Juma Ali Khalaf al-Hamiri, a senior Emirati military official, said in a statement on the state-run WAM news agency. Media in Colombia have also reported that Colombian nationals working as mercenaries serve in the UAE’s military. In 2014, the UAE …
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Emirati teenager releases second book at book fair
Abu Dhabi: With Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF … so to have the sequel now just feels really amazing,” Al Naqbi told Gulf News. “The first book ended with a cliffhanger so that provoked me even more to write the second part,” she said.
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Dubai’s Catholic parish church marks 50 years
Dubai: History is usually told in the written form. On Thursday night, the story of St Mary’s Catholic Church parish’s 50 years in Dubai was told not only with words but — in the city’s typical innovative fashion — with a computer-driven laser light …
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Dubai gears up to operate flying taxis by 2020
The statement comes after Uber at its inaugural Elevate Summit in the US announced Dubai as one of the two partner cities for the project, the other being Dallas, Texas. Speaking to Gulf News, Chris Free, the general manager of Uber UAE, shared more detail …
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Abu Dhabi hospital offers treatment to ‘world’s heaviest woman’
Speaking to Gulf News over the phone from Mumbai, Dr Vayalil said: “I am very happy to be able to assist Eman in her journey of good health. Our hospital team was the first to offer her the bariatric surgery and airlift her to Abu Dhabi from Alexandria …
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UAE’s first solar-powered gas station opens in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A government oil company in the United Arab Emirates says it has opened the country’s first solar-powered gas station in Dubai. The Dubai-owned Emirates National Oil Company said on Wednesday the service station on the city’s …
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UAE jails businessman for trying to ship generator to Iran: agency
the UAE state news agency said. Iran emerged from years of economic isolation last year when world powers led by the United States and European Union lifted sanctions in return for curbs on Iran’s nuclear work meant to ensure it can’t be put to developing …
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Dubai Police to have bicycle patrols in all stations
Major-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Merri, Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police, reviewed the bicycle training course at the Dubai Police headquarters. The idea of launching the new cycle patrol is for faster response to emergencies. Major-General Khalil …
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Dubai Police discuss Expo 2020 security
Dubai: Dubai Police are keen to use artificial intelligence and enabling integrated communication with neighbouring countries and other parties to enhance safety and security at major events like Expo 2020. Brigadier Abdullah Ali Al Gaithi, director of …
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Obese woman to move to UAE after ‘losing 250kg’ in India
These are external links and will open in a new window An Egyptian woman believed to have been the world’s heaviest is to be moved to the UAE after a row over her weight loss at the Indian hospital she was being treated at. Mumbai’s Saifee hospital said …
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Abu Dhabi International Book Fair launched
according to UAE News Agency (WAM). The current cycle of the fair was organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority with the participation of 1,320 exhibitors representing 65 countries from around the world, with over 500,000 titles in over 30 …
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Mumbai: Eman Ahmed set to go to Abu Dhabi for further treatment
The family took the decision after a group of experts visited her at the Mumbai hospital, where she is being treated (From left) Eman’s sister Shaimaa with the team from the Abu Dhabi hospital that came to check Eman’s reports yesterday afternoon The saga …
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UAE traffic: Breeze past the end of work week on these roads
Residents can expect usual morning rush traffic from Sharjah to Dubai this Thursday according to live updates from TrafficDXB and Google. So far, only a single accident has been reported. An accident occurred along Al Khail Road just before the Meydan exit …
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Failed luxury expo costs Nova Scotia exhibitors $25K each
A high-end Nova Scotia jewelry designer and a custom furniture maker who attended a luxury goods expo in Abu Dhabi last November say they are out tens of thousands of dollars because barely anyone showed up to shop. Carrie Lamb owns Frida Fine Jewellery …
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China embosses its mark on Abu Dhabi book fair
Abu Dhabi: China is the Guest of Honour at this year’s Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) and one could experience that it has made its presence felt from the moment one enters the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) grounds, where the …
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Toronto-based Saudi novelist wins prestigious prize for Arab fiction
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A Saudi novelist won what is considered to be the region’s top literary award for Arab fiction for a book about the trials and tribulations of a man on a journey of self-revelation through Andalusia in the 12th century …
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Abu Dhabi Theme Park to Recreate Gotham City, Metropolis
When the new Warner Bros. theme park opens in Abu Dhabi next year, visitors will be able to explore the dark alleyways of Gotham City, the streets of Metropolis, and the town of Bedrock all on one island. New details have been released on Warner Bros.
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