Abu Dhabi’s National Petroleum Construction Company, which is wholly owned by National Marine Dredging Company, secured a $99 million contract from Taiwan’s Yunneng Wind Power for work on the …
Big Ticket Abu Dhabi: Indian expat truck driver wins Dh12 million
The Big Ticket draw is held on the third of every month in Abu Dhabi. Get Breaking News Alerts From Gulf News We’ll send you latest news updates through the day. You can manage them any time by …
UAE Cabinet approves strategy for 20% digital contribution to non-oil economy
The UAE Cabinet has approved a strategy in which the digital economy will contribute 20 per cent to the gross non-oil national economy in the coming years. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister …
Exclusive: We are very happy to be part of FairBreak Invitational, says UAE captain Mughal
A beautiful new chapter is going to be written in UAE women’s cricket today. The FairBreak Invitational (May 4-16), a women’s T20 tournament featuring six teams, will offer four UAE players a rare …
UAE: Autistic teen’s dream comes true with special train journey onboard Etihad Rail
People at Etihad Rail went above and beyond their call of duty by making the dreams of an autistic teenager come true. Suhail is a 15-year-old boy from Abu Dhabi who attends a school for children with …
Photos: Huge turnout for Eid Al Fitr celebrations at Global Village in Dubai
With extended opening hours, the final week of Season 26 will host fireworks every night Get Breaking News Alerts From Gulf News We’ll send you latest news updates through the day. You can …
Dubai’s Emirates resumes flights to Bali
Emirates announces to operate 14 weekly ‘outbound’ flights from Pakistan to Dubai to fly back stranded UAE residents. Image Credit: Emirates/twitter Dubai: Emirates landed in Bali for the first …
Crypto exchange startup, Kraken, eyes expansion into UAE
One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platforms, Kraken, has been granted a full financial licence to operate in the UAE. The approval was granted … including in crypto assets, in March …
Watch: Sharjah Airport greets passengers with a special Eid Al Fitr gift
Passengers at the Sharjah airport are being greeted with a special gift this Eid Al Fitr. In a heart-warming video posted on their Instagram page, staff and officials at the Sharjah airport are seen …
UAE-India CEPA deal: First consignment of precious gems, jewellery worth $1 million at zero tax arrives
On Tuesday, the first consignment of jewellery that India sent to the UAE under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership (CEPA) was received by heads of private sector gold businesses. The first …
UAE receives first shipment of duty-free jewellery from India valued at $1 million
The UAE received its first duty-free imports from India on Tuesday containing gold and jewellery items valued at $1 million. Just two days after the landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership …
Report: 68 Bosnians own 105 properties worth a total of $ 27 million in Dubai
According to a report published by the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS), 68 Bosnian citizens own 105 properties worth a total of $ 27 million in Dubai. “In Dubai, weak regulation, poor …
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Knock against Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave ‘ice-man’ Rahul Tewatia the belief that he belongs here: Sunil Gavaskar
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big …
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Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival to present Robot Zoo Exhibition
Hands-on activities to offer better understanding of nature’s mechanism to children Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the 13th edition of SCRF bears the theme ‘Create Creativity …
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Dubai has emerged as the world’s leading haven for business post-pandemic
The tiny emirate of Dubai has emerged as the world’s leading haven from Covid for business and investment, writes John Arlidge Covid-19 has sparked many battles. Mankind vs the virus, China vs the …
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Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority to establish metaverse HQ in world first
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA … noted that the authority will “nurture and safely scale a rapidly decentralising business landscape founded on four cornerstone principles – …
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Dubai’s VARA becomes world’s first regulatory authority to enter metaverse
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA … to nurture and safely scale a rapidly decentralising business landscape founded on four cornerstone principles – secure cross-border …
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