Abu Dhabi: The year 2017 will be The Year of Giving in the UAE, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced on Saturday . The Year of Giving will focus on three main themes. The first one will be consolidating the social …
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Dubai Cares helps Gaza children find hope through reading
Dubai: For a country built on bombs and bloodshed, children are the first to suffer, especially their right to life and education. Palestine has been at the epicentre of war and instability for almost 70 years. The protracted conflict has severely damaged …
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UAE: Expats away from home hold family holidays close
“It’s my first time to be absolutely alone at Christmas time,” Dr Jacob, a radiologist in Dubai, told Gulf News. “Because of leave issues, it’s difficult for me to travel now. Our department needs support. Some of us have to be around for the …
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No truck ban on Mohammad Bin Zayed Road in Dubai
Dubai: Truck movement on both Mohammad Bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road in Dubai will continue unhindered, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) clarified on Wednesday. The clarification came following reports that there will be a blanket ban on heavy …
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Dubai Future Academy is launched
Dubai: Dubai added another feather to its cap on Wednesday with the launch of the Dubai Future Academy under the directives of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The academy …
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Dubai Municipality reveals the truth on Indomie noodles
Dubai: Dubai Municipality on Wednesday has squashed rumours against the popular Indomie instant noodles, confirming that the pasta does not contain worms. In a video that has gone viral across social media in the last four days, a woman alleges that she …
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Dubai through the eyes of the Jashanmal family
Dubai: For decades, Dubai has been a beacon of hope and tolerance for thousands of merchants and families who have prospered here. This legacy of being a hub for fairness, openness and multiculturalism, which it has preserved to this day, is being seen as …
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Historic documents give insight into early Dubai
Adviser of Museum and Heritage Affairs and chairman of the Board of Directors office at Dubai Culture, told Gulf News. This port was located near the Ruler’s Court back then on Dubai Creek. The Hamal Bashi was the person in charge of furdhah — he …
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UAE land of ‘cultural miracles’, ex-UK minister says
Abu Dhabi: Shahid Malik, former UK Minister of Justice in the UK, called UAE a land of “cultural miracles”, pointing out that the peace that exists among diverse groups in the country is remarkable. Malik was addressing the Forum for Promoting Peace in …
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UAE makes significant achievements in logistics and transport
Dubai: The National Agenda indexes regarding environment and infrastructure showed paradigm shifts in performance, as did results for online and smart services and the quality of air transport infrastructure. The results were announced in line with the …
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UAE successfully concludes Year of Reading
Abu Dhabi: The UAE successfully concluded the Year of Reading with a number of achievements and projects. Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future and Chairman of the Higher Committee for the Year of Reading, said that the …
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Abu Dhabi becomes a top BP shareholder
Abu Dhabi has become one of BP’s biggest shareholders under a deal which gives the oil company a much bigger stake in the emirate’s oil output. BP will take a 10% share in ADCO, which owns onshore oil fields that account for most of Abu Dhabi’s production.
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BP Awarded 10% Interest in Abu Dhabi’s ADCO Onshore Concession
BP has signed an agreement with the Supreme Petroleum Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) that grants BP a 10% interest in Abu Dhabi’s ADCO onshore oil concession, which has a life of 40 years. In addition …
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BP Acquires A 10 Percent Stake In UAE Oil Fields
BP has acquired 10 percent of the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operation’s (ADCO) oil concessions in a $2.2 billion shares swap deal with the Abu-Dhabi emirate. BP will pay for its stake by transferring 2 percent of its share capital to the …
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Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways to cut headcounts on 'increasingly competitive landscape'
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways, citing “an increasingly competitive landscape,” says it is making an unspecified number of layoffs. The Abu Dhabi-owned carrier, which is the United Arab Emirates’ national airline, made the announcement late on Sunday night.
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Masdar Launches 5th International ’Engage’ Blogging Contest
Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, Masdar, has launched its fifth annual international ‘Engage’ blogging contest ahead of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, ADSW, 2017, in January. Under the theme, “Technology for a Sustainable Future”, the …
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Mubadala To Hold Abu Dhabi's 2% Stake In BP
The 2% stake in BP sold to Abu Dhabi in exchange for a holding in Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations (ADCO) will be controlled by Mubadala Development Co. DUBAI, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The 2 percent stake in BP sold to Abu Dhabi in exchange for …
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