Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness, and Major-General Mohammed Khalfan Matar Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi Police, yesterday inaugurated the Traffic Happiness Patrol, the first initiative of its kind in the UAE.
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New Schlumberger Reservoir Laboratory Opens in Abu Dhabi, UAE
Schlumberger has announced the opening of a new reservoir and rock analysis laboratory located in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This new laboratory supports customers in the Middle East and Asia and complements our existing regional network of laboratories located in …
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Hot property! The Middle East's first Legoland park, made out of 60 million bricks, opens in Dubai – including the Egyptian pyramids and the Sphinx
With its ultra-modern buildings of unusual shapes and colossal sizes, Dubai could be compared to a kids’ Lego project. And Dubai is now home to the first Legoland park in the Middle East, which opens its doors on October 31. The park, which is made up of …
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Dubai Sponsors USD 3bn Airports Finance Deal
Dubai to Enable Passenger Traffic Target of 146m by 2025; New Al Maktoum International Airport Set to be Primary Airport for Dubai, and Home to Emirates Airline from 2025 Dubai’s two international airports are set for a capacity-boosting, capex-fueled …
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Emirati social artist represents UAE events in her art
Dubai: An Emirati visual artist based in Abu Dhabi is turning significant life events and social issues into artistic pieces to share her feelings with society. Whether it is deep anguish about Emirati martyrs or the death of an Emirati firefighter in the …
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Dubai broadcaster Jason Lumber passes away
Lumber was known to cover all entertainment news to do with music, theatre, film and festivals in Dubai, and has interviewed A-list celebrities including George Clooney, Morgan Freeman, Collin Firth and Kim Kardashian. Gulf News talked to Lumber’s …
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Dubai government says picks HSBC to arrange $3 billion airport financing
The financing will be raised by a consortium of Dubai state entities, comprising of the Department of Finance, state-owned fund Investment Corporation of Dubai, and the Dubai Aviation City Corporation. The funds will come from a variety of sources and will …
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UAE personal income tax not on the cards at present, says finance ministry
The UAE has no plans to impose new taxes on individuals and the Government is not studying the introduction of more fees for services, Younis Al Khouri, under-secretary at the Ministry of Finance, local media reported him as saying. Governments across the …
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Now open: Legoland Dubai
Dubai: Legoland officially opened in Dubai on Monday, welcoming thrill-seekers and fans of the cult Danish brick-based toy. At 10am, as the curtain rolled back after an onstage countdown from officials and a marching brass band, an excited crowd flocked …
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Secure Information Technology
SIT is one of the leading information and Communication Technology (ICT) service providers in the UAE, a registered partner with Huawei, Microsoft, Dell, HP, IBM Samsung, Pelco Camera, HikVision CCTV Camera, Mobotix, Infinix, and many others. We are …
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12,229 vessels sailed into and out of the Dubai Creek in 2015: Dubai Customs
DUBAI: Nearly 12,229 vessels, including traditional wooden boats, modern vessels and cruise ships, sailed in and out of the Dubai Creek during 2015, the Dubai Customs reported on Monday. Dubai Customs are keen on holding regular meetings with stakeholders …
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Understanding nuances of the UAE’s Competition Law
As a result, the UAE Competition Law is now fully operational … established that an abuse of a dominant position may only occur if the market share of the business allegedly abusing its position exceeds 40 per cent. Anchoring the materiality threshold …
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16,000 jobs open in UAE in one year: LinkedIn
In terms of college degrees, civil engineering, business management and computer science are popular among undergraduates in the UAE. Among postgraduate students, the most popular ones are industrial engineering, business management and computer science.
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Students and universities in the UAE try to ease the financial burden
Student loan debt concept. Young woman with heavy box full of debt carrying it up the education ladder The average cost of attending university in the UAE remains among the highest globally. But a top education official hopes recently introduced labour …
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Careem brings driverless technology to the region
“Our pods are currently in the R&D phase and within a year we will be launching an extensive test phase in Dubai, whereby fully functional prototypes will be tested in restricted areas before we roll out this incredible technology to other markets in the …
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Know the UAE: Connecting Minds, Creating the Future
Dubai: Every World Expo runs under a central theme of universal concern to all of humanity. Expo 2020 Dubai’s theme is ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’. It recognizes that generating sustainable solutions to global problems demands …
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Tech skills ‘most in demand in UAE’
Dubai: The UAE’s most sought after job skills this year are mainly tech-related, with Data Mining on top, new research suggests. Six of the top ten skills for 2016 are in the tech industry, shows The Economic Graph — UAE, revealed by LinkedIn on Monday …
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