Nol payment for taxis; UAE in global competitiveness list; Two held for Dh25,000 robbery

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newsletter October 23, 2012     Today's Top Stories More top stories Nol payment for cabs from next year The Nol card system—which currently serves to make payments for Metro, buses, water buses and parking facilities—will be extended to taxis as well. UAE in global competitiveness list UAE jumps seven positions to 26th in the 2013 World Bank Doing Business report, plus news from the UAE and around the world. Watch today's newscast     Top News Stories More from news Two arrested for Dh25,000 house robbery Police have arrested two jobless Pakistani men posing as police officers who subjected a woman and child to robbery at knifepoint in their Dubai home. Australia's Abbott says sorry to childless PM in new row Obama savages Romney foreign policy in last debate Concerns over UAE east coast tremors allayed     Opinion More from opinion A whodunit tearing Lebanon apart Lebanon's political and religious elite should work to calm the situation down following assassination of Brig. Gen. Wissam Al Hassan in Beirut. Obama is a better choice for the Middle East UAE is leading the renewable energy charge Failure of western diplomacy in Syria     Top Business Stories More from business Dubai Dh12.12b solar park ready in 2013 Dewa is also looking to retrofit existing and old buildings with new technologies to help them become part of the smart grid that is under development in Dubai. Abu Dhabi-led group submits lowest price for Saudi power station Gulf countries urged to diversify energy sources     Top Entertainment Stories More from entertainment E.T. immortalised in wax The wax figures will be on view at Madame Tussauds museums in Los Angeles, Sydney, Tokyo, London, Berlin and Amsterdam. Flavor Flav to fight domestic abuse charges Lohan won't face charges in NYC car scrape Britney was pretty erratic: Barry Weiss     Top Life & Style Stories More from life & style Stockholm a treasure trove of delights If you're brave enough to bear plummeting temperatures, then there is much more to Sweden than just Abba and Ikea. Well-being Q&A: Polycystic ovarian syndrome What's making a splash at Dubai Aquarium Aston Martin Vanquish thrashed in Blighty     Picture Galleries See more picture galleries World Energy Forum begins in Dubai In pictures: Thailand's Vegetarian Festival Tough Mudder event in New Jersey Readers' pictures for the week     GNTV Web Videos See more videos at GNTV Breast cancer awareness campaign Popular artists descend at the Atelier festival Aquarius Connect Cook & Coffee workshop Traffic game to improve UAE driving habits     News | Business | Sport | Life | Entertainment | Guides | Opinions | Video | Pictures | In Focus Alpha| Aquarius | Campus Notes|Friday| InsideOut|tabloid!| tabloid! on Saturday| Weekend Review|Scene| 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.