United Arab Emirates: An investment of 120 million Emirati Dirham (US$ 32.6 million) is to be made in the construction of an advanced electronics recycling facility in Dubai, which is scheduled to become operational by the end of this year. Enviroserve UAE …
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Clothes encounter: The pop-up phenomenon
DUBAI: As social etiquette goes, it isn’t good manners to ask someone with a stunning outfit where they purchased it. But if curiosity gets the better of you and you do the undoable, chances are that they will tell you they picked it up at an …
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Dubai students’ cardboard homes to solve refugee housing crisis
Gems Young Innovator of the Year Mythri Muralikannan, a grade seven student at The Millennium School, Dubai was declared the ‘Gems Young Innovator of the Year’ for spearheading a technology-driven idea to make news headlines surrounding child deaths in …
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Katsuya’s Ninth Location Opens Its Doors In Dubai
Katsuya Dubai features a large, family-style dining area with polished white tables and warm inviting couches, while the walls are adorned with oversized backlit photographs of colorful, futuristic Samurai helmets, bringing a touch of artistic glamour.
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Keralite woman wins Rs 6.4 crore in Dubai Duty Free raffle
Dubai: Lady luck seems to be siding with the Keralites in the Gulf kingdom. Yet another Keralite woman has won a bumper lottery in Dubai. Shanti Achuthankutty, a housewife, got a whooping Rs 6.4 crore (3.67 lakh dirham) in the Dubai Duty Free raffle. The …
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Why you should invest in Dubai’s real estate market
It does seem surreal for boundless vistas of desert to co-exist with some of the planet’s most magnificent property and man-made waterways. To its credit, Dubai has made this seem less like a paradox. This megapolis of 2.7 million people is rapidly growing …
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Salman Khan’s ‘Tiger Zinda’ Hai filming begins in Abu Dhabi
The filming for Salman Khan’s spy thriller, Tiger Zinda Hai, is going full throttle in Abu Dhabi. Its director Ali Abbas Zafar took to Twitter this week to update his fans on the rapid progress he’s making on his 65-day schedule with Khan and crew.
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UPS Joins with Expo 2020 Dubai as Official Logistics Partner
MISSISSAUGA, May 9, 2017 /CNW/ – Expo 2020 Dubai has chosen leading global logistics firm UPS (NYSE: UPS) to handle the logistics operations for World Expo 2020 Dubai, which is expected to attract millions of visitors between its opening day on October 20 …
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Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties Q1 net profit flat
Aldar Properties, the state-linked builder of Abu Dhabi’s Formula One circuit, reported a small drop in first quarter profit on Tuesday but beat analysts forecast. Aldar made a net profit attributable to shareholders of Dhs637m ($174m) in the three …
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UAE enhances metrology capabilities
Abu Dhabi: A newly designated national metrology institute could help the UAE save up to Dh6 billion over the next decade, government officials announced in the capital on Tuesday. The Emirates Metrology Institute (EMI) in Abu Dhabi, now the UAE’s …
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Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties Q1 net profit flat, beats estimates
ABU DHABI May 9 Aldar Properties, the state-linked builder of Abu Dhabi’s Formula One circuit, reported a small drop in first quarter profit on Tuesday but beat analysts forecast. Aldar made a net profit attributable to shareholders of 637.0 million …
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Aldar scores high on Q1-17 revenue and gross profit gains
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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