Races during next year’s Dubai carnival loom as a long-range target for sprinter Shaf. The five-year-old gelding registered his fifth 1100m win from eight attempts at the distance when he chased down Sunday Escape in Saturday’s Arvanitis Philanthropy …
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QCC Releases Updated Infrastructure Standards Guidelines
Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC) has released an updated edition of the Infrastructure Standards Guidelines (ISGL) for the emirate of Abu Dhabi, following its approval by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee of Abu Dhabi Executive …
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Al-Nahyan trial: UAE princesses accused of servant abuses
They brought with them from the United Arab Emirates a retinue of more than 20 servants whom they are accused of holding in conditions close to slavery. Victims allege they were prevented from leaving the hotel and forced to eat the princesses’ leftovers.
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Plummeting Room Rates Threaten Profit Levels at Abu Dhabi Hotels
Despite room occupancy levels at hotels in Abu Dhabi remaining above 80 per cent this month, the relentless decline in achieved average room rate is threatening both top and bottom line performance levels, according to the latest data from HotStats.
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Outlook for Dubai and Abu Dhabi property markets remains soft
Property prices and rents continue to fall moderately in Dubai with the latest analysis report projecting a further softening of the residential real estate markets in the months ahead. In the first quarter of 2017, quarterly apartment lease rates fell by …
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince to meet Trump at White House
US President Donald Trump will host His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, next week, the White House said on Tuesday. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said …
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UAE drops new hints on its mysterious plan to join the ‘new space race’ and build the first CITY on Mars by 2117
… Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The project will explore how people can get to Mars and how to create food and energy on the red planet, according to Gulf News. A virtual presentation was made at the same time as the …
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince the Next Arab Leader to Meet With Trump
US President Donald Trump will meet with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan next week in Washington, the White House announced on Tuesday. The meeting on May 15 with the prince, who is also the Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE’s …
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Why you should invest in Dubai’s real estate…
It does seem surreal for boundless vistas of desert to co-exist with some of the planet’s most magnificent property and man-made waterways. To its credit, Dubai has made this seem less like a paradox. This megapolis of 2.7 million people is rapidly growing …
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East European woman with no ID papers stuck in Dubai
She has been in Dubai for three years now but we are working to solve her problem,” Brigadier Al Murr told Gulf News. The 27-year-old woman came to Dubai in 2011 on a visit visa and she was arrested later for staying in the country illegally and was …
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Dubai’s Newest Police Cars Are All-Electric BMWs
Dubai’s police force, famous for its stable of exotic supercars, has added yet another high-tech, rear-wheel-drive vehicle to its fleet. With a top speed of about 95 miles (150 kilometres) per hour, the BMW i3 will probably leave any high-speed chases to …
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Why you can only get 2 clearance sales in Dubai
confirmed a senior official at Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment. But good news is in store as they are now replaced with super sales where prices may be cut by as much as 90 percent. The Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of …
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Multi-million e-scrap recycling hub set for Dubai
United Arab Emirates: An investment of 120 million Emirati Dirham (US$ 32.6 million) is to be made in the construction of an advanced electronics recycling facility in Dubai, which is scheduled to become operational by the end of this year. Enviroserve UAE …
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Clothes encounter: The pop-up phenomenon
DUBAI: As social etiquette goes, it isn’t good manners to ask someone with a stunning outfit where they purchased it. But if curiosity gets the better of you and you do the undoable, chances are that they will tell you they picked it up at an …
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Dubai students’ cardboard homes to solve refugee housing crisis
Gems Young Innovator of the Year Mythri Muralikannan, a grade seven student at The Millennium School, Dubai was declared the ‘Gems Young Innovator of the Year’ for spearheading a technology-driven idea to make news headlines surrounding child deaths in …
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Katsuya’s Ninth Location Opens Its Doors In Dubai
Katsuya Dubai features a large, family-style dining area with polished white tables and warm inviting couches, while the walls are adorned with oversized backlit photographs of colorful, futuristic Samurai helmets, bringing a touch of artistic glamour.
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Keralite woman wins Rs 6.4 crore in Dubai Duty Free raffle
Dubai: Lady luck seems to be siding with the Keralites in the Gulf kingdom. Yet another Keralite woman has won a bumper lottery in Dubai. Shanti Achuthankutty, a housewife, got a whooping Rs 6.4 crore (3.67 lakh dirham) in the Dubai Duty Free raffle. The …
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