A total of 149 Indians serving prison terms for minor and financial offences in Sharjah will be released following the amnesty declared here by the Emirate’s visiting ruler Sultan Bin Mohammed Al- Quasimi. The announcement came in response to a request by …
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Dubai signs deal to create digital currency emCash
A partnership has been set up to develop and implement emCash, an encrypted digital currency, which people can use to pay for various government and non-government services in Dubai. According to state news agency WAM, Emcredit, a subsidiary of Dubai …
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Driverless hover-taxi makes first ‘concept’ flight in Dubai
Dubai has edged closer to its goal of launching a pioneering hover-taxi service, with the authorities announcing a successful “concept” flight was made on Monday without passengers. Safety features for the two-seater air taxi include emergency parachutes …
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UAE to build Dh500m Mars Scientific City
Abu Dhabi: The UAE on Tuesday revealed plans to build a city called Mars Scientific City, a Dh500 million project that will simulate life on Mars. The announcement was made on the first day of the annual government meetings in Abu Dhabi. The Mars …
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Dubai tests drone taxi service
Dubai has conducted its first test of a drone taxi service that it hopes will become a viable transportation system in the city. The two-seater, 18-rotor unmanned vehicle took off for a five-minute flight above a strip of sand on the Gulf coast. The flight …
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New strategy to help Dubai’s hottest urban areas beat the heat
Dubai: Dubai Municipality is developing a climate adaptation strategy to reduce the temperature in the emirate’s hottest urban areas. In a press release issued on Tuesday, Hussain Nasser Lootah, director-general of Dubai Municipality, said the strategy …
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UAE, Saudi IPO pipeline for H2 2017 looks strong: EY
The greenfield IPO of Orient UNB Takaful in Q2 of 2017 represents the first IPO on the Dubai Financial Market since the IPO of Dubai Parks and Resorts in 2014. The company raised $16.3 million. While Emirates NBD Asset Management raised $105 million by …
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16 Mena IPOs recorded in first half of 2017
The greenfield IPO of Orient UNB Takaful in second quarter of 2017 represents the first IPO on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) since the IPO of Dubai Parks and Resorts in 2014. Volume of deals increase in GCC The GCC saw 13 IPOs raised in the first half …
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Sharjah charity pays off debts of 22 prisoners
Sharjah: The Sharjah Charity Association donated Dh742,451 to Sharjah Punitive and Rehabilitation Establishments to settle the debts of 22 prisoners. The donation aims to release the prisoners, who were each sentenced to different jail terms for financial …
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Chief Minister seeks investment from Sharjah
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his Cabinet colleagues have requested visiting Sharjah ruler Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi to implement a housing scheme for Keralites in Sharjah. At an interaction with the ruler at Raj Bhavan on Monday, Mr.Vijayan and …
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Sharjah ruler sets free jailed Indians after Kerala CM’s intervention
During the function, the Sharjah ruler vowed all support to the endeavours of Calicut University, which he referred to in his speech as his own university. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news …
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank : ADGM Partners with ADIB to Enhance Abu Dhabi
Release date- 25092017 – ADGM Partners with ADIB to Enhance Abu Dhabi’s FinTech Ecosystem. ADIB and ADGM will also explore and participate in joint innovation projects on the development and application of technologies such as digital and mobile payments …
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Is the Dubai property market really looking up?
Recently released data from the Dubai Land Department (DLD) about the growing number of real estate ad permits seems to indicate that the emirate’s property market is indeed looking up. Several reports through the year have indicated that the Dubai …
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Mumford & Sons Join Calvin Harris & P!Nk for The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yasalam After-Race Concerts
The full four nights of world-class music entertainment will take place at the du Arena, Yas Island, at the 2017 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX. It was announced that on Saturday 25 th November, the UK-based alternative rock band Mumford …
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Liuzhou opportunity for Team Abu Dhabi’s Carella to push towards F1H2O title
Team Abu Dhabi’s Alex Carella has the perfect opportunity to extend his advantage in the 2017 UIM F1 H2O World Championship when he and team-mates Thani and Rashed Al-Qemzi take part in this weekend’s Grand Prix of Liuzhou on the Lui River in China.
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Eman breathes her last in Abu Dhabi
The news of Eman’s death shocked the local medical fraternity as well. While there is always a question mark over the long-term health of morbidly obese patients who weigh over 300kg, frequent videos released by the Abu Dhabi hospital showed Eman making …
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Eman Ahmed, once world’s heaviest woman, dies in Abu Dhabi: A timeline
ALSO READ: World’s ‘heaviest’ woman Eman Ahmed dies in Abu Dhabi March 10: She undergoes bariatric surgery … be flown to Egypt tomorrow to be buried in Alexandria. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times …
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