Al Majaz Waterfront, one of Sharjah’s family leisure destinations will be ushering in the new year with a spectacular 10-minute long fireworks display launched from 16 aligned massive barges on Monday …
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UAE business outlook for 2019: What to expect in real estate, jobs, IT, banking, stocks and jewellery sectors
Real estate prices are not likely to decline, neither are rents There will be some job hiring especially in the IT and education sectors Cloud adoption will be the way forward from a technology …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Helicopter crashes near world’s longest zipline in UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A rescue helicopter has crashed near the world’s longest zipline, killing its entire crew in Ras al-Khaimah in the northeastern area of the United Arab Emirates. The stat…
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Helicopter crashes near world’s longest zipline in UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A rescue helicopter crashed on Saturday near the world’s longest zipline, killing its entire crew in Ras al-Khaimah in the northeastern region of the United Arab Emirate…
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UAE’s real estate market on cusp of robust recovery in 2019: Al Ruwad CEO
Catalysts and laws are two key factors that will help the UAE property market witness a robust recovery in 2019, Ismail Al Hammadi told Mubasher in an exclusive interview. He noted that the market saw …
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Dubai Customs thwart 355 drug smuggling attempts
Dubai Customs revealed that it prevented 922 smuggling attempts, including 355 narcotics and contrabands, in the first nine months of 2018. Commenting on the results, the Director of Dubai Customs, Ah…
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Dubai among world’s most expensive cities for NYE
The New Year’s Eve celebrations also coincide with the Dubai Shopping Festival which is also a major attraction for the City of Gold for shoppers. Download the Microsoft News app for your Android or i…
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Ryanair Hurdle report: Sharjah wins for Patrick and Willie Mullins
Sharjah provided jockey Patrick Mullins with yet another famous day when sprinting clear to win the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown. The pair teamed up to scoop the pot in the Galway Hurdle in the summ…
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Dubai Customs thwarts 355 drug smuggling attempts
Dubai Customs revealed that it prevented 922 smuggling attempts, including 355 narcotics and contrabands, in the first nine months of 2018. Commenting on the results, the Director of Dubai Customs, Ah…
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Six reasons why the UAE will be the best place globally for start-ups in 2019
With more women investors and a more inclusive, diverse and consequently booming ecosystem, there has never been a better time for a woman to open a business in the UAE. 6. Influx of young talent …
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Abu Dhabi, Dubai welcome more tourists in 8 months
The combined number of tourists who visited Abu Dhabi and Dubai increased by 1.6 per cent during the first eight months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017, which confirms the capacity of the …
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Arabtec wins $60m Dubai Properties contract
Arabtec Holding has been awarded a Dhs222m ($60.4m) contract by Dubai Properties to build 352 new villas at is master planned Villanova project, the company has announced. In a statement to the …
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Arabtec wins $60m contract to build Dubai Properties’ Villanova homes
The construction subsidiary of Dubai-listed Arabtec Holding has won $60.4m (AED222m) contract to build 352 villas at Dubai Properties’ Villanova master development in Dubailand. Arabtec Construction’s …
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Sheikha Latifa: Mary Robinson ‘backed Dubai version of events’
Former UN rights chief Mary Robinson has been accused of supporting the emirate of Dubai’s version of events over a princess who was feared missing. Mrs Robinson, who recently met Sheikha Latifa, daug…
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Dubai Princess Who Tried To Flee UAE “Troubled”: Ex-UN Human Rights Chief
Mary Robinson told BBC radio 4’s Today programme that she had been invited by Princess Haya, the wife of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, to help with his daughter, Sheikha Latifa. L…
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UAE property prices fell to more affordable levels in 2018
Expat property purchasers in the UAE had a good 2018 as residential property values dropped to more affordable levels. Real estate in the UAE over the past year was predominately priced in favour of c…
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UAE reopens embassy in Damascus, Syria
On Thursday afternoon, UAE’s charge d’affaires Abdul-Hakim Naimi visited the embassy and witnessed his country’s flag being raised again on the compound in central Damascus. In this photo released by …
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