Al Assad forces storm Damascus; Clampdown on massage centres; Sharjah's Dh62m road project

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newsletter February 15, 2012     Today's Top Stories More top stories Al Assad's forces storm central district of Damascus Elite Syrian forces backed by armoured personnel carriers stormed part of Damascus, firing machine guns in the air on Wednesday. Abu Dhabi closes six massage centres for bad hygiene The municipality also cancelled licence of centre for providing indecent services and warned against offering services by masseurs of opposite sex.     Top News Stories More from news Sharjah to pave sandy roads in residential areas Directorate of Public Works announces that it had completed a Dh62 million road network in Al Ramla, the first neighbourhood to benefit from the project. Yemen to sell seized Iranian ship at auction Iraq to hold first human rights film festival Bahrain deports six Americans who joined protests     Opinion More from opinion State violence can't defeat people's will A united Syrian opposition, creation of safe zones and a western resolve will ensure demise of Al Assad regime. US, China must learn to trust each other Cameron needs to plan his moves Reality of Hamas-Fatah unity     Top Business Stories More from business Dubai's GDP to grow 4.5 per cent this year The Dubai economy will grow 4.5 per cent this year, up from an estimated 3 per cent last year, a top government official said. Sorouh Real Estate posts Dh383.3m profit Emirates NBD reports Dh2.5b net profit Oil rises to three-week high as Iran threat looms over Europe     Top Entertainment Stories More from entertainment Dubai Fountain's hit performance Videos of Dubai Fountain swaying to Whitney Houston's hit song go viral on the internet, with one video getting a massive jump in page views in just days. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel ready to wed? Fan happy that Madonna 'plagiarised' his song Shah Rukh Khan is Bengal's new brand ambassador     Top Life & Style Stories More from life & style Abu Dhabi home's bohemian style Contemporary funky furniture and accessories are blended with traditional artefacts in this Reem Island townhouse. In the lap of luxury on Saadiyat island New 45th Anniversary Edition Camaro UAE Special Olympics team going for gold     Picture Galleries See more picture galleries Best of staff pictures: Feb 7 - Feb 13 wheels Car Of The Year Awards 2011 World prepares to celebrate Valentine's Day Be my Valentine: Romantic gift ideas     GNTV Web Videos See more videos at GNTV Azkals learn from the masters WWE Raw World Tour Play of lights Text lingo     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.