The man portrayed in the film “Hotel Rwanda” as saving the lives of more than 1,200 people from genocide was “kidnapped” while in Dubai, his daughter asserts …
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Dubai, hit hard by virus, returns to global financial market
Dubai is tapping the global financial market to potentially raise billions of dollars for the first time in years …
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Expat tries to rape flatmate in Dubai
A Dubai expat is standing trial at the Court of First Instance for allegedly trying to rape his flatmate.The 23-year-old Asian, who worked as a salesman, reportedly sneaked into the woman’s room while …
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Gulf issuers storm bond markets as Dubai mandates
Following a trailblazing issuance from Abu Dhabi last week, the Emirate of Dubai has mandated banks to arrange a dual tranche offering, including a sukuk — its first international DCM outing since …
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Morning traffic clogs Sharjah, Dubai roads on Tuesday
Back to school morning rush hour slowed down traffic movement and caused tailbacks on key Dubai-Sharjah roads on Tuesday. According to Google Maps, huge tailbacks were reported on Sheikh Mohammed bin …
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Iran’s Khamenei Says Israel Deal ‘Betrayal’ of Islamic World by UAE
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a televised speech on the occasion of the Iranian New Year Nowruz, in Tehran, Iran March 20, 2020. Official Khamenei website/Handout via …
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Dubai Lifts Veil on Debt, Showing It Owes Much Less Than Thought
Dubai made a rare foray into public bond markets, revealing along the way that its debt burden is now a lot smaller than estimated by analysts only months ago.A prospectus that accompanied Dubai’s pla …
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IPL 2020: ‘Memories of those 2 special 100s’ – VVS Laxman recalls Sachin Tendulkar’s ‘Desert Storm’ at Sharjah
VVS Laxman visited Sharjah Stadium where SRH will be playing some of their matches and took to Twitter to recall memory of brilliant knocks played by Sachin Tendulkar.
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Top Three Winners Of Virtually Held Dubai Smartpreneur Competition 5.0, Presented By Dubai Chamber, Take Home Cash Prizes
ProvenMed, a UAE-based medical devices innovation start-up, Callix, a UAE-based startup offering intelligent cloud-based call answering solutions, and PlasticFri, a Swedish social enterprise with a …
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Israeli, U.S. Officials Land in UAE, Kushner Urges Palestinians to Negotiate
Peace will be ready for them, an opportunity will be ready for them as soon as they are ready to embrace it,” said Kushner, part of a U.S. delegat …
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Abu Dhabi crown prince says committed to Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital
The Abu Dhabi crown prince said on Monday that the United Arab Emirates is committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, Dubai-based Al Arabiya TV reported.
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US delegation leads historic flight from Israel to UAE to discuss new ties
A U.S. delegation, headed by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, led a historic flight from Israel to UAE Monday to discuss new ties.
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El Al flight LY971 to Abu Dhabi was no typical air journey
From the Israeli captain’s emotional greeting in Arabic upon takeoff in Tel Aviv, to the warm Emirati reception on the ground in scorching Abu Dhabi, it …
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First direct Israel-UAE flight sets stage for normalizing ties
Israel and the UAE have agreed to work toward normalization, making UAE the third Arab nation to have full relations with Israel, after Egypt and Jordan. The Trump administration sees the deal as a …
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What they said: ‘historic’ Israel to UAE flight
Israel and the UAE made history on Monday when an El Al jet flew from the Jewish state to Abu Dhabi, the first time an Israeli commercial flight made the journey.
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Three killed in Dubai gas explosion
Three people were killed in gas explosions in restaurants in the UAE capital and its business hub Dubai, state media and civil defence said Monday. Two people were killed in an explosion in a …
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On board the historic Tel Aviv-Abu Dhabi flight
An El Al Boeing 737 carrying senior U.S. and Israeli aides made aviation history by cutting straight over Saudi territory en route to Abu Dhabi on Monday for normalisation talks.
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