Airline bookings to Dubai from London in Q4 are currently 74.1% behind year-on-year Air passenger arrivals to Dubai from London have slumped by 69.1 percent year to date, according to official data …
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Dubai Mall repairs complete after part of roof collapses
Dubai Mall has taken immediate measures to restore the damage caused to a small section of the ceiling yesterday evening. There were no injuries and all precautionary measure are in place to ensure …
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80-year old Portuguese tourist with cancer gets a lease of life at a Rashid Hospital in Dubai
Dubai: Maria Madalena, an 80-year-old Portuguese tourist who has been visiting Dubai every year with her husband and family for the last 20 years, did not expect to get diagnosed with cancer while on …
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Dubai’s RTA, Trakhees ink deal to strengthen cooperation
DUBAI – Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, and the Department of Planning and Development – Trakhees at the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation have announced the signing of a Memorandum …
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Israeli brand shoots pyjama ad in Dubai after normalisation deal
Israeli May Tager has become the first model from her country to pose for a photoshoot in the United Arab Emirates, after the two nations agreed to normalise relations last month. She posed in modest …
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UAE launches ‘Fawri Tick ’ to combat illegal financing
The UAE remains committed to applying best in class technology to address the menace of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing crimes.” Commenting on the launch, Christer Viktorsson, …
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Abu Dhabi launches open data platform to boost economy
The Department of Government Support in Abu Dhabi has launched an open data platform to enable public and private sectors to exchange and share open data with users, start-ups, and academic …
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Sharjah to establish a library in every workers’ housing facility
Move by LSDA part of wider measures for workers revealed on International Literacy Day Sharjah: A project has been launched to establish a library in every housing facility of blue-collar workers in …
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CEO of largest Israeli bank heads delegation to the UAE
Bank Hapoalim CEO Dov Kotler leads first Israeli economy-focused visit to the UAE since an agreement to normalise ties …
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CEO of Israel’s largest bank heading delegation to UAE
Israeli business delegation led by chief of country’s largest bank head for UAE ahead of formal peace agreement.
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UAE budget posts surplus of $2.65bn in H1
The total expenditure of the UAE federal government amounted to AED24.99 ($6.8 billion) by the end of the second quarter of 2020, according to the Budget Execution Report released by the Ministry of …
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First official Israeli trade delegation visits UAE with CEO of Israel’s biggest bank
It will be the first ever official Israeli trade delegation in the UAE. Kotler said the visit is “a unique opportunity to establish economic relations and cooperation between ou …
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Bahrain’s ABC says in preliminary talks to buy Blom Bank’s Egypt business
Bahrain’s Bank ABC said on Tuesday it was in preliminary talks to buy Blom Bank’s Egyptian subsidiary, pitting it against Dubai’s Emirates NBD, which is also a potential bidder.
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Abu Dhabi Police warn pedestrians against crossing roads randomly
Abu Dhabi Police have urged pedestrians to cross roads from designated places as several traffic accidents take place due to random crossing of roads. Police said on Monday that violators of …
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Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed visits people injured in Abu Dhabi gas explosion
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed visited people who were hurt in a gas explosion in Abu Dhabi, on Tuesday. The member of the Executive Council and chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office visited Sheikh …
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Use only designated areas to cross roads, Abu Dhabi Police tells pedestrians
Steep fines will be levied against those flouting the rules Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police have urged pedestrians to cross roads from designated places as several traffic accidents take place due to …
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Abu Dhabi fund ADIA hires Cornell’s professor as global head of quantitative research
UAE’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, has appointed a Cornell University professor, Marcos Lopez de Prado, as global head of quantitative research & development, the fund said on Tuesday. Prado will …
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