Abdul Hamid Ahmad, Editor-in-Chief of Gulf News and Executive Director Publications, said: “This is well deserved by Dubai because Dubai has got many achievements in media, being the first in …
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Emaar dominates Dubai property market with $3.56bln deals
Dubai developer Emaar Properties had dominated the Dubai real estate landscape during the first six months, both in terms of transactional volume and value of overall properties registered including …
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Dubai Property Developer Buys Troubled Fashion Brand Roberto Cavalli
After months of speculation, Dubai-based property developer Damac Properties has emerged as the new owner of Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli. Last month, Arabian Business reported Damac …
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First Abu Dhabi Bank Proposes to Remove Foreign Ownership Limit
(Bloomberg) — First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC proposed removing a cap on the foreign … companies in the U.A.E. may apply similar measures,” it said. This “is positive news for U.A.E banks as it may allow …
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Dubai tourism has strong growth potential over the next decade
Ross Veitch, CEO of Wego, said the travel and tourism industry in Dubai continues to expand with more focus on leisure and entertainment. “As the number of millennials and Generation Z travelling for …
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First Abu Dhabi Bank Proposes Removing Foreign Ownership Cap
(Bloomberg) — First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC proposed removing a cap … This “is positive news for U.A.E banks as it may allow international banks to take strategic stakes in local lenders …
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Dubai bans flowers, rose petals in restaurant dishes
Food outlets in Dubai are no longer allowed to use flowers of petals as decoration or as part of a meal, according to Dubai Municipality. Image Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Dubai: Restaurants …
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Sharjah school pupils to be trained to spot ‘fake news’
School pupils in Sharjah will be taught to identify “fake news” stories as part of a journalism training programme run with the help of CNN. Children as young as 10 will be given an introduction to …
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Dubai tourism has strong growth potential for…
Ross Veitch, CEO of Wego, said the travel and tourism industry in Dubai continues to expand with more focus on leisure and entertainment. “As the number of millennials and Generation Z travelling for …
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Dubai’s Sustainable City to reduce single-use plastic by 90 percent
It’s the region’s first fully operational sustainable neighbourhood, and Dubai’s Sustainable City has announced that it will be going single-use plastic-free. Targeting a reduction of 90 percent of …
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Dubai set to launch coach tours of Expo 2020 venue
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UAE property: Abu Dhabi tenants happy to negotiate as residential rents soften
The Abu Dhabi real estate review issued by ValuStrat reported that the emirate’s residential capital values in the second quarter of 2019 were 13.3 per cent lower than last year and 3.3 per cent than …
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Sharjah Police intensifies search for missing Indian boy
Sharjah: Sharjah Police has intensified the … Anyone with information on the boy can call the police on 06-5943210 or 80040. Gulf News first reported about Perwez’s case. …
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U.S. fears Iran seized UAE-based tanker in Strait of Hormuz
The Panama-flagged, Japanese owned oil tanker Kokuka Courageous, that the U.S. Navy says was damaged by a limpet mine, is anchored off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, June 19. Now a tanker from the …
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Exclusive: UAE plans oil trade overhaul to boost Middle Eastern clout
ADNOC is in talks for a stake in Vitol’s storage business VTTI, two of the four sources said. VTTI owns storage in the Netherlands, the United States, Asia and Africa. In the UAE, VTTI holds storage …
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Why Sharjah government employees will be knocking on your door in August
Dubai: Residents in Sharjah should not be alarmed when police come knocking on your door next month. It is all part of a census. The Department of Statistics and Community Development in Sharjah …
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Sharjah Week begins at St Petersburg Musum in Russia on Wednesday
Sharjah: A special event to showcase UAE’s rich cultural identity will being at St Pertersburg Museum in Russia on July 18 as part of the ‘Sharjah Week’ programme. The event is being held …
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