… be granted as Dubai’s Emirates has plied the route since 2013 and Dubai itself practises a liberal ‘open-skies’ policy. An executive of Norwegian confirmed the news to Business Traveller and told me that the airline would have six B737 Max 8 …
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Dubai-bye! Qantas ditches UAE stopovers in favour of Singapore as airline announces direct Sydney to London flights by 2022
Qantas flights out of Australia will no longer stop in Dubai, with the daily Sydney to London route going via Singapore instead. With Melbourne to London flights already flying via Perth and then non-stop to Europe, the March 2018 move means passengers …
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Michael and Fadi Ibrahim will be extradited to Australia from Dubai after being arrested on drug charges
However, the situation reportedly ‘appears as if it is a done deal,’ according to News Corp. The AFP reportedly began investigating two inter-related crime syndicates in mid-2016, with information suggesting criminals in Dubai and the Netherlands were also …
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New traffic rules: 7,592 violations in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police have registered a total of 7,592 road traffic violations since the inception of amended federal traffic rules in the country from July 1 until August 31, a top Abu Dhabi Police official said on Thursday. More than 2,000 people …
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UAE passport awarded a certificate
The ministry recently launched the UAE Passport Force initiative, with the goal to place the State’s passport on the list of the five most important passports in the world by 2021 upon the directives of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of …
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Cooling collars to keep Dubai street cleaners cool
Dubai: Street cleaners here now have a new way to beat the summer heat, with a cool gear unveiled recently. The Waste Management Department of the Dubai Municipality recently distributed “cooling collars” to its cleaners to protect them from summer heat …
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Dubai Future Accelerators cuts time to medical aid
Dubai: Etisalat Digital, a business unit of etisalat, and Mobile Doctors 24-7 (MD 24-7) have signed an agreement as part of Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) programme to bring future medical care solutions to the UAE and the Middle East and North Africa …
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How Sharjah is tackling child high-rise deaths
When the new legal stipulations were brought into effect, Khalifa Bin Hada Al Suwaidi, who was director of Engineering Department at Sharjah Municipality at the time, told Gulf News that all construction, engineering and consulting offices in the emirate …
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Dubai Municipality responds to Dettol soap rumours
Dubai Municipality has said while quashing a rumour about the safety of Dettol soap. The Consumer Products Safety Section called upon consumers to be aware about the information provided in the news published on one of the channels about the harm caused by …
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Dubai Police reveal cause of Torch Tower fire
Dubai: Police investigations reveal that the cause of the fire … Colonel Rashid Khalifa Bu Flasa, Director of Fire and Rescue Department, told Gulf News that community awareness is critical to reducing the prevalence of fires. “After investigations …
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Russia, UAE tell North Korea: Stop your ‘provocations’
He instead focused in part on North Korea. Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, right, listens to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, during a news conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017.
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‘They will want revenge’: Underworld figure Michael Ibrahim ‘warned to stay in Dubai or face being EXECUTED when he returns to Australia’
Sydney nightclub figure John Ibrahim’s younger brother Michael has been warned he will be killed if he is extradited from Dubai to Australia. The 37-year-old has been behind bars since he was arrested on August 8 with his brother Fadi, 43, for their …
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Dubai International Premieres Free Movie Streaming Experience
DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 29, 2017 /CNW/ – The customer experience at Dubai International (DXB) has taken another huge step forwards with passengers now able to enjoy free movies and TV shows before their flights, thanks to a partnership between Dubai Airports and …
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Abu Dhabi street lights to be replaced by LEDs
energy-efficient LED lights will replace more than 350,000 street lighting fixtures across the emirate of Abu Dhabi, Gulf News has learnt. These include the retrofitting of nearly 43,000 street lamps in Abu Dhabi island, and a tender to operate and install …
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UAE cuts sentences for Singaporeans jailed for cross-dressing
Nur Qistina Fitriah Ibrahim and Muhammad Fadli Bin Abdul Rahman were arrested in Abu Dhabi on 9 August for “wearing women’s clothes in public”. A court found them guilty last week and sentenced them to a year in prison. But UAE officials now say they will …
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UAE prison time dropped for transgender Singaporean, friend
A transgender Singaporean and her friend facing a year in prison in the United Arab Emirates for dressing in a feminine way have seen their sentences reduced to a fine and deportation, an official said Monday. Nur Qistina Fitriah Ibrahim, a transgender …
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Abu Dhabi slaughterhouses ready for Eid
Abu Dhabi: Slaughterhouses across the capital are ready to meet the demand for slaughtering of animals during Eid Al Adha, the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City announced in a statement issued on Sunday. About 8,000 animals are expected to be slaughtered …
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