The wife tells me outlets in Bur Dubai do not open in normal course and some of them have put out notices with telephone numbers to call them as and when customers want to buy anything. Unbelievable …
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PBA crosses out Dubai among bubble venue options due to time constraints
THE PBA greatly appreciated Dubai’s offer to host an NBA-type bubble in an effort to help the league restart its season. Unfortunately, time constraint hampers the execution of the well-meaning plan.
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UAE’s Nuclear Power Pivot Comes At A High Cost
The United Arab Emirates have just become the first Arab nation to operate a nuclear plant as its 5.6GW Barakah nuclear plant achieved criticality on its Unit 1 in the first week of August …
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Calling all UAE residents: Your local small business needs you
Small businesses around the UAE are currently facing the biggest challenge of their existence. And the next few months are a fight for survival. The local gym, the bakery down the road, the local …
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UAE COVID-19: No leniency for people, establishments that violate COVID-19 preventive measures in Dubai
In line with the decisions of the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority to be more strict on establishments violating COVID-19 precuationary measures, Dubai announced on Thursday …
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WKND Special: How Dubai fell in love with Saadat Hasan Manto
The city never gets tired of celebrating the writer’s works, be it through staging plays, storytelling sessions, dramatised readings and more …
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Fitness instructor’s 220 heart rate normalised by Abu Dhabi doctors
Doctors in Abu Dhabi have cured a fitness instructor of a disorder that made her heart beat 220 times per minute. It was in 2017 that Asma Mahjoub, a 41-year-old mother of three kids, experienced …
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48,000 jaywalkers fined in Abu Dhabi in one year
Last year, 48,000 pedestrians were fined after being caught crossing the road from non-designated areas or not using the zebra crossings on Abu Dhabi roads. Jaywalking is a dangerous act and to curb …
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Dangerous driving killed 66 in Abu Dhabi in 2019
These statistics have prompted the Abu Dhabi Police to impose heftier fines and stricter penalties on certain traffic violations. On Wednesday, the authorities in the Capital started implementing a …
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Israel-UAE peace deal may not be perfect, but it’s better than bloodshed | Opinion
The ceremony next week at the White House, where Israel and the United Arab Emirates normalize their relations, is good news to anyone who believes that Arabs and Jews can live in peace in the Middle …
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Sharjah’s Brutalist “Flying Saucer” gets a restoration and site-specific art show
A historic panoramic, extraterrestrial all-in-one venue in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, known as the “Flying Saucer,” has been renovated and repurposed by the Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) and …
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Israeli airline to open direct Abu Dhabi flights
Israir Airlines says it plans to open direct flights between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi after Israel and the UAE agreed to normalize relations.
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Trump says another country could join Israel-UAE accord
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it was possible another country could soon join a diplomatic accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Trump is to host a signing ceremony next …
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EU sea patrol stops UAE ship on suspicion of breaking Libya arms embargo
A European Union naval vessel on Thursday stopped a ship that was carrying jet fuel from the United Arab Emirates to Libya on suspicion it was violating a United Nations arms embargo, EU officials …
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Brandon Triche has found a new basketball home — in Dubai
The former Syracuse basketball guard is fighting off jet lag and preparing to start playing professionally again.
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Israir announces direct flights to Abu Dhabi
Israir announces that it will begin offering direct flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Abu Dhabi, in what will likely make it the first Israeli airline to service tourists from the Jewish state …
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Saudi, Abu Dhabi funds weighing funding as India’s Reliance seeks investors in retail
India’s Reliance Industries Ltd has approached investors in its digital business about potentially buying stakes in its retail arm, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.
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