Sharjah: Book lovers started flipping through thousands of new as well as older titles as one of the world’s biggest book fairs, the 39th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), opened doors on …
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Keralite, who suffered stroke at Dubai airport, flies home on stretcher amid COVID-19
Dubai: His journey home amid the COVID-19 pandemic had to be cancelled as he suffered a stroke while waiting to board his flight at Dubai airport in September. Almost two months later, Indian …
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Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum joins coronavirus vaccine trial
Maktoum said Tuesday he had received an experimental coronavirus vaccine, becoming the latest United Arab Emirates official to take part in the trials.
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Beyond Dubai’s shadow, Sharjah shines light on Arab arts and culture
It doesn’t have the malls of Dubai or the mega-projects of Abu Dhabi, but the conservative Gulf emirate of Sharjah has carved out a role for itself as a cultural capital. The unassuming emirate, often …
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Technology as the devil in national discourse
The last few weeks have conspired malevolently to create a State of Anomy in our land, apologies to Prof Wole Soyinka, whose …
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Dubai Economy finds full compliance to COVID-19 guidelines in 652 businesses
Dubai Economy lauded the efforts made by the business community to ensure compliance with the precautionary measures …
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The new Business Bay hotspot that needs to be on your restaurant list
This is why you need to add Bella’s Restaurant & Lounge to your restaurant list, because it has Italian cuisine and fabulous Burj Khalifa and Dubai skyline views. Set to open soon on the 20th floor of …
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Farnek in deal to set up rooftop vertical garden in Dubai
UAE-based smart and green facilities management company Farnek said it has signed a contract with Dutch green-tech projects specialist developer Urban Ponics, to design and help create a a 240-sq-m …
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Central Bank of UAE issues new regulation on Stored Value Facilities
By introducing this new regulation for the providers of SVFs, the CBUAE aims to facilitate Fintech firms and other non-bank payment service providers easier access to the UAE market while continuing …
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Sharjah announces new Dhs512m economic stimulus package
The Sharjah government approved a new Dhs512m stimulus package on Tuesday, November 3, to counter the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is its second economic incentive, following a …
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UAE, India agree on steps to boost investment, trade
The UAE and India agreed to explore ways to facilitate two-way investments and to work “on a priority basis” to ensure speedy resumption of normal air transport operations. The two sides agreed that …
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UAE PM shares pic of him receiving shot of Covid-19 vaccine
Two vaccines are undergoing third-phase trials in the UAE, one produced by Chinese drug giant Sinopharm, and Russia’s Sputnik-V.’We wish everyone safety and great health, and we are proud of our teams …
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Jewish envoy to UAE gets opportunity to embrace culture, religion
From gender parity to religious tolerance, Canadian Ambassador to the UAE Marcy Grossman has a busy agenda. The Jewish civil servant arrived in Dubai as the consul general in 2018. Within a year she …
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UAE fund gets tax break for investments
The decision is in line with the provisions of the Finance Act this year meant to encourage investments into infrastructure by sovereign wealth funds …
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Review: Brasserie Boulud at Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk
For his first foray into Dubai, he’s set up shop in the Sofitel The Obelisk, opening Brasserie Boulud in the glitzy new Egyptian-themed hotel in Umm Hurair 2, right next to Wafi Mall. While the menu …
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UAE job market signals rebound with 9.5% hiring surge in October
Research shows that demand for digital skills remains strong across the globe with over 150 million jobs expected in the technology sector over the next five years …
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Veritas technology: UAE businesses fail to prepare for new legislation
Veritas Technologies, a worldwide leader in enterprise data protection and software-defined storage, today unveiled that UAE businesses are failing to manage their dark (unclassified) and Redundant, …
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