Category: NEWS

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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Dubai Holding, the investment firm owned by the emirate’s ruler, is set to announce a development close to its iconic Burj al Arab hotel, according to a person with knowledge of the plans. Downtown Ju…
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – At St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dubai, an effort to transcribe the Bible in the native tongue of its flock saw the holy book presented in 52 languages — a sign of the co…
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A UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman and Apple Inc declined to comment for the story. The Gulf crisis, an ongoing diplomatic dispute that has roiled the GCC, was set in motion by the hacking …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A team of former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the United Arab Emirates hacked into the iPhones of activists, diplomats and rival foreign leaders with …
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Meanwhile, non-Emiratis attempting to avail the free entry were turned away, UAE news outlet, The National reported. “I apologise to the fans for the result. We tried our best,” said UAE coach Alberto …
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(Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC agreed to merge with Union National Bank PJSC and Al Hilal Bank to create the Gulf’s fifth-biggest lender with about $114 billion in assets. ADCB offered …
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