Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a cable of condolences to Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, on the death of people in the St Petersburg metro bombing. In the cable, Shaikh Khalifa expressed his heartfelt …
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UAE Women's team geared up for first ever AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifying campaign
Emirati women are all set to compete in their first Asian Cup qualifying campaign… Fans of women’s football in the United Arab Emirates are excitedly awaiting the beginning of their first-ever qualifying campaign for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup …
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UAE students reconnect with nature
… their interest in gardening has more far reaching effects than we can imagine,” the UAE-based paper was quoted by UAE News Agency (WAM). “There’s enough evidence available from recent research, that spending time around farms, parks and green spaces …
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Dubai police say they arrest hackers after White House staff
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai police have arrested foreign hackers who targeted five senior White House officials in a blackmail email scam, state-owned media reported on Monday. The Arabic-language Al Bayan newspaper and the television channel …
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Abu Dhabi Media relaunches Radio 1 and Radio 2
Abu Dhabi Media has announced the official relaunch of the Radio 1 and Radio 2 stations, after they were pulled off air last year. The two stations were previously operated by Gulf News Broadcasting, which lost the frequency licenses to manage them last year.
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Dubai Police arrest White House email hackers
In a crime-busting breakthrough, the Dubai Police have arrested members of an African gang who hacked the emails of some White House staff members in the US. According to Dr Major Saud Al Khaledi, chief of information and development at the Cyber Crimes …
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Dubai real estate market on course to stabilise during 2017
A slowing rate of decline across all sectors of the Dubai real estate market suggests increasing stability and the expectation of the market ‘bottoming out’ before the end of 2017, according to leading international real estate consultancy, Cluttons.
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Dubai real estate meltdown: Burj Khalifa rates plummet by 25%
Over the past 12 months, the Burj Khalifa has registered a 25 per cent correction in values, making it the weakest performer in Dubai. Hattan Villas at The Lakes (–13.5 per cent), Hattan Villas at Arabian Ranches (–12.6 per cent), villas on the Palm …
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Why investing in Dubai property is a good idea
Here are just a few reasons for investors to consider committing to the Dubai real estate sector: 1. Expo 2020 is coming to Dubai Dubai is hosting the next World Expo in October 2020. The Expo will attract approximately 25 million visitors from 180 nations.
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Fire hits Dubai high-rise complex near world's tallest tower
An inferno burned early Sunday in a high-rise tower complex being built alongside Dubai’s largest mall, its thick black smoke shrouding the world’s tallest building nearby in this desert metropolis where skyscraper blazes remain a worry. Though authorities …
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Fire engulfs 72-storey skyscraper in downtown Dubai
An inferno burned early Sunday in The Address Residences Fountain Views, a high-rise tower complex being built alongside Dubai’s largest mall.
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Fire rips through highrise near Dubai's Burj Khalifa
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An inferno burned early Sunday in a high-rise tower complex being built alongside Dubai’s largest mall, its thick black smoke shrouding the world’s tallest building nearby in this desert metropolis where skyscraper blazes …
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Aldar Properties awards AED500 mln contract for Mayan development
Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi’s leading listed property development, investment and management company, has awarded its main contract for Mayan, a luxury residential development located on Yas Island, to Ghantoot General Construction, one of the leading …
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Dubai property market to ‘bottom out’ before end of 2017
Dubai’s property market is stabilising and is on track to “bottom out” before the end of 2017, a new report by real estate consultancy Cluttons has found. While prices in the residential market continued to drop in the first quarter of the year, the …
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Dubai Real Estate Market on Course to Stabilize during 2017
A slowing rate of decline across all sectors of the Dubai real estate market suggests increasing stability and the expectation of the market ‘bottoming out’ before the end of 2017, according to leading international real estate consultancy, Cluttons.
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Abu Dhabi’s Plowing Ahead With These 10 Mega Projects During an Oil Slump
Abu Dhabi, which sits on about 6 percent of the world’s oil reserves, has pushed ahead with a construction program that began before crude prices slumped in 2014. From a branch of Paris’s Louvre museum, a new airport terminal and a nuclear power plant …
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Abu Dhabi, which sits on about 6 percent of the world’s oil reserves, has pushed ahead with a construction program that began before crude prices slumped in 2014. From a branch of Paris’s Louvre museum, a new airport terminal and a nuclear power plant …
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