Dubai Rugby Sevens – Winners: Dubai Exiles; Runners up: Jebel Ali Dragons West Asia Premiership- Winners: Jebel Ali Dragons; Runners up: Abu Dhabi Harlequins UAE Premiership Cup- Winners: Abu Dhabi Harlequins; Runners up: Dubai Exiles UAE Premiership …
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Dubai gov proposes fee waivers, mortgage law, SME incentives to boost economy
Dubai has called on government departments to put together a comprehensive reform package with the aim of boosting business confidence and economic growth, according to reports. The plans follow a decision last month to freeze government fees for the next …
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Dubai makes volunteering, fundraising illegal without authorisation
Dubai has issued a new law making it illegal to conduct volunteering and fundraising activities without authorisation. The legislation, issued by UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, gives Dubai’s …
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Dubai real estate deals total $15.7bn in Q1
Dubai Land Department (DLD) has revealed that real estate deals in Dubai totalled AED58 billion ($15.7 billion) via 13,759 transactions in the first three months of 2018. According to the DLD’s Department of Real Estates Studies & Research, Q1 saw a …
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Sharjah reign supreme
Sharjah Cricket Council beat Dubai Cricket Council by eight wickets to be crowned the Emirates Cricket ‘UAE Cricket Leagues’ men’s T20 Champions 2018. Having won the toss Sharjah sent Dubai in to bat and were on the front foot from the onset. An impressive …
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Abu Dhabi developer Aldar raises foreign ownership limit raised to 49%
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CNBC to broadcast business show from new Abu Dhabi HQ
London: The financial news network CNBC will on Monday unveil its new Middle East headquarters and TV studios, based at the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) complex. The facility will act as the network’s regional hub, and broadcast “Capital Connection …
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Dubai Marina city’s most searched for area
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Generation Start-up: A restaurant’s excess food is now a UAE resident’s bargain dinner with BonApp
The plan was solidified by Dubai Government’s campaign months later, Ms Delin, co-founder and managing director of BonApp, said. The founders, who quit their full-time jobs to focus on the start-up, have poured their savings into the business and …
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Dubai’s Abraaj hires Deloitte for business review
Abraaj has hired Deloitte to examine its business, including its troubled $1bn healthcare fund, after investors questioned an earlier review by KPMG of the embattled fund, people familiar with the matter said. Abraaj has been trying to stem the fallout …
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The Mint Corporation to Collaborate with Interac Corp. in UAE
Canada with its primary business in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Mint Group is approved by the UAE Central Bank, Mastercard and UnionPay as a third-party payment processor. Mint processes over US$1 billion in payroll annually for hundreds of …
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China Takes First Step In Paying For Crude Imports In Yuan
Until now, Chinese oil imports were based on FOB benchmarks, with long-term procurement contracts settling off Platts Oman/Dubai or Dated Brent … crude delivery and may in fact at times reduce its hedge efficiency. • A new investment vehicle for …
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‘The Flight Attendant’ is, yes, the perfect airplane read
But one fateful morning in a hotel room in Dubai puts a dead stop to Cassie’s fancy-free lifestyle … the dizzy recollections of a passionate night spent with the hedge fund manager named Alex she met on the flight from New York. Cassie turns to look …
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It’s a girl! Georgia Penna welcomes third child via surrogate
Then the family, who live in Dubai, will fly to Dublin so that the new baby can … However, the proud mother has since sprinkled her Instagram feed with pictures of her twins and hedge fund husband Joe enjoying family life, albeit with the faces of …
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Bloom Properties to Showcase Key Developments at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2018
Bloom Properties, a Bloom Holding business specializing in the development of integrated and sustainable communities, is set to showcase key developments within its portfolio as part of its participation in the upcoming edition of Cityscape Abu Dhabi.
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Dynamic envoys lead UAE soft power projection
In separate interviews with Gulf News, the envoys highlighted what makes the UAE tick at the international level, and the country’s approach to soft power diplomacy. “Ours is an agnostic, merit-based approach. We appoint competent people, and give them …
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UAE principles: Safety at home, security abroad
The UAE’s approach to foreign policy continues to be informed by the principles espoused by its founder, the late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. They include non-interference in the internal affairs of other states, and the pursuit, wherever possible …
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