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text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OsNyqckyBHI/VcXnp7hLAsI/AAAAAAAAD5M/3cCsFET2o0M/s1600/Construction%2Bjobs%2BQatar.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"370\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OsNyqckyBHI/VcXnp7hLAsI/AAAAAAAAD5M/3cCsFET2o0M/s640/Construction%2Bjobs%2BQatar.png\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eFueled by major infrastructure and real estate projects, Qatar’s construction sector is expected to grow by an average of 10 percent a year until 2025 – making it the\u0026nbsp;strongest in the GCC, according to a new report.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\nIn an industry trend analysis released this week,\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bmiresearch.com/qatar\" style\u003d\"color: #6a1d43; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eBMI Research\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;noted\u0026nbsp;that the sector’s\u0026nbsp;pace of growth slowed to 11.4 percent this year, down from 18 percent in 2014.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Construction growth forecast\" class\u003d\"size-large wp-image-40867\" src\u003d\"http://dohanews.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-08-at-3.13.15-AM-771x581.png\" height\u003d\"581\" style\u003d\"border: 0px; clear: both; color: black; display: block; font-size: 16px; height: auto; line-height: 24px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;\" width\u003d\"771\" /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"wp-media-credit\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10.672px !important; line-height: 1.5; text-align: right;\"\u003e\nBMI Research\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"wp-caption-text\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13.04px !important; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 5px;\"\u003e\nConstruction growth forecast\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"wp-caption-text\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13.04px !important; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 5px;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\nHowever, the firm said\u0026nbsp;it remained optimistic about the country’s prospects, despite recent challenges:\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style\u003d\"background-color: #dddddd; border-left-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 5px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 5px 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 12px;\"\u003e\n“We believe growth will continue to remain robust despite the re-emergence of corruption allegations surrounding the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the scaling back of some projects in light of the lower oil price environment.”\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3 style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 29.328px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 24px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;\"\u003e\n2022 World Cup\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\nFor the nearly five years since FIFA awarded Qatar hosting rights to the\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://dohanews.co/tag/world-cup-2022/\" style\u003d\"color: #6a1d43; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e2022 World Cup,\u003c/a\u003ecritics have lobbied for a change in venue.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\nSome argued that the country was too hot to host the tournament in the summer months, but that hurdle was cleared last year after\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://dohanews.co/fifa-confirms-winter-world-cup-in-qatar-sets-final-for-national-day/\" style\u003d\"color: #6a1d43; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eFIFA voted to move the games to the winter\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;for the first time.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\nOthers accused Qatar of corruption and obtaining hosting rights by bribing officials. Authorities here have repeatedly denied such allegations, but they continue to circulate.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\nFueling the uncertainty,\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://dohanews.co/switzerland-launches-fifa-criminal-probe-into-russia-qatar-world-cups/\" style\u003d\"color: #6a1d43; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eSwiss officials recently began a criminal probe\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;into Russia’s 2018 bid and Qatar’s 2022 bids, after arresting several FIFA officials in May.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"wp-caption module image alignleft\" id\u003d\"attachment_40868\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; float: left; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 6px 20px 12px 0px; max-width: 771px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Threat analysis\" class\u003d\"size-large wp-image-40868\" src\u003d\"http://dohanews.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-08-at-3.15.07-AM-771x552.png\" height\u003d\"552\" style\u003d\"border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;\" width\u003d\"771\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"wp-media-credit\" style\u003d\"color: #555555; font-size: 10.672px !important; line-height: 1.5; text-align: right;\"\u003e\nBMI Research\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"wp-caption-text\" style\u003d\"color: #555555; font-size: 13.04px !important; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 5px;\"\u003e\nThreat analysis\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\nDespite recent developments, BMI Research said that even if the games were taken away from Qatar, it would still boast the fastest growing construction sector in the Gulf.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\nAccording to its report:\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style\u003d\"background-color: #dddddd; border-left-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 5px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 5px 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 12px;\"\u003e\n“With much of the country’s infrastructure pipeline not directly linked to the World Cup, while growth would certainly be slower as the government rationalises expenditure without the strict 2022 deadline, the majority of major projects would move forwards.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 12px;\"\u003e\nDoha’s metro network is still needed to alleviate congestion, albeit with fewer stations, Doha’s port will still need to be expanded to compete regionally and Qatar’s future economic growth will still need expanded power and water capacity.”\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\nThe report added that in the coming decade, it expects demand for materials and labor to increase throughout the Gulf, leading to price increases.\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 19.552px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;\"\u003e\nAnother\u0026nbsp;challenge facing Qatar in the coming years is disputes with contractors. 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Former President APJ Abdul Kalam Passes Away"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"selectionShareable\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; color: #686868; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7dvFGHwTmEo/VbZ_OPAmnEI/AAAAAAAAD10/FJyfPU5xHq4/s1600/abdul%2Bkalam.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"426\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7dvFGHwTmEo/VbZ_OPAmnEI/AAAAAAAAD10/FJyfPU5xHq4/s640/abdul%2Bkalam.png\" width\u003d\"640\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: #686868;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eDr Kalam, 84, collapsed at the Indian Institute of Management-Shillong while delivering a lecture to the students of the B-school.\u0026nbsp;He\u0026nbsp;was\u0026nbsp;admitted to a private hospital in Shillong in Meghalaya in a critical condition.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"selectionShareable\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style\u003d\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThis was his last tweet\u0026nbsp;before leaving this world:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class\u003d\"twitter-tweet\" lang\u003d\"en\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" lang\u003d\"en\"\u003e\nGoing to Shillong.. to take course on Livable Planet earth at iim.\nWith \u003ca href\u003d\"https://twitter.com/srijanpalsingh\"\u003e@srijanpalsingh\u003c/a\u003e and Sharma.\u003c/div\u003e\n— A Teacher Forever (@APJAbdulKalam) \u003ca href\u003d\"https://twitter.com/APJAbdulKalam/status/625546195205648384\"\u003eJuly 27, 2015\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async\u003d\"\" charset\u003d\"utf-8\" src\u003d\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\"\u003e\u003c/script\u003e\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"selectionShareable\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eAPJ Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931. A student of physics, he was obsessed with aerospace engineering. In a career that spans from scientific excellence to political heroism, he was India’s icon.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"selectionShareable\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThere is no word in the English language that can possibly praise Mr Kalam enough. A man of the highest integrity, he was revered and adored by one and all. He was someone who commanded respect with his deep knowledge. But in spite of his high intellect, Mr Kalam was soft-spoken, always pictured with a kind smile.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"selectionShareable\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eHe spearheaded India’s missile development efforts. For 4 decades he played a pivotal role in the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He also played a major role in the Pokhran-II tests. Scientifically, Mr Kalam put India on the map.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"selectionShareable\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eIn 2002 he was elected as India’s 11th President. He was an icon who commanded respect from everybody, from across the political spectrum, as signified by the unanimous endorsement of his election by all political parties. In an age of a thousand scams Mr Kalam was the one ray of light for a disillusioned nation. After stepping down as President Mr Kalam wrote extensively on his vision for India, inspiring multitudes of youth along the way.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"selectionShareable\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eToday, India lost one of her most influential sons. We have lost a flame that inspired millions with a message of hope and excellence.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"selectionShareable\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-size: 18px; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style\u003d\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style\u003d\"background-color: white; border-left-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 5px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #686868; font-size: 17.5px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 10px 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"selectionShareable\" style\u003d\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e“I appeal to political leaders, religious leaders, opinion makers, media personnel and all Indian citizens to place a moratorium on all issues which are impediments to the development for the nation, from now and pledge ourselves to make the missions of developed India a reality.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"selectionShareable\" style\u003d\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThis will be the greatest legacy that we can proudly leave behind for our next generation. Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.”\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"selectionShareable\" style\u003d\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 29px; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e-APJ Abdul Kalam.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://blog.gulf-recruitments.com/feeds/7507907071114623379/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://blog.gulf-recruitments.com/2015/07/former-president-apj-abdul-kalam-passes.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2622857747930619649/posts/default/7507907071114623379"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2622857747930619649/posts/default/7507907071114623379"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://blog.gulf-recruitments.com/2015/07/former-president-apj-abdul-kalam-passes.html","title":"Sad Day In Indian History; Former President APJ Abdul Kalam Passes Away"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Qatar Online Shopping Offers"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/07137079511231993429"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7dvFGHwTmEo/VbZ_OPAmnEI/AAAAAAAAD10/FJyfPU5xHq4/s72-c/abdul%2Bkalam.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622857747930619649.post-9107928579860141920"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-20T07:42:00.004-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-04-20T07:44:08.998-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UAE"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"News"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Emirates ID to add five new languages to its website"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv dir\u003d\"ltr\" style\u003d\"text-align: left;\" trbidi\u003d\"on\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style\u003d\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe languages, in order to make services easier and more accessible to various nationalities, include Malayalam, Urdu, Tagalog, Russian and Mandarin.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://adserver.adtech.de/?adlink/1561/5164441/0/16/AdId\u003d-3;BnId\u003d0;itime\u003d538546608;\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"AdTech Ad\" border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://aka-cdn-ns.adtech.de/images/Default_Size_16_1x1.gif\" height\u003d\"1\" width\u003d\"1\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cdiv align\u003d\"center\" style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id\u003d\"div-gpt-ad-1403017634913-0\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThe Emirates Identity Authority, Emirates ID, has announced that it will add five more languages – Malayalam, Urdu, Tagalog, Russian and Mandarin - to its website, offering information and guidance on procedures. This is in addition to the two languages already in place, Arabic and English.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eThe Emirates ID said the decision to add new languages to its website was part of its efforts to make its services easier and more accessible to the various nationalities residing in the country.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t5ValZQWUQg/VTUQRw4KGVI/AAAAAAAADnY/ZB4_SsC6u2M/s1600/emirates%2Bid.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t5ValZQWUQg/VTUQRw4KGVI/AAAAAAAADnY/ZB4_SsC6u2M/s1600/emirates%2Bid.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eAbdulaziz Al Maamari, Director of Government and Social Communication at the Emirates ID, said the decision came as a result of surveys and studies on the number and types of visitors to the website, the departments and services most frequently browsed and the queries and clarifications most sought. “In the year 2014, nine millions visits from inside and outside the UAE happened on the website, by people speaking around ten languages,” he explained.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eAl Maamari said the addition of the new languages would allow the customers to learn in their own languages about the procedures for registration in the population register, issuance, renewal and replacement of ID cards, necessary documents for getting the services rendered and the fee for each service. “The idea behind the initiative is to make our website and services more accessible and customer-friendly,” he added.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e“This initiative came from our efforts to achieve the fourth objective in our Strategic Plan 2014-2016, which aimed at guaranteeing total satisfaction for our customers. We are introducing the new languages also as part of our corporate governance framework which focusses on creativity and innovation in all aspects of organizational work. There are large numbers of people who are not proficient in Arabic and English and we thought it was important to reach out to these segments with information in languages they are comfortable with,” Al Maamari pointed out.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style\u003d\"background-color: white; color: #333333;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003eAl Maamari said that the Emirates ID had already brought about a quantum leap in its communication efforts with its customers through the 14 channels of communication, including the website, social media platforms, and the round-the-clock call centre. “This new initiative, we hope, will bring us further close to our customers,” he concluded.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003e-Khaleej times\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://blog.gulf-recruitments.com/feeds/9107928579860141920/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://blog.gulf-recruitments.com/2015/04/emirates-id-to-add-five-new-languages.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2622857747930619649/posts/default/9107928579860141920"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2622857747930619649/posts/default/9107928579860141920"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://blog.gulf-recruitments.com/2015/04/emirates-id-to-add-five-new-languages.html","title":"Emirates ID to add five new languages to its website"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Qatar Online Shopping Offers"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/07137079511231993429"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"35","height":"35","src":"//www.blogger.com/img/blogger_logo_round_35.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t5ValZQWUQg/VTUQRw4KGVI/AAAAAAAADnY/ZB4_SsC6u2M/s72-c/emirates%2Bid.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});