Emirati student Rashid Al Hammadi and his teammates from Al Ma’ali International Private School in Abu Dhabi built the ‘Hertz Design’. They created a piano with Braille letters for the visually impaired. They also invented a small stage where the deaf can …
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Dubai tests affordable taxi service
Abdulla Yousef Al Ali, CEO of RTA’s Public Transport Agency commented on uberX: “The announcement of this pilot service is a very encouraging news for Dubai. Smart mobility is a key pillar of every smart city and the provision of economy solutions is an …
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AP PHOTOS: Big-money camels gallop to victory outside Dubai
Forget the image of lumbering beasts trudging over sand dunes in slow-moving caravans — camels in Dubai are built for speed. Camel racing is a big-money sport and fast thoroughbreds can fetch well over a million dollars. Rising temperatures across Gulf …
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Dubai Government Greenlights Citywide Blockchain Payments System
The Smart Dubai Office, a government-backed initiative led by the Crown Prince of Dubai has partnered a FinTech specialist firm to implement a citywide payments platform based on blockchain technology. The government initiative has entered a memorandum of …
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Dubai Financial Market : UAE market stability bound by institutional investments – Analysts
Dubai – Mubasher:Stability of UAE stock markets on Wednesday and Thursday is bound by long-term incoming institutional investments amid overall optimism towards Arabtec’s and Emaar’s stocks and continued disclosures of financial results, analysts …
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UAE schools ill-equipped to deal with food allergy
A.K., 18, a Dubai resident, first had a nut allergy attack at the age of seven. “I am allergic to walnuts and pecans and even a morsel of these can cause severe choking and swelling,” she told Gulf News. Recalling the first incident, she said …
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Zayed City masterplan shows upcoming capital hub
Abu Dhabi: A key element of Abu Dhabi’s Plan 2030 … the Urban Planning Council (UPC), told Gulf News. “Within the next six to seven years, Zayed City will emerge as the heart of the capital, with its range of residential, commercial and community …
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Abu Dhabi's The National newspaper sees layoffs after sale
bought The National in November from Abu Dhabi Media. Sheikh Mansour’s media firm has a joint venture with Britain-based Sky to run the Arab satellite news channel Sky News Arabia. In a statement, International Media Investments said: “The National is …
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UAE students invent fan-cooled jacket, camel body language reader
Dubai: Sweating in the UAE’s sauna-like summer may soon be a thing of the past — that is, if three Emirati schoolboy inventors get their way. The concept is simple: equip a well-insulated jacket with electronic sensors that detect the wearer’s body …
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DUBAI NEWS: 5 of the biggest stories this week
The National Center of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has announced that today’s humidity levels are set to reach a high of 90 percent. While the levels of humidity are on a rapid incline, the temperature is actually going down… slightly. According …
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Watch out for multiple traffic accidents, tailbacks in Dubai
Dubai: Drivers faced heavy congestion and further delays on their morning commute with as many as nine major accidents in hour on Dubai’s busy roads. With humidity levels of up to 95 per cent on Tuesday morning, the fog was the most likely culprit for …
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The National newspaper of Abu Dhabi sees layoffs after sale
International Media Investments, owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Manchester City, bought The National in November from state-owned Abu Dhabi Media. The English language paper was founded in 2008, staffed with top writers and editors from …
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All Dubai villas to be linked to fire command centre by 2019
Dubai: All villas in Dubai will be linked to a new command centre of Civil Defence by the end of 2019, officials announced on Monday. Officials are hoping to link around 90,000 homes to the new centre in Al Ghusais where a dedicated team of 29 people …
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Abu Dhabi property prices expected to decline further in 2017
Dubizzle Property, the UAE’s biggest and most visited property platform, in collaboration with JLL, the world’s leading real estate investment and advisory firm, reveals joint Abu Dhabi Property Market Overview report, analyzing the capital’s …
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Abu Dhabi ranks as the Top FinTech Hub for MENA Region
Abu Dhabi with the Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM, has been ranked as the top FinTech Hub for the MENA region in the latest Global FinTech Hubs Review, “A Tale of 44 Cities”, by Deloitte in partnership with the Global FinTech Hubs Federation. This special …
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Imagine Abu Dhabi Receives 2270 Ideas to Support Development in the Emirate
The Imagine Abu Dhabi initiative, launched by the Abu Dhabi Government, has received 2270 submissions within 25 days of its launch, allowing all social segments to propose ideas for various aspects of development in the Emirate. The submissions which were …
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Abu Dhabi Ports, Jaheziya Provide Maritime Courses
The Emirates News Agency WAM reported that Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports, and Jamal Mohamed Al Shamsi, Jaheziya Managing Director signed the MOU at Abu Dhabi Ports Headquarters. The agreement is structured to initiate cooperation …
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