Demand for real estate in Dubai is growing even as the emirate prepares to host Expo 2020, the Dubai Land Department (DLD) has said in its latest report. In the first nine months of this year, a total of 52,170 transactions were recorded with a total value …
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Dubai, Abu Dhabi market futures to be traded on Nasdaq
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange have signed licensing deals allowing futures contracts linked with the DFM General Index (DFMGI) and Abu Dhabi General Index (ADI) to be traded on Nasdaq Dubai’s equity futures market. The …
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20 cars seized, 130 others fined in crackdown on reckless driving in Sharjah
Sharjah: Police here have seized 20 vehicles and fined 130 others this month in a campaign against reckless driving. Lieutenant Colonel Khalid Al Kay, Deputy Director of the Traffic and Patrol Department at Sharjah Police, said the police in the emirate …
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Schon Properties Enters Jordan Market With New Office
Schon Properties, an award-winning Dubai based property developer, opens a regional sales and marketing office in Amman, Jordan located at Emaar Towers, to expand its investor base from the Levant market. Jordanian investors have contributed significantly …
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Sharjah Book Fair 2017 theme revealed
Sharjah: The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has announced the theme for this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) — ‘A World in My Book.’ Taking place from November 1 to 11 at the Expo Centre Sharjah, the theme for the 36th edition of the …
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Experience Korean culture in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: The Korea Festival is coming to Abu Dhabi for the fifth consecutive year, giving residents a first-hand experience of Korean culture. Starting Wednesday, the month-long festival organised by the Korean Cultural Centre will also hold activities …
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Abu Dhabi Week to be organised for the first time in India
The Abu Dhabi government’s Department of Culture and Tourism is all set to organise the first-ever Abu Dhabi Week in India in order to promote trade and tourism to the United Arab Emirates. The week-long initiative to showcase the emirate’s tourism …
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ModelMe3D Wins Groundbreaking US$250k Krypto Start-Up Contest In Abu Dhabi
ModelMe3D has won the inaugural Krypto Start-up Contest in Abu Dhabi and a US$250,000 package of funding and mentoring support to incubate its modelling platform that allows users to click on buildings, surfaces and markers to learn more about their …
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Charges dropped against Scot accused of public indecency in Dubai
It said Mr Harron had his passport returned and is free to leave Dubai. Mr Harron’s mother Patricia declined to be interviewed, but told BBC Scotland that the family were “ecstatic” at the news. Mr Harron had also been accused of drinking alcohol and …
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Dubai’s RTA closes Al Maktoum Bridge on Fridays for five weeks
Dubai: The Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is poised to carry out the annual maintenance of Al Maktoum Bridge as part of its strategic goals of safety, environmental sustainability and asset sustainability. The bridge will be closed for road …
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Prison term dropped for Scottish man in Dubai bar dispute
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – An activist group says a three-month prison sentence has been dropped for a Scottish man in Dubai over touching another man’s buttocks after an argument in a bar. Radha Stirling of Detained in Dubai says Jamie Harron’s …
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UAE business is out to serve a taste of India
A UAE based business is intent on serving up a “taste of India”, first with scoops of its branded ice-cream, and more recently, through its move into basmati rice, butter and more. “None of our products are focused on India — they are all meant for …
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Dubai to get three new smart police stations
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Decree issued on UAE tax Executive Regulations
DUBAI: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued Decree No. 36 of 2017 on the Executive Regulations of Federal Law No. 07 of 2017 on Tax Procedures. In addition, Shaikh …
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Frequent Dubai Metro commuters can win cash prizes
Dubai: Two lucky frequent travellers on Dubai Metro and other modes of public transport in Dubai could be in for a surprise prize of Dh50,000, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Sunday. Beginning Monday commuters using all modes of public …
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Diamantaires worried over 5% VAT proposed on diamonds in UAE
The value of diamonds traded in the UAE rose to $26 billion in 2016 … This will take the sheen out of the diamond sector” Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device.
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Youth concerns at core of urbanization agenda: UAE
according to the UAE News Agency (WAM). Firstly, they highlighted that the UAE adopted tolerance and peaceful coexistence as essential values for sustainable development in an urban context. Secondly, the adoption of laws and initiatives, including …
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