This sentiments by the SFG public property watchdog were in reference to the unanimous approval accorded by parliament in Hargeisa a deal between the governments of Somaliland and UAE for an Emirati military base in Berbera. While the terms of the …
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Dubai firm targets Kenyan investors
In the last few years, multinational companies engaged in property development from the Middle East, especially the United Arab Emirates and India have heightened their search for investors from Kenya. Deyaar Development in particular has sighted Kenyan …
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Dubai Police conducted 26,237 land rescue missions in 2016
Dubai: Dubai Police conducted 26,237 land rescue and 290 sea rescue missions in 2016, all within the 12-minute response time. Brigadier Dr Mohammad Nasir Al Razooqi, Deputy Director of the Rescue and Transportation Department at Dubai Police, said their …
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Dubai street art turns urban sprawl into open-air museum
“Dubai has everything, from finance to tourism,” says project director Shaima Al-Soueidi. “Tourists can see our history at the museums. But we want everyone to be able to see that history everywhere, even in the streets.” Urban art is a growing trend in …
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UAE says Emirati soldier killed in Saudi-led war in Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates says an Emirati soldier has been killed while taking part in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The state-run WAM news agency reported the soldier’s death on Friday. It identified the slain soldier as Sgt.
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Dubai real estate deals hit $11.4bn in 45 days
Dubai’s real estate market has kicked off the new year on a positive note with the value of its real estate transactions hitting Dh42 billion ($11.4 billion) in the first 45 days, said a report by Dubai Land Department (DLD). With the transactions value …
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Dubai Properties will not let market keep dozing – gulfnews.com
Dubai Properties is not waiting around for the property market to “wake up” — the developer is out to do that on its own. It was the first to come up with off-plan villa launches this year, at its expanding community in Dubailand. And more are on the …
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Dubai gold price flirts with Dh150: Will it fall today?
She also hinted the US interest rates will be increased sooner rather than later. “As I see it, a relatively small group of hedge funds and institutional speculators have been calling the tune for gold, trading the recent range, buying on dips, selling on …
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Dubai's crazy, apocalyptic vision for the future
The post-apocalyptic vision of the future was unveiled at the World Government Summit in Dubai this week, which has seen leaders and speakers from 139 countries gather in the United Arab Emirates. Using research and cutting edge technology, the region …
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UAE Abu Dhabi name strong team for Abu Dhabi Tour
The Abu Dhabi Tour makes the team second appearance on home soil at the UAE following its debut at the Dubai Tour earlier in the month. Swift leads the team’s options in the sprint stages having made his season debut at the Tour Down Under in January.
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The UAE is looking to expand – with a city on Mars
adding that the first order of business would be making space travel appeal to young Emiratis, with special programs in space sciences being set up at universities in the UAE. The project will also create an Emirati scientific team, but that would expand …
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The UAE announced plans to establish a human colony on Mars by 2117
The race to the Red Planet is, indeed, on, and the United Arab Emirates wants to be a part of it. Yesterday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and vice president of the UAE, announced the Mars 2117 Project. Its goal? To establish …
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Man City plan Abu Dhabi warm weather training trip after Champions League clash with Monaco
Manchester City will head to Abu Dhabi for warm weather training after their Champions League clash with Monaco next week. The Blues will fly to the Middle East to take advantage of the fact they will have 11 days without a game, due to the postponement of …
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Ethereum: Melonport fills its CHF2.5m token issuance in under three minutes
But hedge funds have been suffering poor returns lately … partner to offer gold token debit cards Ethereum studio ConsenSys to build blockchains in Dubai Qtum is building bridges between Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hyperledger, R3 Corda
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Dubai Financial Market : Damac sees Q4 profit edge up 1.3%
The Dubai developer Damac saw profit rise by 1.3% in the last quarter of 2016, as the property market in the emirate ‘stabilised’. The developer reported a net profit of AED 854.6 million dirhams ($232.7 million) for Q4, up from AED 844 million the …
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Afghan attack: UAE ambassador dies from injuries
who gave his pure soul for the sake of humanity,” the UAE’s ministry of presidential affairs said in a statement quoted by official news agency WAM. Another five UAE officials were killed in the blast in southern Afghanistan, along with six other people …
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Mario Volpi: Property resale registration fees illegal in Abu Dhabi
I have a question on the topic of developers’ so-called registration fees on resales. I am buying a villa in Abu Dhabi and the developer is charging a whopping 5 per cent fee for the resale registration. I was under the impression that this was made …
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