We just want to keep on enjoying our racing.” Cyclingnews will have extensive coverage of all the racing at the Dubai Tour with interviews, news and exclusives during the five-day race.
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Dubai cheating case: Media banned from reporting on MLA’s son
Thiruvananthapuram: A local court has issued an injunction banning the publishing of news about Sreejith Vijayan, who is facing charges of financial fraud along with CPM state president Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s son Binoy Kodiyeri in Dubai. Following this …
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Dubai airport retains top international spot in 2017
Dubai airport was the world’s busiest for international passengers in 2017 for the fourth year running, with 88.2 million travellers, the United Arab Emirates’ state news agency WAM said Monday. International traffic at the UAE airport increased by 4.6 …
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Dubai Tour journey unfolds yet again
Come Tuesday, it will witness the Dubai Tour’s fifth year on the UCI calendar. “The Tour is like going through a history book of our country within five days,” Tour Director Huraiz Bin Huraiz told Gulf News. It has been these five years that have …
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Let Binoy Kodiyeri stay put in Dubai: brother plays down travel ban
will not be able to return to Kerala from Dubai till the ban is lifted, Manorama News reported on Monday. A civil case was filed against Binoy in the Gulf country based on the company’s complaint. “We have never claimed that there was no case against Binoy.
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Dubai aims to be completely paperless
Dubai: Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, launched the ‘Dubai Paperless Strategy’ during a visit to the Smart Dubai Office headquarters in Dubai Design District. The new …
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Traffic toll gates coming to Abu Dhabi soon
Abu Dhabi: Traffic tolls will shortly be introduced in Abu Dhabi to ease traffic on certain roads, according to a law issued by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The Department of Transport will be in charge of determining the …
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Indian hits Dh10 million jackpot in Abu Dhabi draw
Dubai: A lucky Indian has made himself millions of dirhams richer this morning after hitting the jackpot in the latest Big Ticket Draw in Abu Dhabi. Sunil Mappatta Krishnan Kutty Nair who lives in Abu Dhabi will walk away with Dh10 million, the second …
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Dubai keeps rank as world’s busiest international airport
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai International Airport says it has held on to its No. 1 ranking as the world’s busiest airport for international travel, after seeing some 88.2 million passengers in 2017. The airport offered the statistics in a …
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CRYPTOCURRENCY NEWS: Ripple jubilant as major international bank adopts their platform
Litecoin news: When does LitePay launch … MoneyGram and now the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. Ripple is an especially useful tool in UAE because the in terms of remittance sending nation has the fourth largest amount of cross-border cash transfers in …
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Abu Dhabi’s ADIB posts record net profit in 2017
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has reported a record net profit … Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC straight to your inbox.
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Dubai duo takes on another summit — for a cause
Dubai: Two Dubai residents are preparing to scale the highest peak in South America — Mount Aconcagua — in February to raise awareness about the Emirates Red Crescent Learning Centre, a school created for displaced children whose education has been …
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Ten Dubai residents honoured for ‘Ideal’ homes
among other changes,” Al Fardan told Gulf News during the awards ceremony. Nine other winners were honoured at a ceremony launched by Dewa, in collaboration with nine government agencies in Dubai. Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of …
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Sharjah highlights cultural initiatives at Cairo book fair
Sharjah: Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has highlighted its initiatives and projects that revolve around reading and publishing, at the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF). During the 49th edition of CIBF SBA emphasised Sharjah’s rich literary cultural …
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Minimum pension increased to Dh17,500 in Sharjah
Sharjah: The minimum retirement pension for Sharjah government pensioners will be raised to Dh17,500, instead of Dh12,000 as of January 1, 2018, it was announced on Sunday. While meeting with Board of Directors of Sharjah Social Security Fund at the Ruler …
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20% drop in Sharjah road fatalities
Road fatalities caused by traffic accidents dropped by 20 per cent in 2017 as compared to 2016, according to recent statistics of the Sharjah Police. As many as 105 people died in road crashes in 2017, while the toll was 132 in 2016. Overall, traffic …
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News Analysis: UAE’s next big hospitality hotspot
Sharjah’s tourism industry is currently experiencing a boom. In the first half of this year, according to the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, local hospitality sector revenues were up 7.8% when compared to the previous year, as the …
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