Six tourists have been seriously hurt after the hot-air balloon they were in plummeted from the sky while flying over the desert in the United Arab Emirates. The European and Asian holidaymakers were rushed to hospital after the balloon ‘abruptly’ fell …
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6 tourists injured in hot-air balloon crash in UAE desert
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Investigators in the United Arab Emirates are looking into what caused a hot-air balloon to abruptly drop from the sky, injuring six tourists onboard. Police in the emirate of Sharjah said Monday that the balloon struck the …
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Dubai imports 33.7m tonnes of food in 2016
Dubai — The number of food shipments that arrived in Dubai through land, sea and air in 2016 was 351,761 and their total volume was 33.74 million tonnes, said an official of Dubai Municipality. Dr Essam Al Hashimi, head of Food Trade Control Section of …
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Dubai Financial Market : Daman Investments delay IPO plans – Chairman
Dubai – Mubasher: The chairman and founder of Daman Investments said that the company has decided to postpone the plan to issue its stocks in the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) to after 2017. Shehab Gargash added during his speech on Monday during a press …
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McIlroy withdraws from Abu Dhabi because of rib injury.
Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from the Abu Dhabi Championship this week because of a rib injury. The European Tour released a statement on Monday saying the second-ranked McIlroy underwent tests after he was injured during the SA Open and they revealed a …
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Rory McIlroy (rib injury) WD from Abu Dhabi 'really quite annoying'
January 16, 2017 2:31pm EST January 16, 2017 2:31pm EST European Tour, Golf, News, English, Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, Rory McIlroy After suffering an injury in South Africa last week, Rory McIlroy has been ruled out of the Abu Dhabi Championship.
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Willett set for flying start
I wrote on Monday that it was time to back Rory McIlroy to at last win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Unfortunately, McIlroy withdrew from the event on Monday evening. Bets struck on McIlroy with the advised firms are refunded. The preview continued to …
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McIlroy to land Abu Dhabi title
It’s time to back Rory McIlroy to at last win the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. In six of the last seven years, McIlroy has finished second or third in what was always his seasonal debut, outdone on occasion by someone playing out of their skin, but usually …
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Zayed Future Energy Prize Announces Winners of 2017 Awards
View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170116005483/en/ HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and heads of state with representatives of the nine winners of the 2017 Zayed Future Energy Prize at the …
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Golf-McIlroy out of Abu Dhabi Championship with rib injury
Jan 16 (Reuters) – World number two Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from the Abu Dhabi Championship after tests on Monday showed he picked up a rib injury in South Africa last week, the European Tour said. The Northern Irishman had intense physiotherapy …
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McIlroy WDs from Abu Dhabi with rib injury
Rory McIlroy won’t play in this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after an MRI exam determined that he had a stress fracture in one of his ribs. “To be forced to miss this week through injury is really quite annoying to be perfectly honest,” he …
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Dubai Has Bought ‘A Significant Stake’ In a Swiss Banking App Startup
Dubai’s sovereign wealth fund Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) has picked up a significant stake in Swiss banking app Centralway Numbrs. Centralway said on its website that it raised investment from Dubai’s sovereign wealth fund though it did not …
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Dubai lender Emirates NBD’s fourth quarter profit drops on higher cost of funding and devaluation of Egyptian pound
Dubai’s largest bank said on Monday its net profit fell to Dh1.85 billion for the three months to the end of December, a decline of 12.8 per cent compared with the same period a year earlier. The bank blamed the decline on the higher cost of fixed …
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McIlroy to undergo MRI; Abu Dhabi status uncertain
McIlroy is in the field for next week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and hopes to play. The world No. 2 told reporters Sunday that the MRI is precautionary, to “see what’s up with this joint in my back.” The injury may have been caused, McIlroy said …
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YZER Property Becomes UAE's Largest Specialist Property Portal
Dubai-based property portal YZER Property has announced that its website has increased it’s listings for property available for sale or rent by 300% in 2 months, making it the fastest- growing and largest specialist property listings website in the UAE …
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Abu Dhabi Ports and Khalidia International Shipping sign AED 80 million Musataha Agreement
Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a Musataha Agreement with Khalidia International Shipping LLC, a subsidiary of Emirates Business Group (EBG), to set up a third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse with a total investment of AED 80 million in Khalifa Industrial Zone …
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Dubai's Yzer Property listings hit new high
Dubai-based property portal Yzer Property said the listings for property available for sale/rent on its website increased by 300 per cent within two months, making it the fastest-growing and largest specialist property listings website in the UAE.
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