There’s a new property portal on the market, Zoom Property. What’s unique about it and is there even room in the market for such a venture? Gary Dalton is the company’s managing director. He says that Zoom launched with 20,000 properties on its efficient …
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UAE strives to become financial innovation center, taking advantage of China’s B&R Initiative
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has stepped up its efforts to position itself as a center of banking and financial technology innovation to take advantage of the China-proposed Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative. The efforts are led by the Abu Dhabi Global …
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UAE students shine in CBSE Class 12 results
Dubai: Indian schools in the UAE have once again reported strong performance by their students in the CBSE Class 12 exams as the results were announced on Saturday, with many school toppers scoring high 90s. There is no official toppers’ list from the …
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Cyclone Mekunu brings scattered showers in UAE
Mohammad Al Ebri, director of the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) in Abu Dhabi, told Gulf News on Friday that Mekunu was a Category 2 storm on Friday, with winds of up to 167km/h at its centre, but has started to weaken. On Saturday, weathermen …
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Abu Dhabi’s problem with the Muslim Brotherhood
The blockade of Qatar, which is about to enter its second year, appears to be motivated in part by Abu Dhabi’s long-held antipathy towards individuals, institutions, and governments that appear supportive of “political Islam”, which the UAE government has …
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New UAE student visa will give families relief, says official
Dubai: The new long-term visa for students in the UAE will have a positive social impact, besides making the country a more attractive destination for foreign students and universities, a senior official said. In an interview, Mohammad Abdullah, managing …
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3 men, woman jailed for running brothel in Dubai
Dubai: Three workers and a woman have been jailed for three years each for running a brothel where two 17-year-old girls were found to be working as prostitutes. One of the Pakistani girls was reported to have been convinced by her 24-year-old countrywoman …
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Average Dubai office rents soften by 4.3% in a year
Average office rents across Dubai softened by 4.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018 despite greater activity levels, according to a new report. Knight Frank Dubai, in its Q1 2018 UAE Commercial market update, said the occupier market …
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du’s Ramadan Video Demonstrates How Simple it is to #KeepOnGiving
First, by connecting people through incredible data and roaming offers, as well as the provision of high speed WiFi UAE in all locations … environmentally friendly boxes for families in need throughout Dubai and the Northern Emirates.
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Dubai Is Opening a Park Inspired by Stories in the Quran
Created by the Dubai Municipality, the park will contain 12 orchards … They will cleverly contain solar panels with Wi-Fi, an output for charging phones and act as a shaded area for visitors too. Of course, no park is complete without a children’s …
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Saudi Aramco IPO ‘most likely’ to happen in 2019
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Dubai Bank raids Kenyan rivals for top management
Giant Gulf lender Dubai Islamic Bank’s local subsidiary, DIB Bank Kenya, has hired top executives from leading local rivals, taking its total staff count to 112 as it seeks to gain a toe-hold in the Kenyan market 13 months after its launch. The Dubai …
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Al Kaabi opens UAE exhibition in Venice
Dubai: Noora Mohammad Al Kaabi, Minister of Cultural and Knowledge Development, on Thursday opened the Lifescapes Beyond Bigness exhibition at the National Pavilion UAE participating in the 16th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale …
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Cyclone Mekunu to cause scattered showers in UAE
Mohammad Al Ebri, director of the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) in Abu Dhabi, told Gulf News that while Mekunu was a Category 2 storm on Friday, with winds of up to 167km/h at its centre, it will be downgraded to a tropical depression as it travels …
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Cyclone Mekunu forecast to have ‘minimal’ impact on the UAE
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UAE sovereign wealth fund Mubadala pays $271m for stake in Gazprom oil subsidiary
“This cements the link between GCC countries and Russia,” Giorgos Beleris, a Dubai-based oil analyst for Thomson Reuters, told Arab News. Richard Mallinson, co-founder of London research consultancy Energy Aspects and a research associate with the …
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Sharjah inmates get a second chance at life
Dr Shaikh Sultan paid off their debts amounting to Dh20 million. Colonel Ahmad Suhail, director-general of Sharjah Punitive and Rehabilitation Establishments, told Gulf News that the facility spares no effort to lend a helping hand to their inmates …
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