Julia Longo has earned a bronze medal at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi and she still has more opportunities to compete. The 26-year-old swimmer won her medal on Saturday in the …
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DED launches 14 new business activities to promote investment in local food production
… Economic Development (DED), in Dubai in co-operation with the UAE Ministry of Food Security, has introduced 14 new business activities in the field of agricultural production and aquaculture …
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Dubai firm probing into staff’s insensitive Facebook post
Dubai: A Dubai-based security firm has launched … In an email statement to Gulf News, a senior representative of Transguard said: “We are currently investigating the matter; however, the …
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Christian community gathers for first Movement Day Dubai
Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News Dubai: Christians in the UAE on Saturday were called to live a purposeful life during their stay in the country by sharing love and serving the nation …
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UAE man wounded in terror attack undergoes second surgery
Dubai: UAE-based Adeeb Sami who sustained a gunshot wound during Friday’s terror attack underwent another surgery on Saturday, her daughter Heba, 30, told Gulf News, hours before flying out to N …
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UAE’s first corporate volunteering report underlines the potential societal impact of businesses on the country
Conducted by IMPACT2030, a collaboration initiative between the United Nations and the business sector to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the research collected data from 48 …
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Dubai Property Festival set to launch on March 26
Dubai Land Department (DLD) is launching the Dubai Property Festival on March 26–29 at the Dubai World Trade Centre to attract more property investment to the emirate and the wider UAE. The event, run …
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Dubai Laws: Not paying attention to this UAE custom could see you jailed or DEPORTED
News website 7Days UAE told how the claimant was “insulting” yet the exact language was not revealed. Meanwhile, a British estate agent was jailed in Dubai for sending a WhatsApp message to a car …
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Judge rejects refugee claimaint’s testimony his child pornography belonged to Abu Dhabi police
Wilson rejected Al Askari’s claim he had worked for the Abu Dhabi police force, and for a time the Damascus police in Syria, as a civilian agent to weed out child pornographers. Al Askari …
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Abu Dhabi’s Rotana charts expansion plans up to 2020
Abu Dhabi-headquartered hotel operator Rotana will open 13 new properties in the next 18-20 months, the company’s acting CEO has said. Guy Hutchinson told a media round table in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday …
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Opinion: Why doesn’t the UAE have an accelerator for philanthropy?
There are now hundreds of them around the world, including at least fifteen in the UAE alone. These engines of development, that are designed to help entrepreneurs develop, fund, and commercialise …
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UAE citizens get visa free entry to Colombia
The UAE and Colombia have signed an agreement on the mutual exemption … At the end of the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah held a joint news conference with the Vice Minister of Foreign Relations, where he …
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Dubai exports targets high growth markets amid slowdown
Most of Dubai exports come from the gold and jewellery sector, which contributes to more than 60 per cent of the total export value. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News Dubai: Dubai Exports is …
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UAE, Colombia sign visa waiver
BOGOTA, 15th March, 2019 (WAM) — The UAE and Colombia have signed an agreement on the mutual … At the end of the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah held a joint news conference with the Vice Minister of …
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Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala halts business with Goldman Sachs amid 1MDB lawsuit
Goldman has been one of top advisors on Abu Dhabi takeover deals (Adds analyst comment) By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Stanley Carvalho DUBAI/ABU DHABI, March 14 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi state investor …
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UAE citizens get visa free entry to South American country
The UAE and Colombia have signed an agreement on the mutual exemption … At the end of the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah held a joint news conference with the Vice Minister of Foreign Relations, where he …
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UAE court jails illegal DishTV India dealer
The UAE’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, has rejected the appeal by an illegal DishTV India dealer and sentenced him to three months imprisonment and a fine of AED50,000. The sentence relates …
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