Dubai: An independent UAE-based institute has announced the top 25 schools in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. SchoolsCompared.com – a sister site to WhichSchoolAdvisor.com – revealed the names of winners on Monday. James Mullan, founder of SchoolsCompared.com …
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Common elements bind Mexico and UAE
Ortega told Gulf News that he would stay on for another three weeks to work on an important project. He will travel across the UAE and shoot pictures for a project titled ‘Inside the heart of the Emirates’. Those pictures will be exhibited in Mexico …
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UAE supports global anti-malaria efforts
Abu Dhabi, Sep. 18 (BNA): HH Shaikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan … to mitigate the risks of malaria and save many lives around the world, according to UAE News Agency (WAM). In his remarks on the occasion, Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu, Chief Executive Officer …
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Teenager’s death led to Sharjah family suicide pact
As Gulf News reported, a man jumped to his death from the seventh floor of a hotel apartment building in Sharjah on August 29 and when police, who were alerted of the incident by a witness, reached his apartment, they found it locked from the inside.
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John Ibrahim’s two brothers shackled by the wrists and flanked by security guards as they arrive back in Sydney after being extradited from Dubai to face charges over $810M …
Michael and Fadi Ibrahim, brothers of Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim, have been extradited from Dubai following their arrests in early August. The two men arrived back in Sydney on Sunday night to face charges relating to their roles in an alleged drug …
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Son’s death led to Sharjah family suicide pact
As Gulf News reported, a man jumped to his death from the seventh floor of a hotel apartment building in Sharjah on August 29 and when police, who were alerted of the incident by a witness, reached his apartment, they found it locked from the inside.
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Mutek, Dubai’s artsy electronic festival
Music is all about community, culture, technology, art and artists,” he told Gulf News tabloid!. Mehdi — who believes music isn’t about competition, but about complementary efforts — cofounded the underground venue Analog Room in Dubai in 2012.
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Michael and Fadi Ibrahim are extradited back to Sydney from Dubai after they were arrested in organised crime raids last month
Michael and Fadi Ibrahim, the brothers of Kings Cross Identity John Ibrahim, have been extradited from Dubai following their arrests in early August. The two men arrived back in Sydney on Sunday night to face court over charges relating to their roles in …
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Abu Dhabi proves a haven for humpback dolphins
Abu Dhabi: A survey has found that Abu Dhabi has the largest population of the Indian Ocean humpback dolphin. ‘Dolphin Survey’ conducted by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) estimated that 701 Indian Ocean humpback dolphins and 1,834 Indo …
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Dubai opens world’s best youth centre
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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