Conversely, the government of the UAE and Dubai have been the driving force behind the promotion of blockchain use in the country. 2018 has seen some significant developments on this front but the …
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Dubai solar park wins green energy prize
A Dh50 billion solar park at the heart of Dubai’s drive to increase its use of renewable energy has won a global seal of approval. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) solar park – currently in th…
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Smart Dubai signs 20 partnerships at GITEX Technology Week
Smart Dubai has signed 20 partnerships and collaboration agreements at GITEX. Dubai’s smart city agency announced that signed a number of agreements to forge partnerships with other government entitie…
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Dubai unveils GenNext vehicle inspection tools
Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a new generation of vehicle inspection using innovative technologies at the top information and communications technology ( ICT) trade fair Gite…
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Sharjah to have fully-elected municipal council
Sharjah: Representatives of municipal and sub-district councils will be fully elected to their positions, it was announced on Thursday’s session of the Sharjah Consultative Council. The move …
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Sharjah Adopts Financial E-Services to Streamline Payments
… has launched two new electronic services to streamline financial procedures for employees as well as clients of the Government of Sharjah at the ongoing Gitex Technology Week in Dubai, UAE. The ne…
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Revealed: Shortlist for the Arabian Business StartUp People’s Choice Award 2018
The winner of the prestigious award will be announced during the Arabian Business StartUp Awards 2018. The event, held in partnership with Al Najah Education, will take place on October 23 at Le Mérid…
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Square Yards emerges as one of the largest PropTech players in the UAE real estate market
UAE. –(BUSINESS WIRE/AETOSWire)– Global real estate aggregator, Square Yards, today announced that it has crossed AED 2 Billion in Gross Transactional Value (GTV) in the UAE, emerging as one of the …
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‘World’s largest book sale’ in Dubai hopes to attract 300,000 visitors
A gargantuan touring book sale that touts itself as the world’s largest is making its first stop in the Middle East, filling a huge hangar in Dubai with stacks of 3 million discounted books …
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Dubai’s ENOC signs Microsoft deal to transform fuel stations
Video of The rise of AI in the UAE “Dubai has witnessed transformational growth over … optimising operations and reinventing business models. “As we move forward with ENOC on the Service Station of …
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World’s first Russian digital centre to open in Dubai
Al Malik said: “The UAE and Russia have shared close business ties for decades, and for DIC to be chosen as the first overseas destination by Russian Export Centre is a true testament to Dubai’s key p…
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Dubai residents, businesses warned against new frauds
It’s also part of DED’s efforts to eliminate negative practices harmful to the market, protect the rights of traders and allow then to conduct business according to the highest international standards …
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Dubai Chamber Participates in ‘A Week Without Service Centers’ Initiative
This requirement will be applied to several core and sub-services, including membership, Certificates of Origin, ATA Carnets, attestation, business reports and economic studies. Transactions for these …
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Kerala CM to meet expat businessmen in UAE today
K Beeran Kutty, President of Kerala Social Centre. The CM will proceed to Dubai on Friday 19, where he will meet the Indian business community in the afternoon. There will be a public meeting at Al Na…
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Dubai tourism aims to strike gold in India with more air connectivity
Dubai wants more air connectivity with India, to double the number of tourists from its biggest source market in the coming years. A record 2.1 million Indians visited Dubai in 2017, and the number co…
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Video: UAE Astronauts’ speed tolerance tested
The UAE’s first astronauts, Hazza Al Mansouri and Sultan Al Niadi, experienced just that as part of their training in Russia’s Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in preparation for their …
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After UAE ‘Murder Squad’ Revelations, How Many More Private US Hit Teams Are Under Gulf Regimes?
Concerning other Yemeni figures subsequently killed in mysterious assassinations which locals had long suspected the UAE as being part of, Buzzfeed questioned one of the American operatives that had b…
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