The UAE has announced the federal government will mark Isra’a Wal Miraj this weekend. The country’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation said the Islamic holiday would fall on Saturday, April 14. This means no additional leave for workers with …
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Dubai’s dnata to acquire Qantas’ catering businesses
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UAE accuses Somalia over $9.6 million seized at airport
The UAE’s state news agency, WAM, says 47 Emirati Armed Forces personnel were on board the plane and some were held at gunpoint and assaulted by Somali security forces. WAM reports that the money was allocated to support the Somali army and trainees.
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Dubai steps up travel tech game to improve tourism
According to Emirates, 94 percent of WiFi users connected via a smartphone, and the most connected route is EK215 from Dubai to Los Angeles. Emirates was also the first airline to relax rules around using mobile phones onboard aircraft in 2008 and …
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Expo 2020 Dubai Teams Up With Cisco For Technology Solutions
Expo 2020 Dubai, touted to become the world’s largest expositions, has teamed up with Cisco to ensure that the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region leaves a lasting positive impact and delivers on …
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Dubai Studio City Expands International Reach at Nab Show 2018
At this year’s edition, running from 9 to 12 April 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Dubai Studio City is introducing its unique services and state-of-the-art facilities, designed to support business set-up and growth, at booth SU9824 in the South …
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UAE Ministry of Finance Participates in Joint Meeting of Arab Financial Institutions
In a bid to strengthen UAE’s relations with Arab countries and various regional and international institutions, the Ministry of Finance participates in the joint meeting of Arab Financial Institutions currently taking place in Jordan. Participants …
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Sharjah Attracts AED 5.97 Billion FDI In 2017 Taking Cumulative International Investments To AED 36 Billion
Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), the investment promotion arm of the Sharjah government has unveiled that the emirate’s performance in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in various economic sectors has seen a sharp increase of 102 percent …
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Is the Abu Dhabi property market near its bottom?
Abu Dhabi’s slowing real estate market may be turning a new hand on the property clock. The residential segment in the emirate will further soften over upcoming months with a potential to begin stabilising by the end of 2018, Trade News Arabia reported …
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Property value dips seen stabilising in Abu Dhabi
Residential property values in Abu Dhabi, especially at some upscale locations, could be on the verge of bottoming out — if so, this could well prompt more developers to get back into the ring. At some locations, albeit prime ones, property values are …
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Dubai’s smart license plates contact paramedics when the car crashes
Dubai, a place certainly not shy when it comes to taking new technology for a spin, is about to begin testing smart license plates. Comprising a digital display and incorporating GPS and transmitters, the new plate will be able to automatically contact …
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UAE condemns Somalia’s seizure of private jet carrying $10m
The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has condemned the seizure of a “private civilian” aircraft, reportedly carrying millions of dollars, by authorities in Somalia. The country’s statement follows the resignation of …
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Alodia Gosiengfiao and cosplaying the Filipino way in UAE
Gulf News #Pinoy also caught up with one of the Philippines’ biggest name in cosplaying, Alodia Gosiengfiao, who was a guest at the recent MEFCC in Dubai. For Gosiengfiao, cosplaying the Filipino way is usually about huge and elaborate costumes.
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Banned in UAE: 3 skin whitening creams
Dubai: Health authorities have warned residents not to use three brands of unregistered skin whitening creams that were found to have been circulating in the UAE. The Department of Health, the regulatory authority of the health care sector in Abu Dhabi …
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New fee for manual handling of baggage at Dubai airport
Dubai: Passengers flying out of Dubai International Airport will have to pay extra charges for baggage which require manual handling, Gulf News can reveal. A new fee has been introduced for manual handling of baggage that do not conform to standard size …
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Emirates’ record Wi-Fi inflight connections
Wi-Fi connectivity is available on over 98% of the Emirates fleet, including all A380s, the aircraft that Emirates operate daily from Auckland and Christchurch to Dubai and beyond. Customers in all cabin classes receive 20MB of free Wi-Fi data. Emirates …
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Dubai’s Alibabacoin says Alibaba has no monopoly on ‘magic’ name
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dubai-based cryptocurrency firm Alibabacoin Foundation on Tuesday said Alibaba Group Holding Ltd cannot monopolize the “magical” Alibaba name, and asked a U.S. judge to dismiss the Chinese e-commerce retailer’s trademark lawsuit.
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