Hard hit by the coronavirus, the UAE and Israel expect rapid dividends from their normalisation deal, which gives the Jewish state “kosher” access to the wealthy Gulf for the first time. From oil to …
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UAE-Israel Peace Presents Turkey With a Clarifying Moment | Opinion
For decades, the United States has encouraged Arab countries to make peace with Israel and has rewarded those that do—Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994)—with better ties and greater economic and security …
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Dubai Utility Sees Power and Water Demand Returning
Dubai’s power utility aims to be debt-free this year after paying off a final bond in October and expects electricity and water demand to return to normal levels after dropping due to the coronavirus, …
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Curtin University Dubai: Ready to welcome students back to a bigger campus in September
With the reopening of campuses across the UAE next month, Curtin University Dubai is once more ahead of the curve in preparation for its growing student community and the new norms brought on by Covid …
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Sharjah Civil Defence signs agreement with Sahab Smart Solutions to develop advanced digital services platform
Sahab will fully digitise the department’s operations to enable the provision of round-the-clock services to both individuals and corporates …
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Dubai Festival City Mall puts education at core of ‘Back To School’ shopping experience
Parents and children on their ‘Back to School’ shopping mission at Dubai Festival City Mall from August 14 th to September 7 th will have plenty to rejoice about and the chance to make the …
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Marks & Spencer is now open on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah
The brand has firmly cemented itself in the UAE for a while now, but a brand new pop-up has just opened on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah. Eager shoppers will find the new pop-up in Palm Jumeirah’s Nakheel …
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Abu Dhabi-based Eshraq to invest $500mln in technology, reduce exposure to real estate
Abu Dhabi-based Eshraq Investments will invest $500 million (Dh1.83 billion) in the technology sector over the next three to five years. The company has also announced that it is looking to reduce its …
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Dubai law to regulate family businesses
The Law No (9) of 2020 Dubai, which defines the terms of the family ownership … Analysts hailed the move as a key step to giving a fillip to the IPO market and bring in more transparency and …
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U.S. blacklists two UAE-companies, businessman over Iran
The United States has blacklisted two Dubai-based companies and an Iranian businessman for helping to supply U.S.-designated Mahan Air with key parts and logistic services.
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Weakening dollar boon for Dubai’s property market: analysts
The weaker dollar has proved to be a boon for Dubai’s real estate sector, attracting investments from overseas investors during the last few months. Analysts said that the inflow of foreign …
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Trump weighs F-35 jet sales to UAE over Israeli objections
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. is considering selling advanced American F-35 warplanes to the United Arab Emirates over the objections of Israeli Prime …
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UAE could get F-35 jets in side agreement to Israel peace deal – source
The United States is eyeing the sale of stealthy F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates in a side agreement to the UAE’s overtures to Israel, an industry insider who was part of the dialogue …
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Trump expects Saudi Arabia to join UAE-Israel deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Saudi Arabia to join the agreement announced last week by Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalize diplomatic ties and forge a broad …
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Sharjah honours the culturally driven refugee empowerment initiatives of Malawi’s Tumaini Letu
Non-profit is the recipient of US$ 136,000 as winner of the fourth Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support 2020SHARJAH, UAE, Aug. 19, 2020 /CNW/ — Tumaini Letu, a non-profit …
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Feeling betrayed by UAE, Palestinians seek to redefine struggle
Israel deal is more than a diplomatic setback for Palestinians. It’s the collapse of a conceptual framework for achieving their aspirations.
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The reality behind the Israel-UAE agreement
Palestinian leaders will have to accept a Jewish Israel before there can be a watershed agreement for the Palestinian people. They have refused for 73 years. They rejected the U.N. partition plan of …
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