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DUBAI: The opening of a shopping center worth $1 billion being built on an island off the coast of Abu Dhabi has been pushed back by two years until 2020 partly due to issues with its design and delays in receiving approvals, the developer’s chief …
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Dubai: Pigeon droppings are creating a mess in apartment balconies in different parts of the city, posing a hygiene and health risk for residents. Tenants are not sure how to prevent these birds from roosting in balconies without attracting fines from …
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Hardly a day goes by without news of UAE humanitarian projects abroad, both through the government and UAE-based NGO’s and humanitarian organisations. Just this week, for example, the Dar Al Ber Society (Dabs) announced a Dh2.8 million emergency relief …
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (RNS) In the Middle East this year, Holy Week had a bloody start with the bombings claimed by Islamist extremists at Egyptian Coptic church services that left dozens dead and more than 100 wounded on Palm Sunday.
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Dubai: A gurdwara in Dubai broke the world record for serving free breakfast to the maximum number of people from diverse nationalities. Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar entered the Guinness World Record on Thursday for serving continental breakfast titled …
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the three-match series on Friday. In the final two matches which were played at the Sheikh Zayed International Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE won the second game by 30 runs and …
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Dubai: A gurudwara in Dubai broke the world record for serving free breakfast to the maximum number of people from diverse nationalities. Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar has marked into the Guinness World Record on Thursday for serving continental breakfast …
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Abu Dhabi: There has been up to a 40 per cent increase in the prevalence … senior consultant at the Asian American Liver Centre (AALC), told Gulf News. The AALC has been tasked with providing liver care for Emiratis over the last 10 years, and is a …
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Mogadishu, April 14 (IANS/WAM) The UAE’s Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation will launch work on a dam in Somalia’s Hargeisa city in the next two days to continue efforts to curb famine in the country. The United Arab Emirates-funded project is …
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“This blessed journey will achieve its goals,” he said in a statement to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, during the second Joint UAE-Saudi Al Azm Retreat, named after the Arabic word for determination. More than 200 government officials and experts from …
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Dubai: Working out while bouncing on a trampoline seems to be … founder and managing partner of Jump Box, told Gulf News. “Studies showed that an hour of jumping on a trampoline can burn up to 700 calories, and has been proven to be three times more …
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Dubai, Apr 14 (PTI) A gurdwara in Dubai has found a place in the Guinness book of world records by serving free breakfast to hundreds of people from over 100 countries in an hour-long event. The Gurunanak Darbar gurdwara served continental breakfast titled …
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The UAE has launched an ambitious space program aimed at sending … not about reaching Mars,” the Mars mission’s project manager, Omran Sharaf, told Gulf News. “It’s beyond that… It’s about taking the whole [Arab] region and making them …
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CultureSummit 2017 Abu Dhabi concluded today following four days of rich and lively discussion with over 300 of the world’s top creative minds from over 80 countries. The global cultural leadership forum delivered on its founding vision by tackling some of …
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A 7.7 per cent increase in total revenue was converted to a 29.4 per cent increase in profit per room at hotels in Abu Dhabi this month as hoteliers successfully slashed costs, according to the latest data from HotStats. It was a mixed performance for …
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Countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are investing heavily in the arts and culture, building new museums and hosting exhibitions. That’s encouraging a new generation of art lovers. One such collector is Mohammed Al Baker.
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Abu Dhabi, Apr. 12 (BNA): The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Federal National Council (FNC) has condemned the heinous terrorist attacks aimed to destabilize the Kingdom of Bahrain’s security including the recent terrorist plot aimed to assassinate important …
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