Spanning 4 million square feet, Marsa Al Arab will be made up of two islands, one dedicated to entertainment and family tourism and the other featuring luxury villas and a private marina, state news agency WAM reported on Monday. Dubai is already one of …
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National Pavilion UAE exhibition opens at the 57th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Bien
The National Pavilion United Arab Emirates exhibition Rock, Paper, Scissors: Positions in Play opened yesterday at the 57 th International Art Exhibition la Biennale di Venezia. Curated by Hammad Nasar, the exhibition explores the concept of ‘playfulness …
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UAE Non-Oil Growth to Rebound This Year as Austerity Slows: IMF
DUBAI (Reuters) – Non-oil economic growth in the United Arab Emirates is set to rebound this year as austerity slows after a couple of years of tough belt-tightening due to low oil prices, a senior official of the International Monetary Fund said on Sunday …
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Donald Trump Jr. tells Dubai graduates to live their dreams
Donald Trump Jr. has a message for graduating students in the Middle East. “Your opportunities are now boundless,” he told the class of 2017 at the American University in Dubai on Sunday. “Don’t let someone’s vision of your life get in the way of your dreams.”
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Dubai: $353m expansion of sewage plant is 17% complete
Work on doubling the capacity of Jebel Ali Sewage Treatment Plant in Dubai is ongoing at full pace, with 17% of the project’s second phase already completed. According to a report by WAM, the $353 million expansion works project has three main objectives …
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Dubai’s Nakheel awards $408m contract for The Palm Gateway
The Dubai developer Nakheel says it has signed a construction contract worth nearly AED1.5 billion ($408m) for The Palm Gateway, a three-tower residential, retail and beach club complex at the foot of the Palm Jumeirah. Nakheel has appointed Shapoorji …
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7 things to do in Dubai this week
Not sure this requires much explanation beyond the title, does it? This is a pre-Ramadan mini shopping festival in which the majority of stores across Dubai will be offering discounts of between 30 and 90 percent from select lines in their stores.
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Parents dread fee hike after Dubai school…
Back in February, schools in Dubai were given the go ahead to increase their tuition … Filipina mother-of-two May R. received news last week that her son’s school, rated ‘good’, would be raising the fees as per the fee frameworks structure.
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Dubai’s Emaar Properties posts 15 percent jump in first-quarter profit
DUBAI Dubai’s Emaar Properties EMAR.DU, builder of the world’s tallest tower, reported a 15 percent rise in first-quarter net profit on Sunday, broadly in line with analysts’ expectations. The developer, in which Dubai’s government owns a minority stake …
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Gulf News readers’ generosity saves girl’s future
Abu Dhabi: Thanks to the generosity of Gulf News readers, more than Dh30,000 of unpaid school fees were settled for a struggling family in Abu Dhabi in just a week. The public support came after Gulf News reported the emotional pleas of a mother of four …
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Dubai expat who couldn’t speak English gets into Harvard
Alessandra Canta didn’t know a word of English four years ago when she first moved from Italy to Dubai. Today, she has been accepted into Harvard University and is planning on becoming a neurosurgeon. She was rejected by two different US ivy league schools …
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RSG signs with Rotana for new Dubai property ahead of Expo 2020
RSG International has signed a management agreement with Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the region with the hotels across the Middle East, for a new four-star hotel in Dubai. The property will be located at a prime location on …
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Region’s largest Anglican church being built in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: In a testament to the UAE’s multicultural tolerance, the region’s largest Anglican church is currently being built in Abu Dhabi, with the land for the church donated by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Currently …
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Dubai carnival a long-range goal for Shaf
Races during next year’s Dubai carnival loom as a long-range target for sprinter Shaf. The five-year-old gelding registered his fifth 1100m win from eight attempts at the distance when he chased down Sunday Escape in Saturday’s Arvanitis Philanthropy …
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QCC Releases Updated Infrastructure Standards Guidelines
Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC) has released an updated edition of the Infrastructure Standards Guidelines (ISGL) for the emirate of Abu Dhabi, following its approval by the Infrastructure and Environment Committee of Abu Dhabi Executive …
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Al-Nahyan trial: UAE princesses accused of servant abuses
They brought with them from the United Arab Emirates a retinue of more than 20 servants whom they are accused of holding in conditions close to slavery. Victims allege they were prevented from leaving the hotel and forced to eat the princesses’ leftovers.
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Plummeting Room Rates Threaten Profit Levels at Abu Dhabi Hotels
Despite room occupancy levels at hotels in Abu Dhabi remaining above 80 per cent this month, the relentless decline in achieved average room rate is threatening both top and bottom line performance levels, according to the latest data from HotStats.
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