Dubai: Now, Dubai students can have a say on whether classes should be suspended or not when the wet weather strikes. How? Just log on to a survey site and make your sentiments known. A day after the country witnessed light-to-heavy showers on Sunday …
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Stroke victim, 70, facing jail in Dubai after business goes bust during three years he has spent in hospital
A PENSIONER fighting for life in a Dubai hospital bed is facing a three-year prison term because his business went bust while he lay critically ill. Malcome Munroe suffered a stroke three years ago and has been languishing in the hospital ever since …
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Abu Dhabi Emirates Palace hotel photoshoot turns up the opulence
The property certainly isn’t understated but Horth wasn’t deterred: “I love grandeur,” he says. MORE: The most romantic places in Abu Dhabi ‘Priceless’ photoshoot “When my wife and I got married, we went to Antarctica. The invitation had us on top of an …
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Traffic snarls, morning fog affect commuters to Dubai
Dubai: Motorists on Monday morning were faced once again with gridlocked traffic following a night of chaos on Dubai’s roads. Although rainfall was nowhere in sight, commuters driving along highways and main roads continued to face heavy traffic due to …
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Aldar Properties : mid-market focus signals coming surge in Abu Dhabi property
The Abu Dhabi property market is poised to experience a Dubai-like growth surge over the next three years as Aldar Properties starts to capitalise on pent-up demand for mid-income housing, a report claims. According to Reidin/Global Capital Partners, Aldar …
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Abdullah: UAE keen to build Latvia ties
Dubai: Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met on Sunday with President of Republic of Latvia, Raimonds Vejonis, in the presence of Arvils Aseradens, Minister for Economics and Deputy Prime …
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Abu Dhabi launches campaign against illegal groundwater wells
ABU DHABI: The Environment Agency — Abu Dhabi (EAD), in partnership with its stakeholders, has launched an awareness campaign under the theme, “Seal a Well to Save a Life” to put an end to the digging of illegal domestic groundwater wells due to …
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Dubai launches Public Diplomacy Forum
Dubai: The Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) announced on Sunday the launch of the Public Diplomacy and Government Communication Forum (PDGCF). The forum, which was launched under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum …
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Dubai Ruler orders reckless drivers to sweep city's streets
A group of dangerous drivers were ordered to carry out community service on the streets of Dubai by His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The men, who were photographed sweeping …
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UAE inflation up 2.3 per cent in January
Analysts had earlier told Gulf News that residents in the UAE have seen their healthcare tab rise every year. The total healthcare bills in the Middle East and Africa region rose by 8.8 per cent in 2012, 9.8 per cent in 2013 and 10 per cent in 2014.
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Tennis: Svitolina gatecrashes top 10 after Dubai title
DUBAI: Seventh seed Elina Svitolina overpowered former world number one Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-2 to claim the Dubai Open on Saturday, the sixth, and biggest, title of her career. Ukrainian Svitolina, who stopped Angelique Kerber from returning to the top …
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Abu Dhabi: Marcel Kittel wins stage 2
The stage covered a loop out of Abu Dhabi and the islands north of the city, with the riders expecting the wind to strengthen as they covered the exposed road between the islands and the finish in the shadow of the huge Abu Dhabi flag. Yet again the early …
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ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2017 draw preview and matches to watch: Andy Murray, Roger Federer lead the ATP Dubai field
Seven-time ATP Dubai champion Federer will be the favourite after his sensational performance at the Australian Open saw him capture his eighteenth Grand Slam title, and it’s bad news for world no. 1 Murray who is looking to bounce back from an early …
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How people from one Pakistan region came to dominate Dubai fish trade
Dubai: At Deira Fish Market, one of the busiest in the country, there is one thing common that binds most fish vendors, wholesalers, cutters and porters — they belong to one particular region in Pakistan and speak a unique tongue. What is stranger is the …
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Dubai City Walk stunt driver to clean streets
Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, Director of the Traffic Department at Dubai Police, said the driver did not have a driving licence and that he took the car from the family’s driver as his parents were not at home. Meanwhile, Gulf News has learnt that …
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Talking Point: Dubai fans’ last chance to catch up with Roger Federer?
The joie de vivre around the Dubai Tennis Stadium, during this time of the year … announced his sudden pullout following a freakish knee injury, while the breaking news each day were pullouts induced by injuries, including that of Novak Djokovic …
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GCC countries keeping the faith in Dubai real estate
Dubai has been something of a real estate magnet for some time now although the market itself has been volatile over the years. A report today confirms that GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE) are still keeping faith with …
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