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Abu Dhabi non-oil trade hits $3.38bn
Saudi Arabia topped the list of the emirate’s trade partners with Dh300 million worth of exports received from Abu Dhabi, a Wm news agency report said. According to the figures, the value of exports during January 2018 increased to Dh2 billion, up 32.9 …
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Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign trade amounts to AED 12.4 billion in January
Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign merchandise trade in January stood at AED 12.4 billion, according to figures released by the Statistics Centre. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia comes on top of the emirate’s trade partners’ list with AED 300 million worth of exports …
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Abu Dhabi crown prince launches $20m birds of prey foundation
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, it has been announced. The Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Foundation has been launched with an endowment of $20 million, state news agency WAM reported. Its first initiative, the allocation of $1 million as seed …
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Abu Dhabi police arrest man who posed as a woman to scam residents
On Wednesday, a UAE-based man of Arab descent was arrested by Abu Dhabi Police on allegations of creating dating scams, according to Gulf News. In a bid to pull money out of men on social media – especially Snapchat – the 30-year-old posed as different …
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Most UAE residents would recommend their banks, insurers, survey shows
Only about 10 percent of UAE residents surveyed by yallacompare would not recommend their banks to others Just under 10 percent noted that they would not recommend their bank to others, an improvement over the 12 percent who said the same in 2017.
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UAE ambassador meets Greek businessmen
Athens: Mohammad Mir Abdullah Al Raisi, UAE Ambassador to Athens, met on Thursday with a group of Greek business leaders, representing different industrial and business sectors. During the meeting, Abdullah Al Raisi highlighted the opportunities offered by …
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Dubai’s RTA puts brakes on Hyperloop route claims
Dubai’s transport authority on Thursday poured cold water … and RTA is closely following the developments in this technology, and will study several options for determining the route which will be announced in the future.” The RTA stressed that projects …
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Iraq awards UAE, China rights to develop oil in northeast
BAGHDAD — A United Arab Emirates energy company and two Chinese firms emerged Thursday as the only winners in Iraq’s rushed bidding round for nearly a dozen hydrocarbon-rich areas. Only nine companies out of 26 originally prequalified decided to take part.
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Dubai Customs Celebrates the World Intellectual Property Day 2018
Dubai Customs organized its annual IP celebration on the occasion of the World Intellectual Property Day 2018 at Mariott Hotel in the presence of Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs, Dr. Amna Al-Dahhak Al-Shamsi, Assistant Undersecretary for …
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UAE leader in digital health care market
Dubai: Health care in UAE and Mena region is going digital in a big way, said a top Ministry of Health and Prevention official at the fourth Mena Medtech forum held at the Dubai Health Care City on Wednesday. The UAE leads in the region in digital health …
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Warning: Dust, sand, poor visibility in UAE
UAE residents have been warned to be extra careful as winds kicked up dust and sand, and poor visibility affected some parts of the country on Thursday. Today’s winds have been forecast to gust up to 40 kilometres per hour (kph). In an advisory on …
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Dubai’s Road Authority denies Hyperloop rumour
Dubai: There are no plans as yet to build a Hyperloop line between Dubai and the other emirates, announced the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). On Thursday, the RTA took to its official Twitter account to confirm that contrary to what has been …
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Video: Indian woman killed, buried in Sharjah house
Major-General Saif Al Ziri Al Shamsi, Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police, confirmed to Gulf News that a missing person report was received from the woman’s brother, who told police that he used to speak to his sister daily but one day, she stopped …
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Tanzania-UAE forum explores partnership prospects
Investors and companies in Dubai were called to take advantage of the attractive business opportunities in Tanzania at the Tanzania-UAE Business & Investment Forum today (April 26) in Dubai, UAE. The high-level forum, hosted at the premises of the Dubai …
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Sharjah Girl Guides organises activities to inspire youth
Sharjah: A unique set of reading and book themed activities are being organised by the Sharjah Girl Guides to inspire youth at the ongoing edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2018). Through a series of innovative challenges, Sharjah …
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Roda Hotels to open new Dubai property in May
Roda Hotels & Resorts, a Dubai-based hospitality management company and a subsidiary of Dubai International Real Estate, will be adding a new hotel to the UAE emirate’s growing hospitality portfolio next month. Opening its doors on May 1, Roda Links Al …
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