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Violation of rules is main cause of accidents

By Alia Al Theeb, Staff Reporter

Dubai: Failure to abide by rules is one of the key reasons for rising traffic offences, a senior police official has said. Brigadier Eisa Aman, Acting Director of Dubai Police's Traffic Department, said motorists who ignore traffic rules were causing accidents.

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Bad road manners 'cause of jams'

By Ashfaq Ahmed, Staff Reporter

Dubai: Dubai Roads and Transport Authority blamed drivers for causing traffic congestion in the city. "It is about behaviour on the road and drivers are the one to be blamed for most of the traffic jams and accidents leading to injuries and deaths," said Engineer Maitha Obaid Bin Udai, Chief Executive Officer of the Traffic and Roads Agency at the Dubai Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA).

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Scholars fear influence of foreign universities

By Barbara Bibbo', Correspondent

Doha: The growing presence of foreign universities in Qatar has spurred a debate among local scholars who fear foreign education will westernise the region. "Westernisation is the biggest challenge Arab and Islamic societies are facing today. Globalisation being the latest incarnation of colonialism threatens to undermine the Islamic identity and poses a threat of cultural invasion to the region," reported the Peninsula quoting noted Doha-based scholar Ali Al Quradaghi.

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