Dubai: A Dubai-based Filipino entrepreneur has tapped on Filipinos … “I am one of the fans who watched the documentary on how they built the platform,” Romero tells Gulf News #Pinoy. “I watched thei…
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UAE adopt cutting-edge technology to good use
The UAE National football squad’s training camp currently underway in the Austrian city of Salzburg looked like a scene straight out of a sci-fi thriller with masks, vests and drones. But before one t…
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High Technology leads FDI Flows into Dubai
The digital transformation of international production, coupled with Dubai’s on-going transformation into a knowledge-based economy have reshaped both the source and the composition of the flows of fo…
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Exclusive: Papermaker Fine Hygienic weighs IPO post restructure
James Lafferty, the chief executive of the company, told The National, “We have plans to go for an IPO in the coming years … FHH operates five mills in the UAE, Egypt and Jordan and has six plants i…
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UAE amnesty 2018: Kerala appoints contact persons for free air tickets
As Gulf News reported on July 31, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had announced the free air tickets for Keralites returning under the amnesty scheme. He also called upon the various Kerala org…
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Dubai tourist racks up $45,000 in speeding tickets in 4 hours
A British tourist in Dubai may be bringing home the worst souvenir ever after collecting $45,000 worth of speeding tickets in just four hours. Traffic cameras caught the 25-year-old breaking the speed …
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UAE to host next Ramsar Convention meet in October
Dubai: Around 40 per cent of all species in the world either live or breathe on wetlands. However, 76 per cent of these species in wetlands are threatened. Highlighting the crucial importance of wetla…
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UAE amnesty 2018: Absconders without passports can apply to stay in UAE
Police providing water to the amnesty seekers outside the tent at the Shahama camp in Abu Dhabi. Ahmed Kutty/Gulf News In fact, absconders are required to come clean from court and CID departments in …
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Haj package prices for UAE pilgrims down 50% this year
Abu Dhabi: Haj packages are priced 50 per cent lower compared to last year for UAE pilgrims, according to the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, the UAE’s official body responsible f…
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RPT-UAE says stands with Saudi Arabia “in defending its sovereignty”
Reuters. RPT-UAE says stands with Saudi Arabia “in defending its sovereignty” DUBAI, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates stands with Saudi Arabia “in defending its sovereignty” after the kingdo…
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UAE could partner with firms for commercial space flights
to have easier access to spaceaccording to a UAE space expert. The comments were made following the news that Nasa has assigned nine crew members to the first test flights for missions on US-built com…
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1,100 Pakistani expats avail UAE amnesty scheme in Dubai
The diplomat also confirmed that immigration authorities of the UAE have advised amnesty seekers to travel only … Click/tap here to subscribe to Khaleej Times news alerts on WhatsApp. Make sure you …
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UAE chain issues alert on prize scam
DUBAI, UAE– The operator of a hypermarket chain in the United … including their bank account and bank card details with the intent of defrauding them with false news of winning a prize or with some …
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Report: Saudi-UAE coalition ‘cut deals’ with al-Qaeda in Yemen
A military coalition battling Houthi rebels secured secret deals with al-Qaeda in Yemen and recruited hundreds of the group’s fighters, a news report said on Monday … with its Arab allies – particul…
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Tourism in UAE booms, Dubai sector worth $29.6 bn
The true amount of visitors through the first quarter of 2018, who found its way to the country’s airports, reached around 32.8 million, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reports. Dubai welcomed an archi…
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Where UAE residents will spend Eid holidays
Dubai: The UAE’s local hotspots, beach resorts and hotels are likely to see a bumper demand later this month, as residents are growing increasingly fond of spending Eid holidays in the country rather …
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Revealed: where property rents, prices have fallen most in the UAE since 2016
Asking prices for property rent and sale are generally down across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and the Northern Emirates, with the exception of Sharjah, where apartments for sale have remained in positive terri…
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