Rain-soaked Al Ittihad Road linking Dubai and Sharjah. Taken at 9.40pm on Thursday. — Devadasan K.P. / Gulf News The weather instability is caused by a low pressure in the south of Iran and the extension of the trough is affecting the UAE. The situation …
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Garcia leads Dubai Desert Classic by 1, Woods 12 shot back
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Sergio Garcia took advantage of better playing conditions in the morning and carded a 7-under-par 65 for a one-shot lead to open the Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday. Playing ahead of Tiger Woods, who could not make any …
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Dubai International welcomes first Air India flight from Kochi
Dubai International has welcomed Air India’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to arrive from the city of Kochi, Kerala, with a traditional water salute. The crew and representatives of the airline were welcomed at a cake cutting ceremony at Concourse D. Air …
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Rain hits many areas of UAE
Rain-soaked Al Ittihad Road linking Dubai and Sharjah. Taken at 9.40pm on Thursday. — Devadasan K.P. / Gulf News The weather instability is caused by a low pressure in the south of Iran and the extension of the trough is affecting the UAE. The situation …
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He has freed 4,500 people from UAE jails
Please mention my phone number in your article: +97-144479988.’ ‘And if you know of a person who is stuck in a UAE jail, then tell his relatives to call me.’ ‘I will help them for sure,’ Firoz Merchant tells Rediff.com’s Syed Firdaus Ashraf. IMAGE …
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Volunteering opportunities for 4,250 UAE residents this year
Dubai: Dubai Cares will be providing volunteering opportunities to 4,250 residents in the UAE throughout 2017, the ‘Year of Giving,’ it was announced on Thursday. The volunteering opportunities will be organised locally and globally as part of its well …
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Dubai Airport is world's busiest for international travel
In the realm of superlatives, you can’t get very far without mentioning Dubai. The world’s largest indoor theme park? Check. The world’s tallest building? All official, 2,716.5 feet of it, in Dubai. The world’s largest floral installation in the world’s …
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UAE summons Iranian diplomat in protest
Al Awadi said Iran’s move is in violation of UN Security Council Resolutions prohibiting this, adding that it is considered an attack on international legitimacy, the rule of Yemen, and fuels the conflict there, according to UAE News Agency (WAM …
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A second straight missed cut looking likely for Tiger in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates– The first time Tiger Woods came to the Middle East to play the longest-running European Tour event in the region, the iconic skyline that is the backdrop to so many photographs emanating from Emirates Golf Club barely existed …
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Dubai Tour: Stage 4 modified due to desert storm
The organisers of the Dubai Tour have confirmed they have modified Friday’s stage 4 to avoid the potential for riders to be caught in a sandstorm in the middle of the desert. The stage will still finish on the steep climb to the edge of Hatta Dam …
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UAE initiatives ‘help lower renewable energy prices’
The report, compiled by Japan’s Nikkei, noted that bid prices for solar and wind power projects in Europe and the Middle East have dropped to levels comparable to coal-fired thermal power, according to a report by the UAE national news agency WAM.
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UAE say Donald Trump's migration ban is NOT anti-Islamic and point out that the majority of Muslims are still free to travel to the US
Hot on the heels of the travel ban, Trump called Saudi King Salman and UAE strongman Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Abu Dhabi’s crown prince. Trump agreed with both on cooperation to fight ‘radical Islamic terrorism’, the White House said. He also agreed with …
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Abu Dhabi Said to Improve Oil-Investor Returns With New Terms
Abu Dhabi’s state energy producer, which is seeking more partners to develop its fields, improved some terms in an oil-production partnership to offer greater returns to international companies such as BP Plc and Total SA, according to people with …
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Dubai refuses to let British woman fly home for life-saving cancer surgery amid fears her charity work in the UAE has angered officials
Dubai is refusing to let a British woman fly home for life-saving cancer treatment because her charity work in the UAE has angered officials, she has claimed. Luisa Williams was unexpectedly diagnosed with advanced stage three cancer just days ago and …
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Revealed: Tragedy of Dubai media boss whose on-stage death made TV chef James Martin change his life and quit Saturday Kitchen
A larger-than-life Dubai magazine boss has been revealed as the man whose death on stage made TV chef James Martin change his life and quit Saturday Kitchen. Dominic De Sousa, 56, a prominent figure in Dubai’s media industry, died on stage of a suspected …
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Dubai Tour: Kittel marvels at come-from-behind sprint victory
Marcel Kittel’s second sprint victory at the Dubai Tour was much more chaotic than his first, but the German says he took more enjoyment from pulling out a winning effort, despite a late push to reach the front of the race. On stage 1, Kittel’s sprint win …
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UAE’s first honey festival opens in Hatta
Hussain Nasser Lootah, director-general of Dubai Municipality, inaugurated the four-day festival … and also encourage the use of this healthy food product,” he told Gulf News. From live bees and fresh beehives to huge machinery used in honey production …
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