The world number four, who is top seed in the year-opening WTA event in Abu Dhabi which starts on Wednesday, will be kept in a bubble along with her fellow competitors before they all move on to …
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Tennis: Kenin ‘happy to be travelling’ as WTA season starts in Abu Dhabi bio-bubble
Defending Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin believes the tough bio-secure limits on players at the start of the 2021 season are “harsh” but …
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Abu Dhabi 2021: Wednesday’s Order of Play and Match Points
Maria Sakkari and Anett Kontaveit are the Top 10 seeds in action while Ons Jabeur battles Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on the first day of main-draw play at the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open.
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UAE Official Said Rebuilding Trust Required to End Gulf Dispute
A senior United Arab Emirates official voiced optimism over an agreement to end a bitter dispute with Qatar at a Gulf Arab summit on Tuesday but said trust-building measures were needed to …
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Paul Stirling: Ireland vice-captain describes ODIs against UAE and Afghanistan as ‘critical’
Ireland vice-captain Paul Stirling is relishing a return to cricket with seven ODIs against United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan this month.
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UAE aims to vaccinate 50% of population by the end of Q1
It added that it aims to reach more than 50 percent of the country’s population during the first quarter of this year. In a series of tweets, NCEMA said: “This will help us reduce …
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UAE Vaccinates 8% of Population Against Coronavirus
The United Arab Emirates inoculated 8% of its population with the coronavirus vaccines and aims to cover half of its residents in the first quarter.
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Social media stars face being stuck in Dubai
Stars from Love Island, TOWIE and Geordie Shore descended on holiday spots such as Dubai to escape Britain’s lockdown and see in 2021 under the sun.
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Social media stars face being stuck in Dubai as British Government is expected to insist that arrivals get negative Covid test before they are allowed into UK
Stars from Love Island, TOWIE and Geordie Shore descended on holiday spots such as Dubai to escape Britain’s lockdown and see in 2021 under the sun.
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Chloe Ferry slammed for saying she’s ‘at her happiest’ on Dubai beach as UK goes into full lockdown
CHLOE Ferry has infuriated her followers by declaring she’s at her “happiest” as she frolicked on a Dubai beach. It comes as the UK was slammed into full lockdown with a range of tough restrictions on …
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Dubai benchmark gained for a third successive session
Activity in the UAE’s non-oil private sector grew in December as its Purchasing Managers’ Index, which covers manufacturing and services, rose to 51.2 in December from 49.5 in November, a survey …
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Topless Geordie Shore star Bethan Kershaw twerks in just her thong during Dubai break
GEORDIE Shore star Bethan twerked in just a thong as she continued her sunshine break with pal Chloe Ferry. The 24-year-old jetted off to Dubai last week in time to ring in the New Year with her …
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Dubai Economy completes 140,000 inspection visits in 2020
The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in Dubai Economy conducted 140,000 inspection visits in 2020 to commercial establishments in the emirate to verify their compliance with …
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Royal Air Maroc Revives Dubai Route Plans
Morocco’s flag-carrier Royal Air Maroc has revived plans to add Dubai to its network, more than six years after last pulling the plug on a proposed route to the emirate. According to OAG …
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Abu Dhabi Open: Sabalenka grateful to be playing tennis during these times
Last year was a strange one in many ways, for the world’s top tennis stars and that has spilled on to the new season with the players having to alter and make adjustments as the situation evolves …
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GCSE, A-Level exams in UAE could be cancelled; school heads await official decision
Principals of UK-curriculum schools in Dubai on Tuesday said there could be a review of whether to overhaul or scrap GCSE and A-Level exams this year as they await final instructions from the exam …
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Lando Norris: McLaren formula one driver tests positive for Covid-19 in Dubai
“McLaren can confirm that Lando Norris tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday in Dubai,” said a statement from the Woking-based team. “He is currently on holiday ahead of a planned training camp and …
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