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Dubai: Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office, is inviting UAE fine arts students to take part in the Dubai Street Museum project to work with famous mural painters from around the world, the organisation said on Sunday. The ... ( read original story ...)

News of the deal came without warning Saturday after years of negotiations between London-based BP and Abu Dhabi, the capital of the seven sheikhdoms that form the UAE. BP had held a 9.5-per cent interest in the onshore concession that expired in late 2014. ( read original story ...)

Abu Dhabi: The UAE has provided Dh32.34 billion ($8.8 billion) in foreign aid during 2015, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. In its report titled ‘UAE’s Foreign Aid in 2015’, which was issued on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)

Dubai: Starting on December 26, Dubai Shopping Festival will see 34 days of deals, prize draws and shows across the emirate. This year, thousands of retail outlets will offer discounts of up to 75 per cent. The discounts will apply to apparel and fashion ... ( read original story ...)

Dubai: The region’s first environmental nanosatellite, DM SAT1, will be built in Dubai in accordance with an agreement signed on Saturday between Dubai Municipality and Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC). The satellite, which is part of the Dubai ... ( read original story ...)

A new destination was added to the world cruise atlas with the official opening of Sir Bani Yas beach resort off the coast of western Abu Dhabi. Unfortunately no-one told the weather, which refused to co-operate. Freak winds prevented MSC Fantasia from ... ( read original story ...)

Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, laid out in an op-ed piece in Gulf News the importance of happiness to the future development of the UAE. He stated that government “should nurture an environment in which people create and ... ( read original story ...)

Dubai is planning the world's biggest aviation hub Getty/iStock Dubai is set to build the world’s biggest airport that will carry up to 220 million passengers per year as the oil-rich emirate seeks to solidify its position as a global aviation hub. The $ ... ( read original story ...)

Abu Dhabi: The Civil Defence in Abu Dhabi launched an awareness ... If a fire breaks out, the Civil Defence operations room is automatically alerted. Gulf News spoke to companies displaying smoke detectors at the press conference. Nitin Shah, chairman ... ( read original story ...)

Dubai aims to spend $35.7 billion to develop its second airport and logistics hub in the south of the city and is likely to rely on debt for a significant part of the financing, two people with knowledge of the plan said. The investments will be made in ... ( read original story ...)