Charles Leclerc ended his first test as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver quickest as he improved on Sebastian Vettel’s Tuesday time to top the post-season Abu Dhabi test. The purpose of the test was to give …
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Abu Dhabi F1 test: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc beats Vettel benchmark
Charles Leclerc started life as a Ferrari Formula 1 driver by beating Sebastian Vettel’s Tuesday benchmark and topping the times as the second day of testing began in Abu Dhabi. The Monegasque is prep…
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Abu Dhabi F1 test: Bottas fastest as drivers run with 2019 teams
Valtteri Bottas set the pace on the first morning of the post-Formula 1 season Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi. The Mercedes driver lapped in 1m37.319s, three seconds slower than the Abu Dhabi Grand Pr…
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UAE pardons and releases Matthew Hedges, British student convicted of ‘spying’
Fantastic news about Matthew Hedges.Although we didn’t agree with charges we are grateful to UAE govt for resolving issue speedily.But also a bittersweet moment as we remember Nazanin &other …
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UAE pardons, releases British academic convicted of spying
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt also welcomed the decision on Hedges, tweeting it was “fantastic news.” He said Britain did not agree with the charges against Hedges but added that it is “grat…
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Freed academic returns to Britain from UAE after spy pardon
LONDON — Academic Matthew Hedges arrived back in Britain Tuesday after being pardoned and released by the United Arab Emirates from a spying conviction, ending an ordeal that had strained relations b…
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UAE frees Briton sentenced to life as spy after pardon
The UAE president issued the pardon as part of a mass clemency of more than 700 prisoners to mark the country’s National Day, according to a statement on state news agency WAM. The pardon was effectiv…
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British student accused of spying is pardoned by UAE
“Mr. Hedges will be permitted to leave the country once all the formalities are complete,” Jaber al-Lamki, a spokesman for the Emirati government, said at a news conference in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Tej…
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UK academic back home after UAE pardon
The UAE president issued the pardon as part of a mass clemency of more than 700 prisoners to mark the country’s National Day. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt welcomed the pardon, which he called …
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British academic pardoned after United Arab Emirates conviction for spying and life sentence
Matthew Hedges, 31, a doctoral student at Durham University, was convicted of espionage on Nov. 21 but said he was in the UAE researching his PhD. At a news conference Monday, UAE officials played sho…
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Academic Matthew Hedges arrives back in Britain after pardon for ‘spying’ in UAE
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE president, approved the family’s appeal for clemency during a traditional tranche of pardons for the state’s national day. At a news conference on Monday in Abu Dhabi, …
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LaPresse: Ronaldo to Tackle Mbappé and Griezmann at Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai
DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 27, 2018 /CNW/ – Cristiano Ronaldo and French pair Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann will fight it out for the Best Player Award when the 10th edition of the Globe Soccer Awards is …
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SIX things you missed from the Abu Dhabi GP
With both world championships wrapped up by Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, there appeared little to race for at Formula One’s season finale. But an eventful evening pla…
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Sharjah Celebrates ‘Child-Friendly City’ UNICEF Title in Massive Carnival
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates — The children and youth in the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, sent a message to the world, saying: “It is every child’s right to play, be …
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MAG Dubai Records AED 3.5 Billion in Sold Units
Company unveils the biggest fleet of Rolls-Royce Ghost motor cars in the world DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 26, 2018 /CNW/ – MAG Dubai, the property development arm of MAG Group Holding in the UAE, reveals the sa…
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Dubai’s Property Finder secures $120m in new funding
Property Finder, the Dubai-based real estate classifieds portal, has announced $120 million in investment from its latest investment round led by General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm. The rou…
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Abu Dhabi sensor trick could give Mercedes advantage in F1 test
Mercedes could have given itself an edge over its rivals for this week’s Formula 1 tyre test in Abu Dhabi with the clever use of sensors. This week’s two-day run at the Yas Marina Circuit is aimed at …
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