ADDIS ABABA/DUBAI (Reuters) – When the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea embraced in Asmara last month, promising to end the two-decade-old state of war between their two countries, it looked like a sud…
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Dubai attracts Dh80 billion FDI into technology sector
Dubai has attracted $21.66 billion (Dh80 billion) worth of foreign direct investment in high-end technology transfers in three years, mainly from the European Union and the US. According to Dubai’s De…
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Swift gears up for debut regional summit in Dubai
Swift, one of the world’s leading providers of secure financial messaging services, is set to host its first regional conference in Dubai from September 24 to 25. The event will see more than 250 seni…
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Sharjah Publishing City woos Latin American publishers
Sharjah: Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone introduced Latin American publishers to the Arab Book Market during its participation at the 25th São Paulo International Book Fair this year. The world’s ve…
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Dubai accounts for half of blood collection in UAE
Dubai: Dubai needs over 160 units of blood every day and the Dubai Blood Donation Centre (DBDC) works hard to meet this demand, a senior official said on Wednesday. “We are just about able to fulfil t…
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Millennials Interested in UAE Property Need to Check This
Millennials in Dubai (aged between 25 to 37 years on average) are slowly stepping on to the property bandwagon, owing to attractive payment schemes and reduced housing prices. Up until a few years ago …
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Sharjah’s ‘Pledge a Library’ initiative distributes 600 books in Brazil
Sharjah: The Kalimat Foundation for Children’s Empowerment (KF) has donated 600 titles to São Paulo Public Library, six school libraries, as well as community service centres in Brazil that host a ric…
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Filipino in Dubai wants to be the next Mark Zuckerberg
Dubai: A Dubai-based Filipino entrepreneur has tapped on Filipinos … “I am one of the fans who watched the documentary on how they built the platform,” Romero tells Gulf News #Pinoy. “I watched thei…
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UAE adopt cutting-edge technology to good use
The UAE National football squad’s training camp currently underway in the Austrian city of Salzburg looked like a scene straight out of a sci-fi thriller with masks, vests and drones. But before one t…
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High Technology leads FDI Flows into Dubai
The digital transformation of international production, coupled with Dubai’s on-going transformation into a knowledge-based economy have reshaped both the source and the composition of the flows of fo…
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Exclusive: Papermaker Fine Hygienic weighs IPO post restructure
James Lafferty, the chief executive of the company, told The National, “We have plans to go for an IPO in the coming years … FHH operates five mills in the UAE, Egypt and Jordan and has six plants i…
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UAE amnesty 2018: Kerala appoints contact persons for free air tickets
As Gulf News reported on July 31, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had announced the free air tickets for Keralites returning under the amnesty scheme. He also called upon the various Kerala org…
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Dubai tourist racks up $45,000 in speeding tickets in 4 hours
A British tourist in Dubai may be bringing home the worst souvenir ever after collecting $45,000 worth of speeding tickets in just four hours. Traffic cameras caught the 25-year-old breaking the speed …
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UAE to host next Ramsar Convention meet in October
Dubai: Around 40 per cent of all species in the world either live or breathe on wetlands. However, 76 per cent of these species in wetlands are threatened. Highlighting the crucial importance of wetla…
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UAE amnesty 2018: Absconders without passports can apply to stay in UAE
Police providing water to the amnesty seekers outside the tent at the Shahama camp in Abu Dhabi. Ahmed Kutty/Gulf News In fact, absconders are required to come clean from court and CID departments in …
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Haj package prices for UAE pilgrims down 50% this year
Abu Dhabi: Haj packages are priced 50 per cent lower compared to last year for UAE pilgrims, according to the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, the UAE’s official body responsible f…
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RPT-UAE says stands with Saudi Arabia “in defending its sovereignty”
Reuters. RPT-UAE says stands with Saudi Arabia “in defending its sovereignty” DUBAI, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates stands with Saudi Arabia “in defending its sovereignty” after the kingdo…
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