The emirate of Dubai has emerged number one in a Smart City Index that examined the smart city campaigns across 10 Gulf Arab cities, Xinhua news agency cited the company as saying. The Gulf emirate stood out for its “strategic vision coupled with a clear …
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Dubai Police launch system that anticipates crime
Dubai: A system to anticipate crime was launched by Dubai Police during the first day of Gitex Technology Week, in addition to 18 other smart services. Lt Gen Khamis Mattar Al Mazeina, Dubai Police Chief, said the force will be announcing and launching …
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LED smart lighting for Dubai Canal bridges
Dubai: More than 200 environmentally friendly smart LED lighting units have been installed on the Dubai Canal bridges, with more planned in Dubai in the future, RTA said on Sunday. Salem Al Rimawi, Roads, Lighting and Traffic Signal manager, said the smart …
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UAE opens Boston consulate to strengthen bilateral ties in New England
Boston: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) opened a Consulate General in Boston, Massachusetts, the country’s third consulate in the USA. At an event held on Thursday, 13th October, to celebrate the opening of the consulate, UAE Consul-General Salem Al …
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Law on emirate's cultural heritage applauded
He also expected many components of the UAE national heritage would soon be recognised as World Heritage by UNESCO, according to UAE News Agency (WAM). I.Y BNA 0622 GMT 2016/10/16
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Be careful when buying goods
Dubai: At the recently concluded Emirates Intellectual Property Association (EIPA … an auto expert told Gulf News. In most cases, motorists chose poor quality parts for their affordability, but according to Gordon Ferguson, General Manager at AAA …
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UAE consumers increasingly interested in buying property
Consumers in the UAE appear to agree with the current real estate market sentiment that now is good time to buy property, according to statistics from compareit4me.com, the Middle East’s leading finance comparison site. Using data from its mortgage …
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UAE ambassador opens refugee camp for 350 Syrians in Lebanon
BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon, 15th October, 2016 (WAM) – The UAE has opened a refugee camp in Lebanon to shelter 350 Syrian refugees. Officiating at the opening of the Al Marj camp, UAE Ambassador to Lebanon Hamad Saeed Al Shamsi noted that the recently …
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UAE, WHO sign two cooperation agreements
The second agreement includes the implementation of integrated outreach programmes against polio, measles and other routine vaccinations in 11 governorates, according to UAE News Agency (WAM). I.Y BNA 0606 GMT 2016/10/13
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What UAE law says about cybercrimes, penalties
UAE Cybercrime Law No. 5 of 2012 … to invade someone else’s privacy – which can even include eavesdropping, copying photos or publishing news – can be jailed for six months and face fines of between Dh150,000 and Dh300,000. · The most severe penalty …
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Emirates Telecommunications Grop : Etisalat to invest $817m in infrastructure – CEO
Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: Etisalat UAE has dedicated more than AED 3 billion ($817.4 million) for investments in infrastructure in 2016, the telecom group CEO Saleh Al Abdooli told Mubasher. The new investments include fiber optic networks, fourth-generation …
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Not all ‘killer offers’ are the same
Gulf News checked the online site where M.N. bought her phone but noticed that the site did not have any physical address in Dubai nor any actual contact number or proper customer service. Gulf News raised M.N.’s issue with the Consumer Protection …
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Dubai’s Role With Blockchain Technology’s Success Story
Dubai is well known for technological progress and its mission for futuristic prosperity. Dubai’s Museum of the Future is a 3D printed meeting area where authorities have been discussing the attributes of blockchain technology. According to officials …
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Dubai dreams of hyperloop transit system
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A network of tubes whisking passengers across a country at close to the speed of sound may seem like a sci-fi pipe dream, but in the already futuristic city of Dubai it would fit right in. The city-state just hosted a two-day …
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Dubai starts building world’s tallest building…again
They don’t do things by halves in Dubai. The pound just plunged to an 168 year low – thanks again Brexit Whether it’s rolling around in a gold-plated Lamborghini, or chilling at the top of the world’s tallest building, the city does things to excess.
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Dubai bourse volumes tumble with index
Volumes on the Dubai bourse tumbled by 37 per cent on Thursday even as Emaar witnessed renewed selling pressure. Traded volumes fell to Dh169 million on Thursday compared to Dh260 million in the previous session. The Dubai Financial Market General Index …
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Customs authorities say decline in counterfeit shipments due to awareness
Heavy crackdowns on counterfeit products by customs authorities is putting immense pressure on smugglers of counterfeit goods and therefore driving down cases of intellectual property infringing goods in Dubai, a customs official confirmed to Gulf News.
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