Washington: The UAE is ranked on top regionally and the eighth internationally in the Index of Economic Freedom 2017, according to a leading Washington-based think-tank. Based on the Heritage Foundation data, the UAE jumped from the 25th position globally …
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Dubai Police conducted 26,237 land rescue missions in 2016
Dubai: Dubai Police conducted 26,237 land rescue and 290 sea rescue missions in 2016, all within the 12-minute response time. Brigadier Dr Mohammad Nasir Al Razooqi, Deputy Director of the Rescue and Transportation Department at Dubai Police, said their …
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UAE says Emirati soldier killed in Saudi-led war in Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates says an Emirati soldier has been killed while taking part in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The state-run WAM news agency reported the soldier’s death on Friday. It identified the slain soldier as Sgt.
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UAE Abu Dhabi name strong team for Abu Dhabi Tour
The Abu Dhabi Tour makes the team second appearance on home soil at the UAE following its debut at the Dubai Tour earlier in the month. Swift leads the team’s options in the sprint stages having made his season debut at the Tour Down Under in January.
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Man City plan Abu Dhabi warm weather training trip after Champions League clash with Monaco
Manchester City will head to Abu Dhabi for warm weather training after their Champions League clash with Monaco next week. The Blues will fly to the Middle East to take advantage of the fact they will have 11 days without a game, due to the postponement of …
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Afghan attack: UAE ambassador dies from injuries
who gave his pure soul for the sake of humanity,” the UAE’s ministry of presidential affairs said in a statement quoted by official news agency WAM. Another five UAE officials were killed in the blast in southern Afghanistan, along with six other people …
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Abu Dhabi Ports’ quality management systems certified with ISO 9001:2015
Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the Emirate’s commercial and community ports as well as Khalifa Industrial Zone, has obtained the ISO 9001:2015 certification, an internationally recognised standard for quality management …
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UAE ambassador wounded in Afghanistan bombing dies
United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates says its ambassador to Afghanistan has died of wounds sustained in a January bombing that also claimed the lives of five other Emirati nationals. The official WAM news agency on Wednesday cited the Ministry …
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UAE ambassador dies of wounds sustained in Kandahar bombing
the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs said Wednesday, according to the official Emirati news agency WAM. “(The Ministry) of Presidential Affairs mourns the righteous son of the nation, Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi, who was martyred following injuries …
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Global Village tops UAE brand rankings in entertainment
The market research agency had set up a tracker called “BrandIndex” to monitor 400 brands in the UAE and asked consumers if they had “heard anything positive or negative about a brand in the last two weeks through advertising, news or word of mouth”.
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UAE envoy to Kabul dies of wounds from January bombing
Both he and governor Humayun Azizi suffered serious burns. The UAE’s official WAM news agency described the ambassador as a “martyr”. He had returned to the UAE on a military plane two days after the attack. The bombing was one of a spate of attacks that …
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UAE launches project to create human settlements on Mars by 2117
In this handout image supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA) on July 16, 2008, the Echus Chasma, one of the largest water source regions on Mars, is pictured from ESA’s Mars Express Getty Images The United Arab Emirates has announced an ambitious new …
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UAE says ambassador to Afghanistan dies of bomb attack wounds
In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, file photo released by Emirates News Agency, WAM, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visits Juma Al Kaabi, the UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan …
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UAE-US strong ties highlighted
New York, Feb. 15 (BNA): Majid Al-Suwaidi, UAE Consul-General in New York, has met local business and government leaders in Atlanta, Georgia to reinforce the strong UAE-US business ties in the region and discuss economic growth opportunities.
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India, UAE trade to hit $100 billion by 2020: CII
DUBAI: Trade between India and the UAE is set to hit USD 100 billion by 2020, up from the current USD 60 billion, the Confederation of Indian Industry has said. “This is evident in the growing interest by the Indian companies towards the Middle East …
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Passenger-carrying drone to fly in Dubai
Dubai hopes to have a passenger-carrying drone regularly buzzing through the skyline of this futuristic city-state in July. The arrival of the Chinese-made EHang 184 — which already has had its flying debut over Dubai’s iconic, sail-shaped Burj al-Arab …
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This drone could be ferrying passengers through Dubai’s futuristic skyline as soon as July
Up, up and away: Dubai hopes to have a passenger-carrying drone regularly buzzing through the skyline of this futuristic city-state in July. The arrival of the Chinese-made EHang 184 — which already has had its flying debut over Dubai’s iconic …
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