The post-apocalyptic vision of the future was unveiled at the World Government Summit in Dubai this week, which has seen leaders and speakers from 139 countries gather in the United Arab Emirates. Using research and cutting edge technology, the region …
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UAE Abu Dhabi name strong team for Abu Dhabi Tour
The Abu Dhabi Tour makes the team second appearance on home soil at the UAE following its debut at the Dubai Tour earlier in the month. Swift leads the team’s options in the sprint stages having made his season debut at the Tour Down Under in January.
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The UAE is looking to expand – with a city on Mars
adding that the first order of business would be making space travel appeal to young Emiratis, with special programs in space sciences being set up at universities in the UAE. The project will also create an Emirati scientific team, but that would expand …
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The UAE announced plans to establish a human colony on Mars by 2117
The race to the Red Planet is, indeed, on, and the United Arab Emirates wants to be a part of it. Yesterday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and vice president of the UAE, announced the Mars 2117 Project. Its goal? To establish …
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Man City plan Abu Dhabi warm weather training trip after Champions League clash with Monaco
Manchester City will head to Abu Dhabi for warm weather training after their Champions League clash with Monaco next week. The Blues will fly to the Middle East to take advantage of the fact they will have 11 days without a game, due to the postponement of …
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Ethereum: Melonport fills its CHF2.5m token issuance in under three minutes
But hedge funds have been suffering poor returns lately … partner to offer gold token debit cards Ethereum studio ConsenSys to build blockchains in Dubai Qtum is building bridges between Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hyperledger, R3 Corda
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Dubai Financial Market : Damac sees Q4 profit edge up 1.3%
The Dubai developer Damac saw profit rise by 1.3% in the last quarter of 2016, as the property market in the emirate ‘stabilised’. The developer reported a net profit of AED 854.6 million dirhams ($232.7 million) for Q4, up from AED 844 million the …
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Afghan attack: UAE ambassador dies from injuries
who gave his pure soul for the sake of humanity,” the UAE’s ministry of presidential affairs said in a statement quoted by official news agency WAM. Another five UAE officials were killed in the blast in southern Afghanistan, along with six other people …
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Mario Volpi: Property resale registration fees illegal in Abu Dhabi
I have a question on the topic of developers’ so-called registration fees on resales. I am buying a villa in Abu Dhabi and the developer is charging a whopping 5 per cent fee for the resale registration. I was under the impression that this was made …
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Pictures: UAE aims to create ‘mini city’ on Mars by 2117
The UAE plans to establish a “mini city” and community on Mars within the next 100 years as part of a an ambitious space strategy unveiled by the country’s leaders on Tuesday. The Mars 2117 Project was launched by UAE’s Vice President, Prime …
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Abu Dhabi Ports’ quality management systems certified with ISO 9001:2015
Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the Emirate’s commercial and community ports as well as Khalifa Industrial Zone, has obtained the ISO 9001:2015 certification, an internationally recognised standard for quality management …
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UAE ambassador wounded in Afghanistan bombing dies
United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates says its ambassador to Afghanistan has died of wounds sustained in a January bombing that also claimed the lives of five other Emirati nationals. The official WAM news agency on Wednesday cited the Ministry …
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UAE ambassador dies of wounds sustained in Kandahar bombing
the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs said Wednesday, according to the official Emirati news agency WAM. “(The Ministry) of Presidential Affairs mourns the righteous son of the nation, Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi, who was martyred following injuries …
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Global Village tops UAE brand rankings in entertainment
The market research agency had set up a tracker called “BrandIndex” to monitor 400 brands in the UAE and asked consumers if they had “heard anything positive or negative about a brand in the last two weeks through advertising, news or word of mouth”.
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UAE envoy to Kabul dies of wounds from January bombing
Both he and governor Humayun Azizi suffered serious burns. The UAE’s official WAM news agency described the ambassador as a “martyr”. He had returned to the UAE on a military plane two days after the attack. The bombing was one of a spate of attacks that …
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UAE launches project to create human settlements on Mars by 2117
In this handout image supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA) on July 16, 2008, the Echus Chasma, one of the largest water source regions on Mars, is pictured from ESA’s Mars Express Getty Images The United Arab Emirates has announced an ambitious new …
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UAE says ambassador to Afghanistan dies of bomb attack wounds
In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, file photo released by Emirates News Agency, WAM, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visits Juma Al Kaabi, the UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan …
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