Dubai Customs revealed that it prevented 922 smuggling attempts, including 355 narcotics and contrabands, in the first nine months of 2018. Commenting on the results, the Director of Dubai Customs, Ah…
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Six reasons why the UAE will be the best place globally for start-ups in 2019
With more women investors and a more inclusive, diverse and consequently booming ecosystem, there has never been a better time for a woman to open a business in the UAE. 6. Influx of young talent …
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Abu Dhabi, Dubai welcome more tourists in 8 months
The combined number of tourists who visited Abu Dhabi and Dubai increased by 1.6 per cent during the first eight months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017, which confirms the capacity of the …
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Arabtec wins $60m Dubai Properties contract
Arabtec Holding has been awarded a Dhs222m ($60.4m) contract by Dubai Properties to build 352 new villas at is master planned Villanova project, the company has announced. In a statement to the …
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Arabtec wins $60m contract to build Dubai Properties’ Villanova homes
The construction subsidiary of Dubai-listed Arabtec Holding has won $60.4m (AED222m) contract to build 352 villas at Dubai Properties’ Villanova master development in Dubailand. Arabtec Construction’s …
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Sheikha Latifa: Mary Robinson ‘backed Dubai version of events’
Former UN rights chief Mary Robinson has been accused of supporting the emirate of Dubai’s version of events over a princess who was feared missing. Mrs Robinson, who recently met Sheikha Latifa, daug…
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Dubai Princess Who Tried To Flee UAE “Troubled”: Ex-UN Human Rights Chief
Mary Robinson told BBC radio 4’s Today programme that she had been invited by Princess Haya, the wife of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, to help with his daughter, Sheikha Latifa. L…
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UAE property prices fell to more affordable levels in 2018
Expat property purchasers in the UAE had a good 2018 as residential property values dropped to more affordable levels. Real estate in the UAE over the past year was predominately priced in favour of c…
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UAE reopens embassy in Damascus, Syria
On Thursday afternoon, UAE’s charge d’affaires Abdul-Hakim Naimi visited the embassy and witnessed his country’s flag being raised again on the compound in central Damascus. In this photo released by …
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UAE to reopen its embassy in Damascus, Syrian state media say
The United Arab Emirates is set to reopen its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, the Syrian Information Ministry said, a move that would mark a big diplomatic boost for President Bashar al-Assad from an …
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UAE reopens Damascus embassy after seven years
Damascus (AFP) – The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus Thursday, the latest sign of efforts to bring the Syrian government back into the Arab fold. The UAE broke ties with Syria in …
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UAE Reopens Syria Embassy, in Boost for Assad
DAMASCUS/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, marking a big diplomatic boost for President Bashar al-Assad from a U.S.-allied Arab state that once b…
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Dubai princess ‘troubled’: former UN human rights chief
Mary Robinson told BBC radio 4’s Today programme that she had been invited by Princess Haya, the wife of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, to help with his daughter, Sheikha Latifa. L…
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Abu Dhabi Airports hosted the Airports Council International Asia Pacific Regional HR Committee Fall meeting
Abu Dhabi Airports hosted the Airports Council International Asia-Pacific Regional HR Committee Fall meeting at the Gulf Center for Aviation Studies (GCAS) in Abu Dhabi between the 11th and 13th Decem…
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Property in Abu Dhabi: Homes get more affordable in UAE capital
The Abu Dhabi property market has seen sales and rents decrease on average for apartments and villas. Only certain areas in the emirate have seen a significant price change, according to a recent repo…
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Dubai Shopping Festival begins with 12-hour flash sale
The 39-day Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) opened on Wednesday with a 12-hour flash sale at Mall of the Emirates and City Centres Deira, Mirdif, Ma’aisem, Al Shindagha and My City Centre Al Barsha. “Maj…
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Dubai means business
Dubai attracts not only leisure and medical tourists but also a large number of business travellers from around the world as the emirate is among the world’s 20 most popular cities for business travel …
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