Dubai: Dubai has just added a new feather to its cap by opening the world’s best youth centre. His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed …
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Abu Dhabi has world’s largest population of humpback dolphins
Abu Dhabi has world’s largest population of Indian Ocean humpback dolphins. The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, EAD, through its ‘Dolphin Survey’, has estimated that 701 Indian Ocean humpback dolphins and 1,834 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins …
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President loyalists clash with UAE-backed forces in Yemen
Yemeni security and medical officials say clashes between forces loyal to the country’s internationally recognized president and others backed by the United Arab Emirates have killed at least one and wounded four others, including civilians. Saturday’s …
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Dubai unveils plans for a FLOATING replica of Venice complete with gondolas, underwater rooms, opera and even the Piazza San Marco
However, developers in the Middle East beg to differ as they unveil plans to recreate the Italian city famous for its complex canals and gondolas with a replica version of itself in Dubai. The Floating Venice will be the world’s first five-star floating …
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Sharjah ruler on five-day visit to Kerala from Sept 24
Thiruvananthapuram: Sharjah’s Ruler and member of UAE’s Supreme Council, Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, will arrive in Kerala on a five-day official visit starting September 24, an official statement here said. He will take part in meetings …
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Emirati legal drama ‘Justice’ premieres in the UAE
which depicts real-life court cases from the Abu Dhabi judiciary. Fatima Al Taei, who plays the ambitious lead character, Farah, a lawyer who is trying to make it on her own without her well-known lawyer father’s name, told Gulf News tabloid! that she …
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Schools must teach children how to swim, UAE parents feel
Dubai: It’s time to make swimming lessons or water safety a mandatory part of the school curriculum to prevent child deaths due to drowning, some parents and advocates said. Their reaction came following the death of four boys who drowned in a big water …
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Dubai Holding business manoeuvre will not affect SmartCity
Kochi: The major organizational restructuring at Dubai Holding amid speculation that the investment conglomerate would disassociate itself from all international projects would not have an adverse impact on SmartCity Kochi; a joint venture between Dubai …
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Dubai bets on Expo 2020 to boost property sector
DUBAI — Dubai’s glitzy property market, hit by a three-year downturn, is regaining momentum as the emirate prepares for its Expo 2020 trade fair, analysts and developers say. The six-month event, the first World Expo to be staged in the Middle East, is …
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Yemeni rebel leader threatens attacks on UAE territory
The leader of Yemen’s Shiite rebels threatened on Thursday to attack territory in the United Arab Emirates, a key member of a Saudi-led coalition fighting to defeat his Iranian-backed forces and restore an internationally recognized government. In a speech …
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Dubai to build world’s first underwater luxury resort in the image of Venice
Dubai, the glittering city of superlatives, has announced plans to build the world’s first underwater luxury resort, modeled after the mystical city of Venice. To be located 4km offshore from Dubai’s mainland, the US$680 million Floating Venice will …
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Relaxation in visa regime will boost Indo-UAE ties: Envoy
will be eligible to obtain a UAE visa on arrival, he said. Hopefully, there would be more measures in days to come to further improve the long-term strategic partnership between the two countries, the envoy said. Get latest news & live updates on the go on …
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UAE tops MENA in ‘quality of nationality’, Saudi drops in global rankings
UAE nationals are also given visa-free access to the eight … “Emiratis can now travel to an additional 34 countries for business or tourist purposes and stay there for up to 90 days in any 180-day period in one year. This advantage of increased …
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UAE spirit of the union highlighted
according to UAE News Agency (WAM). The show will also emphasise the readiness, courage and professionalism of the armed forces to confront regional threats and all forms of challenges that may face the state and other GCC and Arab countries. This is …
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After Venice sinks, you can visit it in Dubai
A replica of the northern Italian city of Venice is being constructed in the Middle Eastern capitol city of Dubai and is expected to be ready for visitors in 2020. The miniature version of The Floating City will literally float two-and-a-half miles off the …
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After the expo: What happens when Dubai’s global extravaganza is over?
The Dubai World Trade Center Conference and Exhibition Center will … Siemens has already agreed to build a new logistics hub in District 2020 according to local news, as well as consultancy firm Accenture. Located one metro stop away from Al Maktoum …
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Dubai school for entrepreneurs as young as six
One Dubai school is hoping to cultivate the latter by introducing … The catalyst for this is Navin Valrani, school chief executive and a graduate of leading business schools The Wharton School, where he is now on the executive board, and at the London …
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