Saudi cities still lack proper infrastructure in key areas like transport and banking, and some ministries remain hopelessly mired in bureaucracy. “Riyadh and Jeddah remain light years behind Dubai …
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Israeli firm excited with maiden participation at Abu Dhabi expo
Israel is marking its presence at the Abu Dhabi defence expo for the first time. It is among the five countries to make its debut this year at the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX), organised by …
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Thousands of Covid vaccines from UAE arrive in Gaza
Around 20,000 coronavirus vaccine doses from the UAE arrived in Gaza Sunday, a delivery reportedly orchestrated by a rival of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas three months before scheduled …
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Fire guts Pak family’s Sharjah apartment
Thirty-five-year-old Victoria Diamond and her mother lost a job and house within one year of COVID-19 hitting the world.
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Dh5 billion Idex deals on day 1 in Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohamed visited pavilions of companies and countries, and checked out the latest innovations, hi-tech equipment and technologies.
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Dubai committed to helping private sector spur growth
Dubai’s partnership with the local and global private sector has been a key factor behind the emirate’s ability to take decisive action to ease the challenges resulting from the pandemic and drive rap …
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Dubai opens two more COVID-19 PCR testing centres
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has added two more COVID-19 PCR testing centres to the list of accredited establishment conducting the tests on Sunday. The DHA said that Al Safa Health Centre and Nad …
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Dubai realty investors’ hot spot
Dubai has emerged as a hotspot for global and local real estate investors buoyed by the emirate’s steady economic growth, world-class infrastructure, tolerant and inclusive culture for multiple …
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Hilton opens new resort on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island
Abu Dhabi’s newest leisure resort offers guests complimentary access to some of the UAE’s leading tourist attractions.
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UAE’s Brands For Less Group (BFL) to develop 958KW solar power project
The project will generate around 1,600,000 kWh of solar energy, reducing BFL’s carbon footprint by 700 metric tonnes …
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UAE weapons show draws major deals, traders amid pandemic
In spite of the surging coronavirus pandemic, major arms makers descended Sunday on a convention center in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United …
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Gaza receives COVID vaccines from UAE, helped by Abbas rival
Gaza received 20,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine from the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, a move secured by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s rival, Mohammad Dahlan, who is based in the …
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Covid: Dubai Health Authority adds 2 PCR testing centres
PCR testing centres. DON’T MISS: Covid: Dubai updates timings of health centres. These are Al Safa Health Centre and N …
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UN panel accuses Trump ally Erik Prince of violating Libya arms embargo alongside UAE companies
Erik Prince soared to notoriety in 2007 after employees of the controversial security firm he founded shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians in central Baghdad during the Iraq war.
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Dubai’s IBC Group Backed Heth Data Centers Buys 1640 Next-Gen Miners, Aims to Become One of The Largest Ethereum Miners Globally
HeTH Data Centers, a Canada-based crypto mining pool, today announced the purchase and immediate hashing of 1640 next-generation Innosilicon A10 Pro 7G Ethash Miners, which boast an operating hash …
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Sharjah, UAE authority addresses online rumors about airplane ‘on fire’
Sharjah’s aviation authority confirmed that a Turkish aircraft suffered a minor malfunction after videos circulating on social media appeared to show …
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‘Kidnapped’ Dubai Princess Latifa’s guards tried to break her spirit by giving her razor blades and a stopwatch to count her time in ‘captivity’, her British lawyer claims
The lawyer for Princess Latifa, David Haigh, has claimed that guards placed a bag of razor blades in her room and gave her an electronic stopwatch to chart each passing day in an attempt to ‘break her …
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