Category: NEWS

Abu Dhabi (AFP) – Pope Francis heads to the UAE Sunday for the first ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, birthplace of Islam, where he will hold an open-air mass for tens of thousands of Cathol…
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Schoolkids in Dubai have been given two surprise days off school this week, according to an official announcement. The Ministry of Education tweeted that pupils in the city – as well as those in Sharj…
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(Bloomberg) — First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC jumped on optimism the lender will follow regional peers and raise the foreign-ownership limit on its stock. The shares climbed as much as 5.8 percent in Abu D…
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(Bloomberg) — First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC jumped on optimism the lender will follow regional peers and raise the foreign-ownership limit on its stock. The shares climbed in Abu Dhabi as much as 5.8 …
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(Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi stocks climb the most in the Middle East as the United Arab Emirates’ biggest lender seeks to increase the limit on foreign ownership of its shares. First Abu Dhabi Bank surge…
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Feb 3 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s stock index led gains on Sunday, boosted by a surge in First Abu Dhabi Bank, while Saudi Arabia’s main market was buoyed by Al Rajhi Bank . First Abu Dhabi Bank, which la…
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The UAE banned the news operations of Al Jazeera inside the country, expelled Qatari residents, blocked websites affiliated with Qatar and warned residents that anyone who expressed sympathy for Qatar …
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Qatar’s national football team coach reacted dismissively to an appeal by the United Arab Emirates to the governing Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that claims the Qatari team used ineligible playe…
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The UAE’s real estate market will continue to see “challenging” conditions throughout this year, according to JLL, the global property investment advisory firm. The company said in a statement that co…
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Last December developer Meydan told local news the mall was still on track for a 2020 launch. Dubai Holding chairman His Excellency Abdulla Ahmed Al Habbai said Burj Jumeria and Downtown Jumeira would …
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – A United Arab Emirates senior diplomat denied on Thursday the country had targeted “friendly countries” or American citizens in a cyberspying program that a Reuters report said in…
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated Burj Jumeira on Thursday. The new tower will be built in the Al Sufouh …
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DXB is a breeze to access from pretty much anywhere in Dubai. Even if you take a taxi from as far away as Dubai Marina (30 kilometres), you’re only looking at about AED60 to AED70 to get to the termin…
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confirming an earlier story by Bloomberg News. The construction will start immediately and the first phase of the development will be delivered in 2023. The development in the Al Sufouh district of Du…
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) today formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of the Comoros, which stipulates that the …
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Sharjah International Airport saw a record number of passengers in 2018 as it embarks on a major expansion project to increase capacity to 20 million passengers by 2025. The airport was used by 12.04 …
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Dubai Healthcare City has announced the first regulated telehealth platform in the free zone, launching the new service with a live consultation between a patient and doctor. The demonstration at Arab …
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