Long-haul airline Etihad said it welcomed the decision by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which comes “subject to enhanced security measures” at Abu Dhabi International Airport. That airport already has a U.S. Customs and Border Protection …
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Malayalam and Tamil films at SIIMAs Abu Dhabi
shone bright at the sixth edition of the South Indian International Movie Awards 2017 held in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Director Rajeev Ravi who presented Mammootty’s son as a small-time criminal Krishnan took home the Best Film award, while Nayantara …
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Bank clerk jailed for embezzling client’s Dh6.5m
Dubai: A bank clerk has lost his appeal and will be jailed for five years for conspiring with a fugitive against a businessman and embezzling Dh6.5 million from the latter’s account. The 22-year-old Pakistani clerk, who worked at the bank and his …
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UAE’s star shines bright in competitiveness rankings
Business efficiency, boasting some 71 variables … The drop in oil prices since 2014 has exposed weaknesses in Gulf economies. Even then, the UAE advanced five notches and thereby more than overcoming the drop by three rankings in the 2016 study.
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Filipinos in UAE warned about sex outside wedlock
Dubai: Legalise your union or risk jail term, officials reminded Filipinos. The reminder came when news of a sex out of wedlock case in the UAE made headlines in the Philippines last week. An appeal is under way. “I wish to remind all my fellow Filipinos …
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UAE ruler leaves country on private trip abroad
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The ruler of the United Arab Emirates has left the country on a private trip. The state-run WAM news agency reported Saturday that Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan had traveled abroad. It provided no other details.
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Abu Dhabi hospital attaches reconstructed eyelids to patient
Abu Dhabi: An Iraqi patient has had his eyelids removed and restored … consultant ophthalmologist at Mafraq, told Gulf News. The patient is a long-term resident of the capital. With his consent, doctors decided to remove the eyelids completely as he …
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Abu Dhabi residents can now apply for visas online
Abu Dhabi: Residents in the emirate of Abu Dhabi can now apply for new visa or visa renewals through a dedicated online portal, the Ministry of Interior announced in statement on Saturday. According to the ministry, which oversees the General Directorate …
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Emirates Wildlife Society on the business of environmental sustainability
“The ocean and waters of the Gulf play a critical role for the UAE, not only related to fishing and aquaculture, tourism, leisure, and so on, but also across the business spectrum including production, supply chain and logistics. “If we are to realise …
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Dubai launches first pink first-response vehicle
Dubai: A new pink first-response vehicle has been launched by the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS) and will be dedicated to serve women and children in the city, an emergency official announced. The pink emergency vehicle, the first in Dubai …
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Dubai Health Care City clinics can open branches in free zones
Dr Ramadan Al Beloushi, CEO of the Dubai Health Care City Authority – Regulatory (DHCR) told Gulf News: “Under the new agreement, which will come into effect very soon, all clinics and hospitals in DHCC can apply to open branches in these free zones.
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Why Ski Dubai is the coolest place in town these days
Dubai: It may be 50 or so degrees C in Dubai — but inside Ski Dubai, it’s a bone-chilling minus 2C. This is the “mountain under a roof” that opened in 2005, bringing the snow culture to where it had never existed. Most residents in Dubai today take this …
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Mini Driverless Cop Cars to Hunt for Criminals in Dubai
The miniature police cars, which are about the size of child’s electric toy car, are expected to start patrolling streets before the end of the year, according to a report from Dubai’s Gulf News. Created by Singapore-based OTSAW Digital, the O-R3 vehicles …
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English community center finds source of funds in Dubai
The community association did not immediately release the news because the sheikh, who is also the vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, is a “private man.” The government of Dubai did not respond to a request for comment.
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Dubai sheikh steps in with funds to save village chapel in Cornwall
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai, has made a “generous” donation to the efforts to transform the Godolphin Cross Methodist Chapel, 12 miles west of Falmouth, into a community centre. Cornish villagers approached the sheikh for help due …
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Self-driving police patrol to hit Dubai
Continuing a Smart Dubai initiative, which saw Dubai Police introduce a humanoid robot officer last month, the force has signed an agreement with Singaporean company OTSAW Digital to introduce so-called “autonomous outdoor security robot” O-R3 by the end …
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How a tiny Cornish village managed to get a horse racing Dubai sheikh to buy their new community hall after they discovered their historic links to a famous stallion
The Emir of Dubai has stepped in to help a Cornish community buy a disused … announced in 2015 that it was selling off buildings around the Mount’s Bay area. The news that Godolphin Chapel would close was revealed in April last year.
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