Dubai: Indian schools have improved in annual Dubai government inspections, with more students than ever in ‘good’ or higher rated Indian schools, officials said on Wednesday. The inspection results show 69 per cent of pupils are now in schools rated …
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Dubai Real Estate Not As Crazy For Crypto As People Think
Dubai is famous for being the mecca of luxury real estate in the Middle East. It was the first market to sell a new development property in bitcoin. The Aston Plaza and Residences in Dubai Science Park is the development that made headlines for accepting …
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Abu Dhabi Seeks Higher Crude Export Revenue in Refinery Upgrade
Adnoc to boost exports of its highest quality crude into 2020s Abu Dhabi, which holds most of the oil reserves in the U.A.E., plans to boost exports of its highest quality crude into the next decade following a $3.1 billion upgrade of its Ruwais refinery.
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100 farms to go organic in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: More organic vegetables and fruits are poised to enter the Abu Dhabi market as 100 traditional farms are being converted into organic farms. A model organic farm created on Zayed Farm, a 98-hectare property in Liwa, has already started supplying …
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UAE leaders receive Jordan king
Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday received King Abdullah II of Jordan and his delegation. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and a number …
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Former UAE envoy recalls his days in New Delhi
Abu Dhabi: A former UAE Ambassador to India, who served in New Delhi for 15 years, said his own experience of owning one of the few satellite dishes in New Delhi in the late 1980s would tell India’s story of rapid transformation. Many ambassadors in New …
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Nobel laureate says Saudi, UAE ‘betrayed’ Yemen in push to expand influence
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni Nobel Peace laureate Tawakkol Karman called for an end to what she says is a military occupation of her country by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), powerful Arab states she accuses of repressing democratic change in …
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Energy security, infra investments top on agenda during UAE visit: PM Modi
… India’s energy security and infrastructural investments from the UAE will be the key topics of his discussions with the Gulf nation’s top leadership this week. In an interview to Gulf News’ XPRESS ahead of his two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates …
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Revealed: Dubai’s most popular areas for places to rent
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More trouble for Kodiyeri: Now, Bineesh declared wanted in UAE
Since Bineesh had been sentenced to two months in jail by a Dubai court in a criminal case for not repaying a loan, he will be put behind the bars if he lands in that country. The news comes close on the heels of a travel ban imposed on Kodiyeri …
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Over 466,000 sign on for UAE coders initiative
Dubai: The One Million Arab Coders initiative welcomed its first cohort of 100,000 students on January 28, who began their online coding courses under four educational tracks, organisers said on Wednesday. The initiative has attracted 466,122 registrations …
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Dubai Tour’18 Stage 2: Perfect Birthday For Viviani!
PeloPic: The Italian rider Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors) won Stage 2 of the Dubai Tour, from Skydive Dubai to Ras Al Khaimah (190km), in a bunch sprint. On the finish line he beat Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo), who remains in the lead of the overall …
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Dubai is working with digital map firm Here to use a “live map” for its driverless vehicles
In an announcement today, Here said it will aim to map Dubai with high definition technology for the first time, to assess environmental data, car positioning and congestion. Here has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Roads and Transport …
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Dubai Police urge caution while driving in fog
Dubai: Dubai Police have urged motorists to be cautious while driving in fog after one person was killed and five others were injured and 26 serious traffic accidents occurred due to foggy weather in the emirate last year. Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui …
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Dubai Tour 2018: Elia Viviani survives Dylan Groenewegen scare to win second stage
DUBAI: Quick-Step Floors sprinter Elia Viviani overcame a last minute threat from Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen to swiftly move across the finish line of Stage 2 of the Dubai Tour. The Rio Olympics Gold medallist, who was celebrating his birthday today …
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UAE’s FAB gets investment banking license in Saudi Arabia
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank, received a license from Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority to offer investment banking services in the kingdom, joining a host of foreign banks scurrying for business in the Arab world’s …
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Experience Southeast Asia in Dubai
We want the Asean Festival to be an inclusive experience for all, fostering friendship and understanding,” Bobbie Carella, chairperson of the Philippine Business Council – Dubai and the Northern Emirates (PBC-DNE), told Gulf News. “We want this …
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