Dubai: Aldar Properties pulled out higher revenues (up 28 per cent to Dh1.58 billion) and gross profit (a gain of 39 per cent to Dh753 million) for the first three months of 2017, in a performance markedly different from the slowdown in Abu Dhabi’s …
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Abu Dhabi Cooperative donates Dh650,000 for Somalia
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society (AD Co-op) donated Dh650,000 to the Emirates Red Crescent’s (ERC) humanitarian campaign, “For You Somalia”, to help victims of famine in the African country. Abu Dhabi Coop also provided 843 baskets …
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Italian navy warship docks in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: The Italian naval warship Carabiniere docked in Abu Dhabi on Monday, where it will remain until Friday before shipping out to Eritrea and then back to Italy. The naval vessel which was commissioned into service for the Italian Navy in 2015 …
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Abu Dhabi highway road expansion completed
Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, has completed the Bida’a Al Mutawa – Ghayathi Road Expansion Project in the Al Dhafra Region. The project is currently being handed over to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport. The project …
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Aldar Properties profit surges 39pc in Q1
Aldar Properties, a leading property development company in Abu Dhabi, UAE, has reported a 39 per cent increase in its gross profit for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017, which surged to Dh753 million ($205 million) from Dh542 million ($148 million …
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The Dubai Frame has a new opening date
Dubai: After several delays and postponements, a new date has been set for the Dubai Frame launch. According to Dubai Municipality’s Director General Hussain Lootah, the massive 150 metre-high, 193 metre-long project is expected to open in October 2017 …
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Dubai Properties awards $55m contract for Bellevue Towers
Real-estate master developer Dubai Properties (DP) has announced that SEIDCO General Contractor is to work on the Bellevue Towers residential development. The contract is worth more than AED200 million ($55 million), according to a statement by the developer.
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‘Heaviest woman’ being treated in UAE for health conditions
These are external links and will open in a new window An Egyptian woman who was believed to have been the world’s heaviest is now being treated for several health conditions at a hospital in Abu Dhabi. Eman Abd El Aty, said to have weighed around 500kg (1 …
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90% of artwork showcased at Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition sold
The ninth edition of the Dubai International Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition concluded on April 30 at Wafi Mall, after 90 per cent of the artwork showcased during the exhibition was sold. Organised by the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the …
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Motorists win cars for good driving in Dubai
Dubai: Two Emiratis on Sunday won two cars under the white points … One of the winners, 45-year-old Bilal Atiq, an employee of Roads and Transport Authority, told Gulf News: “I was shocked when I received a call from UAE’s top cop praising my good …
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Shatrughan Sinha honoured in Dubai
Bollywood actor and Indian parliamentarian Shatrughan Sinha was felicitated on Sunday evening at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Dubai by prominent Indian community members in the UAE for receiving the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award 2017. Sinha, whose 2016 …
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Dubai Buildings to be Lit Up with “World’s Most Efficient” LED lamps
… Properties Group (DPG), will install the Dubai Lamp, said to be “the world’s most energy efficient commercially available LED lamp,” at their upcoming real estate projects, according to state news agency Wam. Under the four-year agreement …
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Gulf carrier Etihad Airways names veteran exec interim CEO
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The parent company of Etihad Airways has tapped one of its own executives to take over for the outgoing CEO who oversaw the Gulf carrier’s aggressive expansion and acquisition spree. The Etihad Aviation Group board of …
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New Website Launched To Boost Dubai Golf Tourism
Dubai today unveiled a new website to enhance awareness of the world-leading, premium golf destination that convenes – for the first time in one place – everything visitors and tour operators need to know about experiencing golf in the city. Launched …
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Shah Rukh Khan, Kabir Khan collaborate to shoot Dubai tourism promotional film
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has collaborated with director Kabir Khan to shoot the sequel of #BeMyGuest, a promotional film produced by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing. This is the second film that Shah Rukh is shooting for to promote …
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Dubai port operator confirms crane “incident,” scores injured
DUBAI, May 8 (Xinhua) — Dubai Ports (DP) World said here on Monday in an e-mailed statement that a crane “incident” on Thursday at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai injured 10 people. The statement said a container vessel of French shipping company CMA CGM collided …
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai’s Drake & Scull continues heavy losses, region mixed
Dubai’s DSI was down 5 percent to 0.379 dirhams after an hour of trade, heading to a 14 month low. The stock plummeted 9.9 percent on Sunday on news that at a shareholder meeting at the end of last week the company had increased its write off by up to 722 …
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