Around 900 Indonesian women arrived in the UAE in 2016 under a new recruitment system called ‘outsourcing model’ introduced by Indonesia, a top Indonesian diplomat told Gulf News on Monday. “Around 1,000 domestic workers arrived here since the …
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Abu Dhabi posts rise of 8 pct in luring investment
UAE state news agency WAM reported Saturday. The WAM report quoted new figures issued by the Statistics Center Abu Dhabi (SCAD) for 2016. The results indicated that 20.2 percent FDIs have gone to manufacturing industries, with a growth rate of 11.2 percent …
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UAE's efforts to serve humanity stressed
Abu Dhabi, Jan. 14 (BNA): HH Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, stressed the UAE, led by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, would not deviate from the …
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Trump: I Turned Down $2 Billion Deal With Dubai Friend
When Dubai developer Hussain Sajwani recently told NBC News that he was hoping to enhance his business relationship with the Trump Organization, he wasn’t kidding. President-elect Donald Trump revealed at his press conference Wednesday that Sajwani tried …
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UAE's first robot pharmacy – This is how robotics will change healthcare in near future!
therefore “minimise any human error,” Xinhua cited a report by UAE state news agency WAM. The robot, which will start serving customers from Sunday, can store up to 35,000 medicines and dispense around 12 prescriptions in less than a minute, which would …
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Cheetahs, tigers and lions now illegal pets in the UAE
(CNN)Cheetahs, tigers and lions have infamously become a status symbol in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE). But now wealthy citizens taming such wild animals to keep as pets face a $136,000 (700,000 Dirham) fine or jail. After years of pressure from …
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UAE confirms five officials killed in Afghan attack
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed has ordered that flags … when a suicide bomber and a car bomb detonated near the Afghan parliament complex. Tolo News said 36 parliament workers were among the dead. In Helmand province a Taliban suicide bomber …
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UAE to rethink on ties with Pakistan post killing of five diplomats
Dubai [United Arab Emirates], Jan. 13 : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reported to be seriously having a rethink on its relations with Pakistan post the killing of five of its diplomats and six senior Afghanistan Government officials in a brutal terror …
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UAE gave Dh2.5b to Afghanistan as humanitarian assistance, development fund
The UAE tops the list of countries that are supporting Afghanistan in its efforts to overcome the crises and disasters either from natural catastrophes or wars. The total assistance provided by the UAE to the Afghan people since the 1970s accounts for more …
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Welcome to the competition that could take you to La Liga
du UAE FA Academy League is almost underway and the participating teams are known. du UAE FA Academy League has unveiled the teams participating in the first season for the U17 category. This tournament is the first in its kind in UAE because it organized …
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Kim Kardashian travels to Dubai for first public appearance since Paris robbery
Kim Kardashian’s return to the spotlight is in full effect. The reality star is jetting to Dubai for her first public appearance since she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris last October. Kardashian, 36, is making the trip to help lead a makeup tutorial …
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Abu Dhabi rent changes are the perfect reason to make your move
The number of searches for Abu Dhabi rental property on Propertyfinder.ae has increased by more than two-thirds over the past 12 months, the portal revealed, but given the high cost of moving, is it really be worth all the effort involved? Few would …
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VIDEO: Damac confirms Trump’s rejection of $2bn Dubai property deal
US President elect Donald Trump turned down a $2 billion property deal in Dubai a few days ago. Had it not been rejected, developer Damac Properties would have added another feather to its portfolio of properties known for their association with the …
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UAE says US$50 oil ‘isn’t going to cut it’ for producers
ABU DHABI: Crude oil at US$50 a barrel is too low for most producing countries, according to United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei. Prices have climbed almost 20% to above US$50 a barrel since the Nov 30 agreement by the Organisation of …
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United Arab Emirates' leader back from 'private' trip abroad
… Emirates – The leader of the United Arab Emirates, who has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke nearly three years ago, has returned to the country after a “private visit” abroad. The state-run WAM news agency says Sheikh Khalifa bin …
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At Abu Dhabi oil event, hopes that cuts will raise prices
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Participants at an oil conference in crude-rich Abu Dhabi say they hope production cuts will drive prices even higher. Emirati Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazroui says there’s “a fair movement” toward higher prices.
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United Arab Emirates diplomats among dozens dead in Afghanistan bombings
The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency identified the dead as Mohammed Ali Zainal al-Bastaki, Abdullah Mohammed Essa Obaid al-Kaabi, Ahmed Rashid Salim Ali al-Mazroui, Ahmed Abdul Rahman Ahmad al-Tunaiji, and Abdul Hamid Sultan Abdullah Ibrahim al-Hammadi.
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