Because the Abu Dhabi tournament is classed as an exhibition event … (Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru, Editing by Rex Gowar) Next In Sports News
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UAE gold jewellery retailers await rebound
Dubai: For Suresh Massand, owner of Royal Jewellery in Dubai, 2016 has been a tough year, but he hopes to make better sales next year. “Sales have been marginally lower in 2016 compared to previous years. Margins have come down because of competition …
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Tenants will drive the property market
If we reflect on recent market activity, Dubai is nearing a point of maturity and stabilisation over recent years, while following an upward trend in many areas of the emirate. The property market has performed well following the implementation of numerous …
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Dubai and London properties to attract Indians in 2017
A survey by Track2Realty in 2014, among NRIs, HNIs and other wealthy and influential investors, found that Singapore, Malaysia, New York, Sydney, UK (London) and the Middle East (Dubai), were the preferred destinations for owning a house outside India.
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Dubai Financial Market : UAE bourses need more catalysts – Analysts
Dubai – Mubasher: UAE stock markets are still in an upward trend, but they need more catalysts and liquidity to support this positive performance, analyst told Mubasher. The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) leapt on Monday 0.8% to 3,552 points and the Abu …
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Andy Murray vs Milos Raonic Mubadala World Tennis Championships tennis live: Murray looks for last win of 2016
Losing a match isn’t the ideal way to start a new tennis season, but at least Andy Murray still has another match in Abu Dhabi – and he can take comfort in the fact that, since the Mubadala World Tennis Championships are an exhibition, his defeat to Da …
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Emirati nears end of cross-UAE walk
Anyway, it’s about raising awareness on people with special needs and I’m determined to finish my walk,” Bin Thaneya told Gulf News by phone on Friday afternoon, by when he had reached near Rashidiya metro station in Dubai. He said he expected to be …
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Dubai NYE fireworks to stream live on Twitter
Dubai: Global developer Emaar Properties and Twitter announced today that they are partnering to live stream the New Year’s Eve firework displays in Dubai to a global Twitter audience. This is the first live streaming deal Twitter has announced with a …
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UAE's greatest 2016 achievements: Etihad Museum
The 45th UAE National Day saw the inauguration of the Etihad (Union) Museum in Dubai. His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan …
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Watch: Fog blankets UAE, motorists cautioned
Today’s expected weather from 08:00 this morning till 08:00 tomorrow, we wish you a pleasant day. pic.twitter.com/UZNhmMlz3d – UAE WEATHER (@NCMS_media) December 30, 2016 Light to moderate winds in general freshening at times over the sea. The relative …
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UAE church 'working' for release of Indian priest abducted from Yemen
A vicar in the UAE has said he has got “strong indications” to believe that Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who was abducted nearly nine months ago from war-torn Yemen, is alive, a media report said on Friday. The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern …
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Stunning pictures show Dubai skyscrapers peeking out over thick fog as it covers city
Dubai’s towering skyscrapers are seen peaking out a stunning glowing fog as it swept across the city last night. The spectacular scenes were caught by local entrepreneur, Rustam Azmi, yesterday, as the thick mist took over the high-rise jungle in the …
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Travel news: new Dukes hotel opens on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
A Dubai outpost of the five-star luxury London brand Dukes opened this week on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. While the British hotel is in a historic building in London’s Mayfair, the brand-new Dubai hotel aims to offer “the best of British in the UAE”.
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UAE petrol prices look set to rise in 2017
Petrol prices in the UAE are set to rise in January 2017, with the country’s Ministry of Energy making the official announcement on Wednesday. The price for Unleaded Gasoline 98 or Super will increase to Dh1.91 from December’s Dh1.80 per litre.
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Hrithik, Sussanne holidaying together in Dubai
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added … but we completely understand that Raees was in the waiting for far too long. Dubai giant ups stake for majority share in Korean port PNC is the largest terminal in Pusan …
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Dubai Municipality launches star rating system for its services
Dubai: Dubai Municipality recently launched the international star system for rating services, encouraging the provision of quality services and measuring the levels of customer happiness using scientific methods. Hussain Nasser Lootah, director-general of …
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Dubai Has $300 Million To Entice The World's Best Startups To Its Accelerator
Kuwait, for instance, has set aside $7 billion to develop a small business economy. Dubai is taking an incredibly focused tack: It is putting itself at the forefront of business, science and public spending, with an accelerator program that aims to draw 30 …
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