thousands of tourists from across the world prefer to come to the UAE for the holiday season drawn by its safe, friendly and welcoming environment. Gulf News spoke to visitors about what brought them to the UAE. Couple Amalie Schmidt, 45, working in sales …
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Crowd gathers at Dubai Mall for New Year fireworks display
From left: Annabel Antony, Leanne Antony, Mark Antony and Mia Antony are seen during the Winterland Carnival Extravaganza at Du Forum in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on Saturday to celebrate the New year. (Abdul Rahman/Gulf News ) Traffic has started to build up …
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Thick fog shrouds Dubai ahead of New Year's Eve fireworks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A thick fog has shrouded downtown Dubai ahead of a New Year’s Eve fireworks display at the world’s tallest building. The seasonal fog, which has struck around the United Arab Emirates this week, hid the Burj Khalifa from …
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'I want to go home and celebrate New Year's Eve': Qantas outrages passengers flying to Sydney left STRANDED in Dubai for 20 hours after plane breaks down
Hundreds of frustrated Qantas passengers will spend New Year’s Eve stranded in Dubai while a 20-hour delay to their flight to Sydney continues. Engineers in Dubai continue to work on the A380 aircraft as Qantas customers put up in hotels wait to learn when …
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Murray loses season opener to Goffin in Abu Dhabi
Because the Abu Dhabi tournament is classed as an exhibition event … (Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru, Editing by Rex Gowar) Next In Sports News
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Tenants will drive the property market
If we reflect on recent market activity, Dubai is nearing a point of maturity and stabilisation over recent years, while following an upward trend in many areas of the emirate. The property market has performed well following the implementation of numerous …
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Dubai and London properties to attract Indians in 2017
A survey by Track2Realty in 2014, among NRIs, HNIs and other wealthy and influential investors, found that Singapore, Malaysia, New York, Sydney, UK (London) and the Middle East (Dubai), were the preferred destinations for owning a house outside India.
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Andy Murray vs Milos Raonic Mubadala World Tennis Championships tennis live: Murray looks for last win of 2016
Losing a match isn’t the ideal way to start a new tennis season, but at least Andy Murray still has another match in Abu Dhabi – and he can take comfort in the fact that, since the Mubadala World Tennis Championships are an exhibition, his defeat to Da …
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Emirati nears end of cross-UAE walk
Anyway, it’s about raising awareness on people with special needs and I’m determined to finish my walk,” Bin Thaneya told Gulf News by phone on Friday afternoon, by when he had reached near Rashidiya metro station in Dubai. He said he expected to be …
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Dubai NYE fireworks to stream live on Twitter
Dubai: Global developer Emaar Properties and Twitter announced today that they are partnering to live stream the New Year’s Eve firework displays in Dubai to a global Twitter audience. This is the first live streaming deal Twitter has announced with a …
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UAE's greatest 2016 achievements: Etihad Museum
The 45th UAE National Day saw the inauguration of the Etihad (Union) Museum in Dubai. His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan …
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Watch: Fog blankets UAE, motorists cautioned
Today’s expected weather from 08:00 this morning till 08:00 tomorrow, we wish you a pleasant day. pic.twitter.com/UZNhmMlz3d – UAE WEATHER (@NCMS_media) December 30, 2016 Light to moderate winds in general freshening at times over the sea. The relative …
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UAE church 'working' for release of Indian priest abducted from Yemen
A vicar in the UAE has said he has got “strong indications” to believe that Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who was abducted nearly nine months ago from war-torn Yemen, is alive, a media report said on Friday. The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern …
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Stunning pictures show Dubai skyscrapers peeking out over thick fog as it covers city
Dubai’s towering skyscrapers are seen peaking out a stunning glowing fog as it swept across the city last night. The spectacular scenes were caught by local entrepreneur, Rustam Azmi, yesterday, as the thick mist took over the high-rise jungle in the …
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Travel news: new Dukes hotel opens on Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
A Dubai outpost of the five-star luxury London brand Dukes opened this week on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. While the British hotel is in a historic building in London’s Mayfair, the brand-new Dubai hotel aims to offer “the best of British in the UAE”.
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UAE petrol prices look set to rise in 2017
Petrol prices in the UAE are set to rise in January 2017, with the country’s Ministry of Energy making the official announcement on Wednesday. The price for Unleaded Gasoline 98 or Super will increase to Dh1.91 from December’s Dh1.80 per litre.
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Dubai Municipality launches star rating system for its services
Dubai: Dubai Municipality recently launched the international star system for rating services, encouraging the provision of quality services and measuring the levels of customer happiness using scientific methods. Hussain Nasser Lootah, director-general of …
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