Many members of the once-thriving community have recently left the UAE’s shores, as captured in a new project by Abu Dhabi student Nandini Kochar …
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Israel, UAE to sign deal at White House next week
Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House ceremony on Sept. 15, officials said Tuesday. Senior delegations from the two countries will be …
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Israel, UAE to sign historic peace deal in White House ceremony next week
Israel will join the United Arab Emirates at a White House ceremony on September 15 to sign their historic peace agreement focussed on normalizing relations in the region.
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Coronavirus: Distance learning in Sharjah schools extended
This is part of precautionary measures applied by the government to limit the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Israel-UAE Accord Set For Sept 15 Signing At White House
Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign a US-brokered agreement normalizing their relations at the White House on September 15, a US official said Tuesday. It is Israel’s first such agreement …
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COVID-19: Sharjah extends full distance learning for two more weeks for private schools
However, in a surprise announcement on August 25, SPEA had announced on Twitter private schools in Sharjah would adopt distance learning for the first two weeks of the new academi …
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Bahrain’s ABC joins race with Dubai’s Emirates NBD to buy Blom’s Egypt business
Blom had approached potential bidders including Dubai’s biggest bank … Blom’s domestic rival Bank Audi tried to sell its Egyptian business, but the deal stalled in May after First Abu …
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US Officials: Israel, UAE to Sign Deal at White House
U.S. officials say Israel and the United Arab Emirates will sign their historic deal normalizing relations at a White House ceremony on September 15.
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Abu Dhabi’s Pure Harvest to invest €30 million to build a hi-tech farm in Kuwait
Abu Dhabi-based agri-tech company Pure Harvest Smart Farms will invest over €30 million (Dh130m) to build a hi-tech farm in Kuwait to supply fresh fruits and vegetables to The Sultan Centre, one of …
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Abu Dhabi launches new open data platform to improve public services
Abu Dhabi launched an open data platform on Tuesday to facilitate the exchange of open data by the public and private sectors with users, start-ups and academic institutions. The platform offers more …
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Dubai and Noon.com partner on programme to promote Emirati e-commerce businesses
The Dubai government and e-commerce platform Noon are partnering on a new programme to back Emirati e-commerce businesses as part of efforts to grow the local digital economy. The programme will …
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Palestinians set to soften stance on UAE-Israel normalisation: draft statement
The Palestinian leadership has watered down its criticism of the normalisation deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates before an Arab League meeting in Cairo on Wednesday at which the accord …
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KT exclusive: ‘Unpaid staff’ of Dubai hotel struggle to survive
The owner Raju Lulla, however, denied the allegations, saying that the hotel would be back in operation and the staff would be paid as soon as he is back in the UAE. The hotel was built 50 years ago …
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Al-Futtaim to open region’s first Watsons store in Dubai on October 1
The companies have plans to open two more outlets in UAE – one in Dubai Festival City Center and in Mall of the Emirates in the fourth quarter. Saudi Arabia will see its first Watsons store in 2021.
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11 arrested in Sharjah for computer theft
A gang of 11 Asian men arrested for stealing 662 computers worth Dh1.4 million, an official said on Tuesday. According to Sharjah Police the thieves stole the computers from an electronic company.
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‘Unpaid for over a year’, staff of iconic Dubai hotel in dire straits
The owner Raju Lulla, however, denied the allegations, saying that the hotel would be back in operation and the staff would be paid as soon as he is back in the UAE. The hotel was built 50 years ago …
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Partial collapse in corridor ceiling in Dubai Mall, no injuries
No injuries have been reported, Emaar said in a statement Dubai: Emaar confirmed in a statement that it has completed the repair work of a damaged ceiling that partially collapsed in one of the …
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