Dubai: At age 13, Palestinian girl Mai Yezji is now walking … I can’t wait to return home and play with my friends,” Mai told Gulf News. For the past 12 years of her life, she has gone through a dozen of surgeries and treatments by local doctors …
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Opening Shop? Dubai Government Launches Blockchain Business Registry
Dubai’s government is turning to blockchain technology to pave the way for foreign investments and businesses to come into the city-state Emirate. In an announcement on Tuesday, the city’s Department of Economic Development (DED) has unveiled a joint …
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Smart Dubai chief hopeful Skype block will be lifted
Aisha Butti Bin Bishr, director general of Smart Dubai, told Gulf News in an interview on Wednesday that Skype was “one of the essentials of life,” and it being banned, despite Dubai positioning itself as one of the most connected, technological cities …
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Dubai to enhance control measures for food imports from UK
Dubai: Dubai Municipality on Thursday discussed enhancement of control measures on food imports from the United Kingdom. Dr Essam Sharaf Al Hashemi, head of Food Trade Control Section, met with Adel Khan, trade and investment adviser for International …
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Dubai gold retailers welcome VAT exemption amid declining trade
“One of the major tourist attractions of the UAE is the jewellery sector that generates billions of dollars in revenue every year, and by exempting tax, the benefits to the business and the overall economy are immense. “I hope that the UAE government …
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‘Saaho’: Prabhas with the Royal Family in Abu Dhabi
After completing the first schedule in Hyderabad and Mumbai, Prabhas is currently in Abu Dhabi for action scenes. It is learnt that the movie unit is spending 90 crores for the action sequences. Hollywood action choreographer Kenny Bates is directing these …
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Day surgery centre opens in Dubai
Dubai: Emirates Hospital on Thursday announced the launch of its first Day Surgery and Medical Centre in Dubai Motor City. The modern medical centre will provide same-day surgery and specialised medical services to residents of Dubai Motor City and …
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Dubai Municipality launches Ramadan health and safety campaign
Dubai: Dubai Municipality’s Health and Safety Department has launched a campaign to monitor establishments that serve the community during Ramadan, including hotels, shopping malls, gents and ladies salons, personal care centres, sports clubs, and …
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Dubai stocks dive to 27-month low on real estate woes
Dubai stocks hit a 27-month low on Thursday on the back of sharp falls in the real estate market and a drop in liquidity levels. The Dubai Financial Market Index ended the day’s trading down 1.83 percent on 2,947.99 points breaching the 3,000-point …
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Bank of Singapore is upbeat on its Middle East prospects after a sound start to 2018
The private banking arm of OCBC, Singapore’s second-largest lender by total assets, saw its assets under management in Dubai grow about 30 percent from its launch in the city’s financial center last year, according to Reuters. “I firmly believe and I’m …
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Abu Dhabi looks at drain systems to prevent flooding
Abu Dhabi: In a bid to prevent flooding in the capital, the Abu Dhabi City Municipality is considering the injection of stormwater into deep aquifers, and will also build three large pumping stations in Shakhbout City this year. In addition, the …
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44 food outlets temporarily closed in Dubai
Dubai: As many as 44 food outlets in Dubai were temporarily closed down this year for violating a number of hygiene requirements. Sultan Ali Al Tahir, Head of Food Inspection Section at Dubai Municipality, said: “[We] closed down the food outlets …
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UAE’s Filipino expats target second property investment
Eighty percent of Filipinos living in the UAE plan to buy at least one property for additional income and retirement fund apart from their residential home, according to a new survey. The poll by the Philippine Property and Investment Exhibition (PPIE …
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UAE’s private sector records growth gains in April
Dubai: The UAE’s non-oil private sector turned in an improved set of numbers for April, including gains on output and in generating new business leads. The backlog of works — another key indicator — is rising at the fastest rate in 32 months …
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UAE sees non-oil sector conditions improve in April
The UAE non-oil private sector saw an upturn in April as output, new business and employment improved, according to Emirates NBD. The bank’s purchasing managers’ index, produced by IHS Markit, rose to 55.1 from 54.8 the previous month as business …
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Smart Dubai plans to sell its blockchain manual to other smart cities
Dubai: Smart Dubai, the government authority overseeing the implementation of new technologies, says it is preparing to sell a manual on how to implement blockchain to other smart cities. The authority has spent much of the past year mapping the city’s …
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Dubai Chamber Announces Winners of 3rd Dubai Smartpreneur Competition
Director of Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Center – DSO; Alia Al Mazrouei, COO of Almazrouie Investment; Andriy Radchenko, Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co.; Rekha Setpal, Head of Community Services at in5 & Dubai Internet City; Anna-Liisa …
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