DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A discarded Russian cargo spaceship burned across the night sky of the Arabian Peninsula, drawing gasps from Dubai to Riyadh before breaking up in the Earth’s atmosphere and scattering in the Indian Ocean. The fiery end …
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UAE ranks 22nd in lowest base price of bottled water
For restaurants in the Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Dubai Marina area, the price range is the same but the minimum is Dh3 for a small bottle of local water. The most expensive big bottle of water is Dh14 while the cheapest is pegged at Dh5.60. Gulf News …
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Thousands of workers savour free meals on World Food Day in Dubai
“It is amazing that we also had public volunteers including schoolchildren coming to help us out,” he told Gulf News. Sreeparvathy Sunil, a grade 11 student of Dubai International Academy, who served food to hundreds of workers, said it was an overwhel …
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UAE says 2 pilots killed in military plane crash over Yemen
United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates says two of its pilots were killed when their military plane crashed due to “technical failure” during an operation in Yemen. The statement published by the state news agency Tuesday offered few details.
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UAE Oil Giant Seeks Partnership For Possible IPO
Even though the UAE’s oil firm ADNOC is seeking partnerships and exploring a possible IPO of minority stakes in some of its services units, at the holding company level ADNOC will remain wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, ADNOC group CEO Sultan …
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Parts of unmanned Russian spaceship burn up over Dubai
Parts of an unmanned Russian cargo spaceship burned across the night sky of the Arabian Peninsula, drawing gasps from Dubai to Riyadh before breaking up in the Earth’s atmosphere and scattering in the Indian Ocean. The fiery end Monday night to parts of …
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Boy, 13, run over in Sharjah
an official at Sharjah Police told Gulf News. The boy, identified as J.K.M., was admitted to Al Qasimi Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police patrols and paramedics arrived at the scene after being alerted around 8pm. Police said the child was …
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Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC to sell $3 bln debut bond as soon as this week -sources
it would remain wholly owned by the government of Abu Dhabi. (Editing by Andrew Torchia) Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. (This story has not been edited by …
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Abu Dhabi sovereign fund agrees $1bn investment in Indian infrastructure
The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India says it has signed a $1bn investment agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia), to invest in much-needed energy, transportation and other …
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Australians compete at WorldSkills ‘tradie Olympics’ in Abu Dhabi
AUSTRALIA’S Skillaroos are in the final stretch of competition at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017’s ‘tradie Olympics … READ MORE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT NEWS IN THE CAREERS SECTION OF SATURDAY’S THE COURIER-MAIL, THE ADVERTISER, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH …
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Former Goldman executive is raising money for quant hedge fund
Dubai: Ronald Hua, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive … The duo is raising money as more hedge funds and asset managers start quantitative strategies to adapt to a challenging environment for stock pickers. Active managers are trying to find …
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Dubai Property Show to be held from November 3-5, 2017, in Mumbai
Dubai Land Department, will hold the third edition of the Dubai Property Show in Mumbai, from November 3-5, 2017 at Bandra-Kurla Complex and will feature a diverse range of properties, from residential and commercial, to land Following an encouraging …
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Fabio Aru signs for UAE Team Emirates
Fabio Aru will ride for UAE Team Emirates in 2018 after signing a three-year contract with the team. Aru’s arrival from Astana had been widely anticipated since early summer, but the transfer was only formally confirmed on Tuesday morning. Transfer news …
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UAE’s finance ministry yet to fix VAT rate on goods, services
The UAE’s Ministry of Finance is still in the process of fixing the value added tax (VAT) rates for goods and services, it announced on Monday. The ministry is currently developing the executive regulations of VAT, said Younis Haji Al Khouri, under …
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UAE Food Bank opens 2nd location in Dubai
The second operational site of the UAE Food Bank was launched on Monday at Al Bada area near Canadian University under the patronage of Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation. The UAE Food Bank also signed cooperation agreements with three other charity …
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NIIF, Abu Dhabi ink $1 billion investment agreement
The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) announced the signing of an investment agreement worth $1 billion with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority’s (ADIA) wholly owned subsidiary. The government of India had set up NIIF as a quasi-sovereign …
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Dubai diamond chief warns VAT will lead to business exodus
DUBAI: The introduction of value added tax could lead to an “exodus” of firms in the gold and diamond industry from the UAE, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, executive chairman of the Dubai free zone where those businesses are based, warned yesterday. In a strongly …
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