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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A massive amusement park in Dubai says it is abandoning plans to build a $454-million Six Flags. DXB Entertainments, which runs Dubai Parks & Resorts, said in a statement …
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Dubai Expert features an interactive interface that allows international travel agents to keep up-to-date with the latest news, information, and tourism developments across the city, as a well a remot…
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The United Arab Emirates’ UK embassy has denied reports that a British man was arrested because he was wearing a Qatar football shirt. Ali Issa Ahmad,26, was held in Sharjah in January. Earlier report…
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The total number of restaurants and cafes in Dubai reached 11,813 at the end of 2018, according to the Department of Economic Development (DED). The report by the DED’s Business Registration & Licensi…
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He also announced the first two fully digital and paperless customer journeys during a visit to the Smart Dubai headquarters, state news agency WAM reported. The Dubai Paperless Strategy seeks to tran…
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Emirati officials say a British-Sudanese man has been charged with “wasting police time and making false statements” after activists say he was detained for wearing a Qat…
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Dubai royal Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum is backing cryptocurrency fund manager Invao as the Liechtenstein-based firm seeks to attract more investors from the UAE. His private office will help In…
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Sharjah Cricket Club General Manager Mazhar Khan, who is ensuring that the forthcoming edition of PSL is as exciting, told Gulf News: “From 14,000 seats, the stadium will now accommodate 17,000 …
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis says his pilgrimage this week to the United Arab Emirates wrote a “new page in history of the dialogue between Christianity and Islam” and in promoting world peace based o…
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dnata said it has purchased a 50 percent stake in Dubai Express, Freightworks and a 25.5 percent stake in Bolloré Logistics, UAE from Kanoo Group. Dubai-based air services provider dnata has strengthe…
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Dubai motorists can avoid having to pay traffic fines if they stay trouble-free for 12 months under a new initiative announced by Dubai Police. The initiative, announced during the UAE’s Year of Toler…
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The aim of the Dubai Fitness Challenge 2018 was to get residents in the city to be more active. And it succeeded. The 30-day citywide event saw a massive 34 percent increase in participation compared …
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Dubai-based flydubai has announced the start of flights to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The five times weekly service between Dubai and Tashkent will start on March 11 and will become a daily …
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A Briton has been arrested and detained in the United Arab Emirates after reportedly being assaulted when he wore a Qatar football team shirt to a match. Ali Issa Ahmad, 26, from Wolverhampton, is sai…
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ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co has sold 34.9 million common equity shares in Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a company spokesperson said on Tuesday, and plans to convert 75 mil…
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Pope Francis gave a historic open-air mass to 135,000 people in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) on Tuesday. Thousands more greeted him as he arrived at the Zayed Sports …
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Each evening at 1830 UTC, DW’s editors send out a selection of the day’s hard news and quality feature journalism. You can sign up to receive it directly here. Pope Francis is on a visit to the United …
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