Libyans face new future; Residency office extends work days; Marking the death of a despot

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newsletter October 21, 2011     Today's Top Stories More top stories Libyans face new future after Gaddafi's death Muammar Gaddafi is dead. And the people are free. They now face a new future, free from 42 years of repression unleashed by their leader. Residency office extends work days to meet visa rush General Directorate for Residency and Foreigners Affairs to open on Saturday to cater to a huge rise in applications for tourist visas due to Haj and Eid Al Adha.     Top News Stories More from news Celebrations erupt as Libya marks death of a despot Libya's new leaders said they would declare the country's "liberation" on Friday after news broke that Libya's ousted dictator Muammar Gaddafi had been killed. Dubai court jails man for assaulting colleagues Salesman jailed for stealing memory cards Reward for driver with clean record for 30 years     Opinion More from opinion Gulf states must tackle Iran unitedly Tehran's policy of distracting its citizens with regional and international adventurism is not sustainable, writers Thamer Salman and Ahmed Al Attar say. Plot to destabilise Middle East? Arab Spring shapes regional landscape Use feminism as a tool of transformation, not conflict     Top Business Stories More from business UAE's business ranking improves The UAE improved its global ranking by two to reach 33 this year in the World Bank's annual Doing Business report. Major retailers book space in Aldar's Dh2b Yas Mall Islamic banks poised to achieve strong growth EU plans direct regulation of high-frequency trading     Top Entertainment Stories More from entertainment Spotlight on Emirati film talent Locally-produced movie Sea Shadow has its world premiere at Abu Dhabi festival, with the cast members enjoying every minute in the UAE capital. Lindsay Lohan could face 5th stint behind bars Soulja Boy says he's innocent after arrest Metallica's high five: the songs that made history     Top Life & Style Stories More from life & style Testing a new kind of facial treatment French beauty house Guinot has introduced an advanced version of its Hydradermie treatment, referred to as double ionisation. Here's our verdict. Dodge charges ahead with the new V6 Delivering hope to Zimbabwean pensioners 10 reasons why waking up late is great     Picture Galleries See more picture galleries Souq scan: Quirky sculptures Gaddafi: Highs and lows of power XPRESS readers' pictures: October 20 Scene in Bollywood: Mami Film Festival     GNTV Web Videos See more videos at GNTV Rise and fall of a dictator Terry Gilliam at ADFF 2011 Palestinian prisoners freed Making Death Magnetic     News | Business | Sport | Life | Entertainment | Guides | Opinions | Video | Pictures | In Focus 4men| Aquarius | Campus Notes| e+| Friday| Quarterly Financial Review | InsideOut | Property| tabloid!| tabloid! on Saturday| Weekend Review| Wheels| XPRESS About Gulf News|Contact us|Subscriptions|Advertising Guide|Register| Terms & Conditions|Privacy Policy © Al Nisr Publishing LLC 2011. All rights reserved You have received this e-mail from Gulf News because you have subscribed to our twice-daily news update e-mail using your e-mail address: waheed.rahuman@gmail.com. You can control how you receive e-mails from Gulf News by updating your profile below MANAGE MY PROFILE Send feedback | Update my account information | Change my e-mail address | Privacy policy Should you wish to remove your email address from the mailing list please click here. Is this email in your junk folder? To ensure that you receive all future newsletters, add newsletter@emm.gulfnews.com to your address book and newsletter@emm.gulfnews.com to your white list filters.