… government departments taking part in enhancing sustainable development and promoting Dubai’s image worldwide, turning it into a principal capital, business and tourism destination, as it …
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Dubai Economy unveils R&D platform initiative to boost competitiveness
Maria Al Rais, Director of Business Development at Dubai Economy, said: “We are delighted with the response from academia and industry. There is keen interest from both sides to join the R&D …
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Dubai-based Jumeirah has cut 500 jobs – report
Read: Welcoming the world: Jumeirah’s CEO on the Dubai brand’s bold new strategy Jumeirah CEO CEO José Silva told Gulf Business earlier this year that the government-owned luxury hotel chain …
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Abu Dhabi creates $163 million fund for ‘mega-events’
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi launched a new 600 million dirhams ($163.4 million) “mega events” fund to finance potential global entertainment partners as part of its strategy to boost tourism and …
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Abu Dhabi creates $163 mln fund for “mega-events”
ABU DHABI, July 30 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi launched a new 600 million dirhams ($163.4 million) “mega events” fund to finance potential global entertainment partners as part of its strategy to boost …
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Billiard ball-sized tumour removed from UAE patient’s brain – News |
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) Surgeons at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi have removed a brain tumour the size of a billiard ball from a 34-year-old man, ending his 10-year search for a cure to his …
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Dubai’s Jumeirah Cuts 500 Jobs as Tourism Industry Struggles
Dubai’s hotels are struggling as growth in the tourism sector … The government introduced measures to stimulate the economy such as lowering certain business fees and issuing longer-term visas. …
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Dubai-Sharjah ferry: Gulf News tests the new service
Dubai-Sharjah: Arrive in just one hour and 15 minutes from Sharjah to Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, during peak traffic hours. No, this is not a figment of our imagination, but a reality that the …
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Fintech gains grounds in UAE
In 2018, there were 142 fintech startups in the UAE listed on the Magnitt platform, which is an increase of 33 per cent compared to 2017. The first half of 2019 witnessed fintech recording maximum …
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Dubai Economy unveils R&D platform initiative
Maria Al Rais, director of Business Development at Dubai Economy, said: “We are delighted with the response from academia and industry. There is keen interest from both sides to join the R&D …
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Abu Dhabi siblings power Delhi green drive
An Abu Dhabi-based brother-sister pair is on a mission to help plant one million trees in New Delhi. Rohin Bajaj, a Grade 9 student of Abu Dhabi Indian School, and Varnica Bajaj, a former student, are …
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King, Abu Dhabi crown prince affirm deep-rooted, brotherly ties between Jordan, UAE
(MENAFN – Jordan News Agency) Abu Dhabi, July 27 (Petra) — His Majesty King Abdullah and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE …
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Dubai launches ferry service to Sharjah
A new ferry service has been launched between Dubai and Sharjah to provide more options to commuters between the two emirates. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) operated the first …
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UAE’s oil giant to team up with Pertamina in LPG business
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) state-owned energy company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will team up with state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to build liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) …
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Dubai’s DEWA says to invest over $2bn in new substations
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced plans to build 68 new 132/11 kilovolt (kV) substations over the next three years, at a projected value of AED8 billion ($2.18 billion). This …
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Toll gates in Abu Dhabi from October 15 – News |
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) Abu Dhabi’s Department of Transport (DoT) on Thursday (July 25) officially announced the implementation of the new electronic toll collection system similar to Dubai …
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Abu Dhabi residents hope for less traffic jams, accidents with toll gates – News |
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) For past five months, Abu Dhabi residents knew toll gates were on their way. And as expected, the system will be covering all the four major roads of Abu Dhabi. Even as …
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