice.

“My home was in the dark when I returned home from the office one day. I contacted the Municipality who said that it would never be restored as the villa is being shared by multiple families,” said Ahmed, who works as an accountant and pays dhs4,000 for a room in the dilapidated villa.

“Since then it has been a struggle to lead a normal life. My landlord tried to provide a generator, but it was removed after neighbours complained of the noise.

“We are using a small pipe to siphon water from a nearby tank as the taps don’t work.

“The children have stopped going to school because of the problem, I would have appreciated it if the Municipality had taken up this issue after Ramadan,” he added.

Ahmed said he had hunted for alternative accommodation but could not find anything that he could afford.

“I really have no choice but to stay here,” he said.

“There is no where else for us to go.”

All ten families in the villa have been told to get out by the Municipality as part of its crackdown on villa sharing.

It announced earlier this week that anyone sharing a villa, who was not a family, had 30 days to vacate their home.

Shah Ul Hameed also shares the villa in Deira.

He has a ten-day-old daughter who has been suffering horribly since the loss of power.

“My daughter developed skin rashes as it is too hot to stay in the house. I often go to the rooftop carrying her in my arms but she never stops crying. We now sleep in the open under the sky,” he said.

A spokesperson at the Municipality said the deadline for villa evictions would not be extended.

“A notification has been published in the newspapers in this regard. People have to vacate within a month,” he said.

Suicide drama at Sharjah apartment

(By a staff reporter)

14 June 2008

SHARJAH - A suicide attempt by an 18-year-old Indian girl was foiled yesterday after timely intervention by Sharjah Police and Civil Defence personnel who managed to pull the girl back to safety from the balcony of a 13th floor apartment near Concord Cinema. Eye-witnesses said the drama started around 5pm when the girl was noticed standing in the balcony.

'She stood on the narrow balcony and her family members were shouting and crying in an attempt to persuade her not to jump off,' said Ashraf, an eyewitness.

'A large crowd gathered on the ground and people were seen making efforts to save the girl in case she jumped.

Police and Civil Defence personnel rushed to the scene and engaged her in a conversation,' the eye-witness said. 'While police personnel on the ground were talking to the girl, some CID officers entered the apartment. They distracted the girl and suddenly pulled her to safety,' he added.

The entire drama, he said, lasted for almost an hour. The girl's differences with her family were believed to be the reason for her frustrated act. Police officials were not available for comment.

Most Beautiful Goat

Muhammad Hawas of Saudi Arabia poses with his Damascene goat, or Maaz Al Shami, named Qahr, which won the first prize for the "Most Beautiful Goat" title at the Mazayen al-Maaz competition in Riyadh on Friday, June 13.

once the world's most obese man

Manuel Uribe drinks a beer with friends and relatives outside his house in the suburb of San Nicolas de los Garza in the northern city of Monterrey on June 11. Uribe, once the world's most obese man, celebrated his 43rd birthday on Wednesday with a very short trip outside his house.