Abu Dhabi development giant Aldar Properties has launched $544.5m (AED2bn) mixed-use development, Alreeman, in the Alshamkha area near Abu Dhabi International Airport. Spread over an area of 280ha, th…
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Dubai FDI boosts investment ties with India
recently led a team of more that 80 of Dubai’s leading business entities to India in a move to improve economic and investment ties. The event was organized by key partner Musthafa & Almana. The deleg…
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Dubai waives bank guarantee requirement for tourism firms, to issue Dh250 million in refunds
Dubai residents and tourists enjoy evening strolls and great food at the The Walk in JBR. Image Credit: Gulf News File Dubai: Companies in the tourism industry will soon be able to get back the …
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Dubai’s smart city ambitions set to hit new milestone
Dubai’s first integrated smart city project taking shape at Dubai Silicon Oasis. du said it has partnered with Orange Business Services, the business services arm of the Orange Group, to deliver a com…
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UAE indices sing different tunes unlike global peers
The Dubai index started its recovery a little late when the EXPO 2020 news came in 2013. The Dubai index was trading at 1,475 in March 2009, and stayed flat until April 2011. When the news of EXPO …
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UAE Press: Setting Dubai on a path of prosperity
always worked at and planned,” said Gulf News in an editorial on Tuesday. On Sunday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai …
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Hijabi students in UAE lament discrimination in job market
Download the Microsoft News app for your Android or iPhone device and get news & live updates on the go. One Dubai expat, Anika Habib, worked in promotions for a few years. She said: “A lot of hijabis …
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What was Gabbay doing in Abu Dhabi?
… Gabbay secretly visited Abu Dhabi in early December 2018 and met with senior government officials in the United Arab Emirates, Channel 10 News reported on Monday. According to the report, Gabbay a…
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There were more than 1,000 film shoots in the UAE last year
Dubai Film and TV Commission director Saeed Al Janahi told Gulf News: “The just released Bollywood film Zero, featuring Shah Rukh Khan, was also partially shot in Dubai. “So was the Salman Khan film — …
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UAE superfan appeals for Asia to ‘come together’ for cup
“As a UAE fan I welcome everyone in the country to support the national team and I hope they have a great competition,” he told Gulf News. If everyone in the country got involved as the motto …
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Indian opposition party leader Rahul Gandhi to visit UAE
On Saturday, Gandhi is due to be welcomed by UAE leaders and officials in the capital Abu Dhabi. Speaking exclusively to Arab News, Sam Pitroda, chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress that is organi…
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Dubai injects $68m into its tourism ecosystem
Dubai Tourism has released approximately Dh250 million ($68 million) in bank guarantees for tourism-related service providers following the waiver of this prerequisite regulatory requirement to start …
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Dubai tourism firms to get $68m bank guarantees back
This follows the waiver of this prerequisite regulatory requirement to start a travel and tour business in the emirate. The new deregulatory measure allows for instant liquidity to be injected into Du…
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Dubai Tourism to return $68m in bank guarantees to local firms
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing has announced it will release Dhs250m ($68m) of bank guarantees, allowing local tourism players to reinvest in their business. Better known …
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Dubai scraps bank guarantees required to set up tourism companies
Dubai will waive bank guarantees required to set up tourism companies as the emirate seeks to lower the cost of doing business and attract investments in line with government initiatives to stimulate …
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Dubai to have a Gender Balance Council
Dubai: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA … executive director of DHA’s Primary Health Care sector told Gulf News: “We follow all the four international KPIs for gender balance announced …
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Setting Dubai on a path of prosperity
Photo: Abdul Rahman/Gulf News (story: Binsal) Image Credit: Dubai has never stood still, never rested on its laurels, always striven for excellence and innovation. The march of progress has indeed …
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