Aryna Sabalenka swept into the final of the Abu Dhabi Open with her 14th consecutive win, beating Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday. Sabalenka hit eight aces to book a final against Veronika …
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India’s Vistara to start direct flights to Sharjah amid rising demand
Vistara, India’s private sector full-service airline, will launch direct flights to Sharjah from India’s capital city of Delhi from January 20, its CEO has announced. Currently, Vistara operates …
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Abu Dhabi students win EGA grant to build AI-powered drones
The AED 150,000 grant will support ADU students’ preparation for EGA’s third edition of the AI Robot competition …
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Abu Dhabi government steps in to ensure kosher food compliance
The Abu Dhabi government has announced its plan to ensure the city’s hotels meet quality standards when serving kosher foods. In a statement released on Twitter, it was said Abu Dhabi’s Agriculture …
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UAE’s First Abu Dhabi Bank issues five-year $500m sukuk
Abu Dhabi’s biggest lender, has issued a $500m five-year sukuk, which is the lowest-ever yield on any five-year MENA bank USD issuance, issued at MS+90bps (all-in yield of 1.411 per cent) through FAB …
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Vistara to start Sharjah flights from Jan 20
Vistara is starting non-stop flights between Sharjah (UAE) and Delhi starting from January 20, 2021. The airline will operate its Airbus A320neo aircraft on this route as part of the ‘air bubble …
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Abu Dhabi-Based Access Bridge Ventures Launches With US$25 Million Fund To Support Early-Stage Startups In The MENA Region
Former International Finance Corporation (IFC) head for MENA and Pakistan Issa Aghabi on co-founding Access Bridge Ventures (ABV), a MENA-focused early-stage venture capital fund.
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How Dubai’s Logistics Industry Survived The Impacts Of The Global Pandemic
It’s been interesting to see is how both corporate players and small businesses in the logistics domain have found ways to cope with the current environment- while also tapping into the opportunities.
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No regrets over Dubai trip, says Gavin Strachan
Gavin Strachan, the stand-in Celtic manager, said there were no regrets over the disastrous training camp in Dubai which left them without 13 players and the manager Neil Lennon for their 1-1 draw …
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Covid-19: UAE dropped from UK travel corridor list
The United Arab Emirates is being removed from the UK list of travel corridors amid a spike in Covid cases. That means anyone who arrives from the UAE after 04:00 GMT on Tuesday will need to …
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UK removed UAE from travel corridors list amid increase in COVID-19 cases
Britain removed the United Arab Emirates from its travel corridors list following a concerning increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases, the UK Department of Transport said on Monday.
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UAE-Ireland ODI in Abu Dhabi postponed for second time after hosts return further positive Covid cases
Ireland’s one-day contest against United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi is postponed again after the hosts return four further positive Covid-19 cases.
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UAE open to normalising relations with Turkey, top diplomat says
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash says normalisation deal would ‘respect mutual sovereignty’, but also calls on Turkey to halt ‘support to Muslim Brotherhood’ …
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COVID-19 quarantine rules: Travellers arriving from UAE must self-isolate from Tuesday
The decision was “immediately” taken following a “concerning” rise in coronavirus cases across the federation of states.
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Coronavirus Scotland: UAE added to Scottish Government travel quarantine list
All travellers returning from the UAE will now have to quarantine on arrival, after initially only Dubai was added to the list last night.
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100 amazing things to do at Dubai Shopping Festival this week
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, globalvillage.ae From signature biryanis to paratha kebabs, Oud Metha favourite Al Haaj Bundoo Khan’s is bringing its authentic flavours to spice things up at Global …
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Abu Dhabi adds four more countries to ‘green list’ including Qatar
Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. This follows the announcement that the UAE has reopened all land, sea and air ports to Qatar – for more on that head here The list of ‘green’ countries was …
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