DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The biennial Dubai Air Show opened Sunday with the world’s biggest defence companies promoting their fighter jets, drones, armoured vehicles and missiles amid heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Airlines also …
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Meet the Dubai-based Indian girl who can sing in 80 languages
Speaking to Gulf News, the Dubai prodigy said she now knows to sing songs in 80 languages, a skill she acquired in just over a year. Her plan is to learn at least five more songs in five different languages before she attempts to break the record.
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What’s this paraplegic doing at Dubai Fitness Challenge and how?
Dubai: Sujith Koshy Varghese cannot walk — for now … because they are either concerned or they feel you’re generally limited,” Sujith told Gulf News. “I was a guy with a lot of dreams. I wanted to do tons of things. I was 21 years old [when …
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Dubai Airshow: Storm clouds over the ‘Middle East three’
The Dubai Airshow, which starts on Sunday … Emirates reported far better news on Thursday when it said half-year net profits more than doubled to Dh1.7bn. It was a result of cuts in capacity and dollar exchange rate benefits. But trading remains tough.
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Emirates unveils new first class cabins at Dubai Air Show
Emirates President Tim Clark unveiled the cabin on Sunday at the start of the biennial Dubai Airshow. Clark declined to say how much a ticket in the 40 square-foot (3.7-square-meter) private suite will cost. The private suites will be available on the …
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Can the move to the UAE wreck your marriage?
Dubai: The matter of divorce rates among expatriates in Dubai has been an important one with statistics attesting to this problem. In 2014, for instance, among the total population of Dubai, the number of divorces surged by nearly 38 per cent with two …
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Middle East Round-up: ‘News’ on Saudi succession, Louvre glory for Abu Dhabi, Bin Nayef’s assets frozen and Saad Hariri still ‘missing’
Abu Dhabi’s new Louvre Museum was inaugurated on Wednesday by French president Emmanuel Macron. The Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum embodies the Gulf Emirate’s aspiration to leave its mark on the cultural universe. The emirate, whose sovereign wealth fund is the …
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Five Things To Know About the New Louvre Abu Dhabi
Officials of the United Arab Emirates hope the museum will help transform Abu Dhabi into a major world cultural destination … reports Javier Pes of artnet News. The layers of steel have been fashioned into star shapes, which cast beautiful patterns …
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French President Macron joins Arab kings to unveil Louvre Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi officials have not disclosed how much it cost to build … Dairy Crest has recorded a giant 871% increase in first half profits, having eliminated… A former Fox News presenter is launching an app to help you say sorry A former news presenter …
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The world-famous Louvre museum starts a lucrative new chapter in Abu Dhabi
But is the Louvre Abu Dhabi really about the art … correspondents around the world Like Washington Post World on Facebook and stay updated on foreign news
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UAE leaders discuss ties, issues with French president
Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Thursday received Emmanuel Macron, President of France. Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai …
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Police arrest youth for road stunt in Sharjah
Sharjah: Sharjah Police have arrested a young motorist for reckless driving in a residential area in Khor Fakkan and putting lives of people in danger after a video of his road stunt went viral on social media. The video clip circulated on social media …
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France’s Macron heads to Riyadh from UAE in surprise trip
“The missile which was intercepted by Saudi Arabia launched from Yemen, which obviously is an Iranian missile, shows precisely the strength of their” program, Macron told journalists at a news conference held at a French school in Dubai. Iranian state …
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Dubai gets sucked into Saudi corruption turmoil
The Dubai stock market — the most active the Gulf region after Saudi Arabia — posted losses for four straight days following news of the purge. It ended the week down 5%. Emaar, the developer behind the Burj Khalifa — the world’s tallest tower — saw …
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UAE to be hub for promoting alternative medicines
Dubai: The UAE is set to become the hub for promoting traditional, complementary and alternative medicines in the region with the country joining hands with India in principle on several plans. Top officials of both countries held elaborate discussions on …
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Rare swallowing disease reported in UAE
Abu Dhabi: An increase in the reported number of cases of achalasia, a rare swallowing disease, has doctors at a leading multispeciality hospital in the capital quite concerned. In a statement sent on Thursday, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi announced that it …
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Dubai Police break world record for heaviest aircraft pulled
Dubai: Dubai Police personnel have broken the Guinness World Record by pulling an A380 Emirates aircraft for 100 metres as part of the 30-day Fitness Challenge. Fifty-six police officers pulled the 302.68-tonne aircraft to break the former record which was …
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