Dubai-based Souq.com, the Middle East’s biggest online retailer, says its sale to Amazon has been completed. Souq.com said on Monday that users now could log into their website using their Amazon account. A Souq.com statement said the firms now would work …
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UAE-based company to launch first solar powered AC bed
Dubai: A UAE-based company has developed the world’s first solar powered AC bed, which aims to hit the Middle East and Asian markets by the first week of December. Aries International Maritime Research Institute (AIMRI), in association with Aries …
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UAE group to launch first solar-powered AC bed
UAE-based Aries International Interiors said it has developed the first-of-its-kind eco-friendly and cost-effective air-conditioned bed which runs on solar energy. This innovative concept, which has been designed in association with UAE-based Aries …
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Abu Dhabi airport is now exempt from US laptop ban on Middle East planes because it agreed to new security measures including ‘enhanced screening’ of passengers
The US’s new ban on laptops in airplane cabins won’t apply to jets leaving the United Arab Emirates’ capital of Abu Dhabi, it has emerged. Etihad, which is based in the emirate, said on Sunday that it welcomed the decision to lift the ban from Abu Dhabi …
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Laptop ban on Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi lifted
The Department of Homeland Security has removed one city and airline from the electronics ban after Abu Dhabi International Airport and Etihad met the new elevated security standards that the department announced last week, CBS News transportation …
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Laptop ban lifted for Abu Dhabi airline
U.S. security officials are allowing passengers on flights from Abu Dhabi to the United States to carry their laptops and other electronics in airplane cabins. The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that it is lifting the ban because additional …
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How To Select Your First Property for Investment in Dubai
Dubai’s real estate market is thriving because investors from all over the world were quick to realize that the returns they can get exceed the typical for the industry gains. During the past few years the market has matured and it has become much more …
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Dubai’s newest police recruits: robocars with facial recognition tech
Mini autonomous police cars paired with companion drones and facial recognition technology will begin patrolling the streets of Dubai by the end of the year to help the city identify and track down criminal suspects. This week’s announcement by city …
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Canada-UAE business ties stronger than ever: Consul General
Dubai: Canada and the UAE have a robust and diversified business relationship, according to Canada’s Consul General to Dubai and the Northern Emirates. This bilateral trade is based on a few key areas, according to Emmanuel Kamarianakis. “Agricultural …
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Abu Dhabi airport now exempt from US laptop ban on Middle East planes because it agreed to new security measures including ‘enhanced screening’ of passengers
The US’s new ban on laptops in airplane cabins won’t apply to jets leaving the United Arab Emirates’ capital of Abu Dhabi, it has emerged. Etihad, which is based in the emirate, said on Sunday that it welcomed the decision to lift the ban from Abu Dhabi …
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UAE ambassador funded journalist to sue Al Jazeera: NYT
In February 2015, Fahmy began corresponding with Otaiba who offered to arrange coverage on the UAE-based TV channel SkyNews Arabia, according to the New York Times. “SkyNews to take it live would be awesome, I think a nudge to their C.E.O. could make it …
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Abu Dhabi airport now exempt from U.S. laptop ban
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The capital of the United Arab Emirates became the first city to be exempt from a U.S. ban on laptop computers being in the cabins of airplanes coming from the Mideast, the country’s flag carrier said Sunday. Long-haul …
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Abu Dhabi airport now exempt from US laptop ban
Long-haul airline Etihad said it welcomed the decision by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which comes “subject to enhanced security measures” at Abu Dhabi International Airport. That airport already has a U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
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Malayalam and Tamil films at SIIMAs Abu Dhabi
shone bright at the sixth edition of the South Indian International Movie Awards 2017 held in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Director Rajeev Ravi who presented Mammootty’s son as a small-time criminal Krishnan took home the Best Film award, while Nayantara …
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Bank clerk jailed for embezzling client’s Dh6.5m
Dubai: A bank clerk has lost his appeal and will be jailed for five years for conspiring with a fugitive against a businessman and embezzling Dh6.5 million from the latter’s account. The 22-year-old Pakistani clerk, who worked at the bank and his …
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UAE’s star shines bright in competitiveness rankings
Business efficiency, boasting some 71 variables … The drop in oil prices since 2014 has exposed weaknesses in Gulf economies. Even then, the UAE advanced five notches and thereby more than overcoming the drop by three rankings in the 2016 study.
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Filipinos in UAE warned about sex outside wedlock
Dubai: Legalise your union or risk jail term, officials reminded Filipinos. The reminder came when news of a sex out of wedlock case in the UAE made headlines in the Philippines last week. An appeal is under way. “I wish to remind all my fellow Filipinos …
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