Abraaj Capital has been barred from taking on new business or moving money by Dubai’s financial services regulator. Read: Dubai regulator probes Abraaj Capital, stops it from taking on new work Meanwh…
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National Geographic Abu Dhabi photography contest receives 40,000 entries from Arab world
Abu Dhabi: National Geographic Abu Dhabi and Almarai, in partnership with Abu Dhabi Media, on Monday announced the closing of the eighth edition of its annual photography competition ‘Moments’, which …
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Abu Dhabi Police warn of fake jobs online
Be wary of fake opportunities while you look for a job on the internet’, comes a stern warning from the Abu Dhabi Police. On its Instagram account, the police have cautioned against people who float b…
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Abu Dhabi rolls out 154 legal awareness drives in 6 months
As many as 154 awareness campaigns have been rolled out by the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) in the first six months of 2018, to enhance its educational and awareness efforts to spread the lega…
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UAE rubbishes Houthi media claims on Dubai Airport
affirming that the UAE air traffic operates business as usual”. Earlier in the day, the Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen accused the United Nations of “biased” reports on air strikes tha…
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UAE granted IAU membership
who in turn conveyed to him the news of this win through an official letter received from the Secretary-General of the IAU, Professor Piero Benvenuti. Dr Shaikh Sultan said that the UAE winning this m…
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Negligence, careless driving killed six people in Dubai
Dubai: A motorist admitted to daydreaming while driving, which led to a major accident near Dubai Airport on Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road recently, Dubai Police have revealed. Among the major causes …
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Dubai Police rescue crane operator
Dubai: Dubai Police rescued a crane operator who was trapped inside the crane’s cabin when its arm collapsed at a construction site. Lt Colonel Abdullah Bishwa, deputy director of Dubai Police’s searc…
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Abu Dhabi pavilion wins award at Beijing Book Fair
Abu Dhabi: The Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) won the ‘Best Pavilion Award’ at the 2018 Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), one of the largest international book fai…
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UAE team to retrace Silk Road to bridge cultures
Dubai, told Gulf News. Ninghai, also the founder of the first Arab-Chinese Automobile Club, said he called the tour ‘1%’ because of the nature of the participants. “Ninety-nine per cent of people talk …
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UAE bank donates Dh5 million for Kerala flood victims
Dubai: Donations continue to pour in for the residents of Kerala who have been affected by the devastating floods that have left hundreds dead and thousands more homeless. The Dubai Islamic Bank confi…
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UAE ambassador likely to visit Kerala amid row over aid
New Delhi: The UAE ambassador to India, Ahmed Albanna, is likely to visit flood-ravaged Kerala this week, TV reports said on Monday. The ambassador’s visit comes even as a controversy rages over UAE’s …
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Dubai’s Emirates adds fourth daily flight to Riyadh
Return fight EK814 will leave Riyadh at 5:50pm and arrive n Dubai at 8:40pm. “Emirates’ expanded schedule to Riyadh will offer more travel options and choice for business travellers and families alike …
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Revealed: Influential Indians in the GCC: Business legends
The resulting business expanded across the border into Kuwait in the 1930s and by 1963 had reached Bahrain, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Today the group’s operations span 150 retail stores, a distribution net…
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UAE bank deposits surge as credit remains flat
Dubai: The UAE banking sector deposits surged by 0.6 per cent month-on-month in July while the credit growth remained flat according to the banking sector indicator, a monthly statistical bulletin fro…
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Dubai Parks and Resorts looks to Chinese tourists with new partnerships
Dubai Parks and Resorts has announced partnering with Chinese … a 46 percent rise in traffic in the first half of 2018 with 1.4 million visitors. “The business is making good financial and operation…
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank gets nod for $270m rights issue
ADIB said it will shortly announce the timetable for the rights issue following the approval of the Central Bank of the UAE and Securities and Commodities Authority.
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