Dubai: Ten Emirati entities were recognised for their innovations in their line of work, during the fifth cycle of the UAE Ideas Conference on November 7 in Dubai. The annual conference highlights the achievements of Emiratis, while encouraging local …
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US animal welfare body praises UAE law to protect animals
“It’s very encouraging to see there is a message to stop taking animals from the wild,” Downes told Gulf News in an interview in Dubai. Downes said it is “his understanding that there will be a rolling out stage of the law, that there will be a …
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Prince Charles, Camilla visit UAE mosque on tour
The UAE became a unified, independent nation in 1971. The two had just arrived from neighbouring Oman, where they began their weeklong trip. On Saturday night, the state-run Oman News Agency reported that Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who has ruled the country …
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Prince Charles sees remote UAE island by dune buggy, boat
BU TINAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates – Britain’s Prince Charles has travelled to a remote island in the United Arab Emirates as part of his and Camilla’s three-nation Gulf tour. The royal flew by helicopter Monday to Bu Tinah island, an archipelago 150 …
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Lukashenka in Qatar and the UAE: What is Behind the Visits?
On 30 October – 1 November 2016 Alexander Lukashenka made official visits to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He also spent another week as a guest of the Abu Dhabi crown prince. These two countries seem to be Belarus’s closest partners in the …
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Energy Boardroom releases new UAE oil & gas report 2016
Energy Boardroom today releases a new report on the Oil & Gas sector in the UAE, ‘Inside Oil & Gas UAE’. Despite the UAE’s position as a global oil and gas heavyweight the new reality of USD 50 oil has not left the country unscathed. This report deep dives …
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VP of UAE attends Agha Khan award ceremony
Al Ain, Nov. 7 (BNA): UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, attended the Prince Agha Khan Award for Engineering and Architecture ceremony, which was held on Sunday in Al Ain.
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Churchill Drilling Tools Opens Abu Dhabi Workshop
Churchill Drilling Tools, an oil field service company specialising in down-hole tools, has reaffirmed its commitment to Middle Eastern expansion by opening a bespoke tooling and service workshop in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This brand new, purpose-built facility in …
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Precedence Technologies LLC
Having positioned ourselves in UAE – the Middle East hub, where most of the Global IT giants have their local presence in the region, we have a quick access to the new developments and products in the IT field. Precedence Technologies LLC Dubai UAE …
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Ask the Law : 5 UAE employment laws and rights we learnt
It is important that employees in the UAE know their rights. Here are five things we learnt from Ask the Law this month. Note: Original questions compiled by Bassam Za’Za, Gulf News Legal and Court Correspondent, and answered by advocate Mohammad Ebrahim …
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Prince Charles in Birmingham Koran display in UAE visit
Media captionHow the BBC broke the news of the discovery of the ancient Koran But for the first time, a digital replica of the manuscript has been taken out of the UK and is being put on show at events in the United Arab Emirates. This will be part of a …
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Amid low crude prices, world oil officials meet in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Leading oil officials from around the world meeting in Abu Dhabi remain tense over low crude prices, though they are trying to sound optimistic. That’s in contrast to last year’s Abu Dhabi International Petroleum …
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UAE residents' bank accounts balloon to Dh1,321.8 billion
Dubai: While government deposits are on a decline amid the oil slump, UAE residents continue to build their wealth, with the amount of private fortunes held in banks growing by several millions of dirhams recently. As of September 2016, the numbers on UAE …
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Prince Charles, Camilla tour Shaikh Zayed Mosque
Abu Dhabi: The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall kicked off their three-day tour of the UAE with a visit to Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co …
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Ameera: Dubai's first female chauffeur service for women
The cars have tinted windows, WiFi and phone chargers. On arrival at each … A fleet of executive cars with a crew of 15 trained female captains from Dubai Taxi Company’s pink taxis will provide the first phase of the service. While the Pink Taxi service …
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Some UAE expats turn away from dollar on US poll jitters
Dubai: The looming presidential elections in the United States (US) is causing anxiety within the investment community, with many fearing that a victory for Donald Trump could spell trouble for the financial markets. One of the things people worry about is …
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UAE and Saudi insurers resilient to economic headwinds
Dubai: The UAE and Saudi insurance markets have remained resilient despite ongoing economic headwinds resulting from the persistent decline in oil prices over the past two years according to a recent study by EY and Oxford Economics. “The UAE and KSA …
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