Having underlined his form and impressive gelling with his new QuickStep Floors team at the Dubai Tour, Elia Viviani topped the podium again on Thursday’s second stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour. The Italian rider blasted home in front of Danny van Poppel …
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Dubai registers 150 new real estate projects worth $22bn in 2017
A total of 90 real estate projects were completed in Dubai last year, while 150 projects worth AED82 billion ($22.3 billion) were registered, a senior official has revealed. Dubai Land Department (DLD) confirmed that 2017 was “filled with activity …
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Abu Dhabi to host unmanned systems conference from Sunday
Abu Dhabi: A three-day defence sector conference focused on unmanned technological systems will be held from Sunday at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre where about 34 countries are will share their expertise. The event will allow the participants to …
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Abu Dhabi, stage 3: Bauhaus tops fellow Germans in sprint
German sprinter Phil Bauhaus topped two of his countrymen in the third stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour Friday. The Team Sunweb rider out-sprinted Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) and Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) at the finish line of the 133-kilometer …
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Motorists in Dubai urged to upgrade licence plates
Dubai: Licence plates across Dubai are getting a facelift as … number plates and those who don’t own their plates to upgrade to new-look plates. Gulf News asked for more details about the licence-plate update on Thursday but RTA officials did not …
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Dubai to host first Mums@Work career fair in region
Dubai: Mums@Work, a UAE-based organisation dedicated to helping talented women to return to the workforce, has announced that it will be hosting the region’s first Return to Work Career Fair. Following the success of its ‘Return to Work’ programme in …
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Abu Dhabi Tour: Viviani wins stage 2 and takes race lead
The win moved Viviani to the top of the GC, tied on time with now-second-ranked Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates), with van Poppel in third at four seconds. “I need to break the ice on the first day of a stage race. Usually, I don’t win the first sprint.
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UAE Minister: Arab quartet earns credit for Qatari concessions in terrorism file
The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, tweeted on Friday saying that the Arab quartet earns credit for Qatari concessions to Washington in the case of funding terrorism. The minister continued saying that the quartet, Saudi Arabia …
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UAE voices concern over violence in Syria’s Ghouta
UAE state news agency WAM reported. UAE calls for an immediate ceasefire to protect the safety of the civilians, said the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in a statement. “Syria has suffered enough through severe conflict and …
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Platts Releases Blockchain For Oil Inventory Data In the UAE
S&P Global Platts released a blockchain-based product that “will allow market participants to submit weekly inventory oil storage data” to the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) and the relevant regulator, FEDcom. “In …
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UAE media ignoring Israel foiling plot to bomb Emirates plane
It was also reported in plenty Arabic language news sites in the PA, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. But as of Thursday morning, I cannot find any mention in any English language UAE media, even though it was an Emirates plane that was saved. Just a reminder of …
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Emaar’s Harbour Views project rises in Dubai Creek
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Garbine Muguruza into Dubai Championships semi-finals with Caroline Garcia victory
We will be covering the Rio Open, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and ATP 500 Acapulco this February on www.skysports.com/tennis with news, previews, live blogs, reports and expert analysis.
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Dubai, Abu Dhabi property prices continue to fall in January
Average residential property prices in Dubai continued to fall in January, according to new research from analysts REIDIN. Its UAE Residential Property Price Indices (RPPIs) for January 2018 showed that prices in Dubai fell marginally by 0.14 percent.
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Abu Dhabi: A sporting hub like none other
Abu Dhabi is turning out to be quite a sporting hub as evident from the fact that the Abu Dhabi Cycling Tour was granted the World tour status in its third year by the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale). The tour this year, the fourth edition, has brought …
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Dubai developer offers cryptocurrency discount on new project
Samana Developers, a Dubai-based developer, is offering a discount to buyers of homes in its maiden project who want to make payments through cryptocurrency. The 7 percent discount was announced as the company broke ground on Samana Greens in Dubai’s …
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Hyperloop pod’s global premiere in Dubai
Dubai: Hyperloop, a subsonic commuter tubes system capable of shuttling passengers in a travel pod from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 12 minutes at theoretical speeds of up to 1,200km/h, is globally premiered for the first time on Thursday at City Walk 2. The …
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