Already, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced the opening of an office in Shanghai. No date has been given for the opening of the office. But Shirawi explained in an interview with Gulf News that the Shanghai office will join other offices …
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UAE: Over 2m cans collected
Dubai: More than 2 million cans were collected across the UAE on Saturday as part of a nation-wide collection drive, the biggest so far in the UAE, which saw hundreds of companies, schools and families joining hands to boost recycling. The Emirates …
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Dubai, Sharjah airports briefly closed due to drone intrusion
The delay caused flight delays confirmed a Dubai Airport spokesperson in a statement sent to Gulf News. “Airspace around Dubai International was closed from 1925 hrs to 2045 hrs on Saturday due to unauthorised drone activity resulting in the diversion of …
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Desktop banking trumps mobile in UAE
Traditional online banking done through a bank’s desktop website is still proving to be the more popular alternative to mobile banking amongst UAE residents, a survey by compareit4me.com has found. The survey, which compiled responses from almost 400 UAE …
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Errant drone temporarily shuts down Dubai's busy airport
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Authorities say an errant drone flying near Dubai International Airport forced the world’s busiest international airfield to close for nearly an hour and a half. The airport posted on its Twitter account that it closed its …
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Dubai eyes China to boost relations
Shanghai: Dubai is organising a three-day event in Shanghai aimed at further strengthening relations in different business and cultural fields through deepening knowledge of the emirate’s mushrooming business environment and booming opportunities.
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UAE win leaves Guga impressed
“You will never realise the good such a victory against a former two-time world champion can do for a young team like ours,” the UAE’s Brazilian coach Gustavo Henrique Zloccowick (Guga) told Gulf News after the win late on Thursday. “There are too …
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UAE bank deposits up by Dh30b
Abu Dhabi: Total bank deposits in the UAE increased by Dh30.2 billion in September 2016 due to an Dh11.4 billion increase in resident deposits and an Dh18.8 billion increase in non-resident deposits, the Central Bank of the UAE said. Banks in the UAE have …
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Market analysis: UAE bank equities a sound investment
Mena equity investors have had a stormy year so far. We have seen decent swings in both directions, but despite the volatility, Mena equities are now where they started the year, although some countries and sectors have fared better than others. While …
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Know the UAE: Creating functional comfort from simplicity
The main forms of the UAE’s traditional architecture were developed as ways to cope with the exceptionally hot and arid climate, using the limited building materials which were locally available. The most common housing was the arish which were large hut …
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Dubai unveils Tolerance Sign
Dubai: The ‘Tolerance Sign’ announcing Dubai as the capital of the world for tolerance was launched on Thursday in an event that saw four doves being released into the sky at the base of Burj Khalifa. Weeks after His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid …
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Dubai Municipality launches updated version of pet app
Dubai: Dubai Municipality has launched an updated version of smart phone app Aleef, which handles the records of pets, pet owners, pet adoption, registration, treatment and pet care. Heba Al Shehhi, head of Applications Development Section in the IT …
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Dubai boy donates cash award to Clean India Project
He was accompanied by his father Sree Kumar and mother Rashmi, sister Shilpa and Ramesh Mannath, general secretary of Indian People’s Forum in Dubai, who facilitated the meeting. Speaking to Gulf News, Sree Kumar said Pranav decided to share a portion of …
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Dubai deports Briton for breaking charity rules
DUBAI: Dubai’s appeal court has fined a British woman and ordered her deportation for violating the emirate’s strict rules on charity fundraising, a local daily reported Thursday (Oct 27). The 41-year-old executive, whose identity was not disclosed, had …
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Dubai is revealed as the world’s best shoreline with BLACKPOOL rated a close second
It was pipped to the top spot by Dubai, while the Gulf of Mexico sailed in at third place. The locations were rated based on the clarity of the horizon, sea colour, sand quality, cleanliness, interesting features, air quality and the weather. Helping with …
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Dubai’s Emaar expects 20% costs reduction
The Dubai-listed developer Emaar Properties forecasts a 20% reduction in costs next year, according to press reports. That is the expectation of Mohamed Alabbar, Emaar’s Chairman, who was citing the developer’s latest budget, the Reuters news agency …
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Dubai Parks and Resorts holds private preview for workers
Dubai Parks and Resorts has given its construction workers a private preview of the destination they helped build. The Middle East’s largest integrated theme park destination company said in a statement that it hosted the event over a weekend as a sign …
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