DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates says an Emirati soldier has been killed while taking part in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The state-run WAM news agency reported the soldier’s death on Friday. It identified the slain soldier as Sgt.
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Dubai real estate deals hit $11.4bn in 45 days
Dubai’s real estate market has kicked off the new year on a positive note with the value of its real estate transactions hitting Dh42 billion ($11.4 billion) in the first 45 days, said a report by Dubai Land Department (DLD). With the transactions value …
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Dubai Properties will not let market keep dozing – gulfnews.com
Dubai Properties is not waiting around for the property market to “wake up” — the developer is out to do that on its own. It was the first to come up with off-plan villa launches this year, at its expanding community in Dubailand. And more are on the …
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UAE Abu Dhabi name strong team for Abu Dhabi Tour
The Abu Dhabi Tour makes the team second appearance on home soil at the UAE following its debut at the Dubai Tour earlier in the month. Swift leads the team’s options in the sprint stages having made his season debut at the Tour Down Under in January.
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Man City plan Abu Dhabi warm weather training trip after Champions League clash with Monaco
Manchester City will head to Abu Dhabi for warm weather training after their Champions League clash with Monaco next week. The Blues will fly to the Middle East to take advantage of the fact they will have 11 days without a game, due to the postponement of …
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Afghan attack: UAE ambassador dies from injuries
who gave his pure soul for the sake of humanity,” the UAE’s ministry of presidential affairs said in a statement quoted by official news agency WAM. Another five UAE officials were killed in the blast in southern Afghanistan, along with six other people …
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Mario Volpi: Property resale registration fees illegal in Abu Dhabi
I have a question on the topic of developers’ so-called registration fees on resales. I am buying a villa in Abu Dhabi and the developer is charging a whopping 5 per cent fee for the resale registration. I was under the impression that this was made …
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Abu Dhabi Ports’ quality management systems certified with ISO 9001:2015
Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the Emirate’s commercial and community ports as well as Khalifa Industrial Zone, has obtained the ISO 9001:2015 certification, an internationally recognised standard for quality management …
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UAE ambassador wounded in Afghanistan bombing dies
United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates says its ambassador to Afghanistan has died of wounds sustained in a January bombing that also claimed the lives of five other Emirati nationals. The official WAM news agency on Wednesday cited the Ministry …
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UAE ambassador dies of wounds sustained in Kandahar bombing
the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs said Wednesday, according to the official Emirati news agency WAM. “(The Ministry) of Presidential Affairs mourns the righteous son of the nation, Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi, who was martyred following injuries …
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Global Village tops UAE brand rankings in entertainment
The market research agency had set up a tracker called “BrandIndex” to monitor 400 brands in the UAE and asked consumers if they had “heard anything positive or negative about a brand in the last two weeks through advertising, news or word of mouth”.
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UAE envoy to Kabul dies of wounds from January bombing
Both he and governor Humayun Azizi suffered serious burns. The UAE’s official WAM news agency described the ambassador as a “martyr”. He had returned to the UAE on a military plane two days after the attack. The bombing was one of a spate of attacks that …
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UAE launches project to create human settlements on Mars by 2117
In this handout image supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA) on July 16, 2008, the Echus Chasma, one of the largest water source regions on Mars, is pictured from ESA’s Mars Express Getty Images The United Arab Emirates has announced an ambitious new …
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UAE says ambassador to Afghanistan dies of bomb attack wounds
In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, file photo released by Emirates News Agency, WAM, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visits Juma Al Kaabi, the UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan …
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UAE-US strong ties highlighted
New York, Feb. 15 (BNA): Majid Al-Suwaidi, UAE Consul-General in New York, has met local business and government leaders in Atlanta, Georgia to reinforce the strong UAE-US business ties in the region and discuss economic growth opportunities.
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India, UAE trade to hit $100 billion by 2020: CII
DUBAI: Trade between India and the UAE is set to hit USD 100 billion by 2020, up from the current USD 60 billion, the Confederation of Indian Industry has said. “This is evident in the growing interest by the Indian companies towards the Middle East …
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Dubai Properties sweetens villa deals with…
Dubai Properties is leading the charge for recovery in the villa sales market in Dubai. The developer was the first to announce villa sales this year in La Quinta, phase two of its master community Villanova off the Dubai-Al Ain highway. In a bid to …
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