Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News Dubai: Dawood Al Hajeri, the Director-General of Dubai Municipality, has predicted that Dubai’s new landmark Al Maktoum Stadium will inspire the younger …
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Dubai’s Careem to invest $150m in new food delivery service
Dubai-based ride hailing app Careem has announced the launch … Through our extensive infrastructure network and technology, we can immediately offer a vastly superior service.” Food delivery in Care…
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Review: Emirates Boeing 777 new First Class Dubai to Brussels
The Emirates First Class lounge in Dubai is one of the most spacious … Emirates offers 20MB of free WiFi within the first two hours of log in across all your devices on board most of its flights. Th…
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Austria’s OMV latest to join international firms developing Abu Dhabi’s strategic gas fields
ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, has awarded OMV a 5 percent stake in the development of its Ghasha concession, ADNOC’s offshore ultra-sour gas mega project. Abu Dhabi expects the project to …
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Sharjah Police help prisoner throw birthday party for son
An inmate of a prison was able to celebrate his son’s birthday with his family, thanks to the kindness of the Sharjah Police. The inmate had requested the police to let him throw a party to celebrate …
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Exclusive: ActivTrades Returns Dubai License, Closes UAE Office
Finance Magnates learned on Wednesday that retail broker ActivTrades has closed its office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and returned its Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) license. The bro…
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UAE says US-Taliban talks show ‘positive’ result
The US-Taliban “reconciliation talks” produced “tangible results that are positive for all parties concerned”, the UAE’s official WAM news agency said on Wednesday. A new round of talks would be held …
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Two thousand UAE solar lanterns to bring light to off-grid island in Bangladesh
Thousands of men, women and children who have been living in the dark in an isolated Bangladeshi city were given the gift of light on Wednesday. Hazarbighar Char Island is home to 5,000 people and has …
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UAE says ‘positive’ results from US-Taliban talks
The “US-Taliban reconciliation talks” produced “tangible results that are positive for all parties concerned”, state-run WAM news agency said. A new round of talks would be held in Abu Dhabi “to compl…
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Exclusive: ActivTrades Returns Dubai License, Closes Office in UAE
Finance Magnates learned on Wednesday that retail broker ActivTrades has closed its office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and returned its Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) license. The bro…
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Dubai says 1,748 new business licences issued in November
Dubai’s Department of Economic Development said the emirate remained a destination of choice for investment in diverse business sectors in November. Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) sa…
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Dubai’s biggest bank first to support Fitbit Pay, Garmin Pay
Emirates NBD on Wednesday announced its support of Fitbit Pay and Garmin Pay, making it the first bank in the Middle East to offer this service. The move comes as wearable payment solutions gain popul…
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Venue Guide: Sharjah
Dubai: It is time to discover the UAE’s cultural heart, Sharjah, as we continue our series of venue guides, exploring the four 2019 AFC Asian Cup host cities. Sitting on the northern border of Dubai, …
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Dubai tops world in technical, scientific employment
The report compared Dubai’s economy with that of 63 others around the world in three general areas: knowledge, technology and future readiness, along with 50 sub-indices within these areas. “Enhancing …
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UAE residents can expect salary hike in 2019
Robert Half’s Salary Guide for 2019 found that 89 per cent of CEOs in the UAE are feeling confident about growth prospects and expect to achieve growth over the next 12 months. Join our WhatsApp servi…
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UAE backs Saudi rebuke of US Senate over Khashoggi killing
The statement, published Wednesday on the state-run WAM news agency, said the UAE rejects “unfounded allegations and accusations” as well as “attempts that would harm Saudi Arabia’s fundamental …
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Towers Half-Empty, Project Sites Silent: Dubai Builders Feel Market Woes
Dubai’s real estate downturn is forcing construction and engineering … in 2018 but that only one in four had projects currently active. BNC, which provides news and data on the construction industry …
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