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Local news from the United Arab Emirates.

• UAE tops in expat affluence

  UAE tops in expat affluence

• More UAE universities should award credit towards degrees for holders of BTEC qualifications says academic expert

  Dubai, UAE, 03 September, 2010: An academic expert says that more UAE universities should recognise credits earned by students who obtain BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) qualifications when they decide to pursue university studies.

• UAE food safety group says eggs, Vimto safe

  UAE’s food safety body dismisses contamination fears over eggs and popular soft drink.

• UAE expatriates among richest in world

  The Expat Economic survey, part of HSBC's Expat Explorer Survey of 4,100 expats from 100 countries, ranked 25 countries on scores linked to annual income, monthly disposable income, and a measure of defined luxuries. However, last year has been difficult for foreigners in UAE.

• UAE: good as gold

  Among the many aspects in the UAE that are marked by a pursuit of excellence one that has not just stayed the course for years but become a sort of icon for the above board nature of business deals is the authenticity of the gold market. It was as early as the seventies and eighties that gold from the Emirates became a hallmark around the world for purity and dependability.