Mohammad Al Ebri, director of the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) in Abu Dhabi, told Gulf News that while Mekunu was a Category 2 storm on Friday, with winds of up to 167km/h at its centre, it will be downgraded to a tropical depression as it travels …
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Cyclone Mekunu forecast to have ‘minimal’ impact on the UAE
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UAE sovereign wealth fund Mubadala pays $271m for stake in Gazprom oil subsidiary
“This cements the link between GCC countries and Russia,” Giorgos Beleris, a Dubai-based oil analyst for Thomson Reuters, told Arab News. Richard Mallinson, co-founder of London research consultancy Energy Aspects and a research associate with the …
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Sharjah inmates get a second chance at life
Dr Shaikh Sultan paid off their debts amounting to Dh20 million. Colonel Ahmad Suhail, director-general of Sharjah Punitive and Rehabilitation Establishments, told Gulf News that the facility spares no effort to lend a helping hand to their inmates …
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Abu Dhabi helping eradicate global poverty
ABU DHABI – The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) spent Dh1.4 billion in 2017 in its bid to help eradicate global poverty and achieve sustainable development in developing countries. In its latest report, ADFD said the Dh1.4 billion it spent last …
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Dubai-bound passenger held at Delhi airport for smuggling forex
NEW DELHI: A Dubai-bound passenger was arrested by Customs officials at the Delhi airport for allegedly trying to smuggle out foreign currency worth Rs 2.94 crore, the Customs department said today. The accused was intercepted when he was completing …
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Dubai SME licenses first business incubator
Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, has announced the licensing of the first business incubator in Dubai. The milestone follows the introduction of …
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Cyclone Mekunu will not reach UAE: National Centre of Meteorology
Dubai: The National Centre of Meteorology said today that the tropical cyclone Mekunu centre is located approximately 475km from Salalah, Oman, and 190km from Socotra Island, currently moving with a speed of 10km/h towards the north. “The estimated wind …
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Dubai Municipality seizes 294 tonnes of rotting food
Dubai: Dubai Municipality (DM) announced today that it has confiscated around 294 tonnes of food products found unfit for human consumption. DM said that unlicensed vendors were apprehended while trying to sell the putrid food to people in worker …
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77 distinguished car numbers on offer in Sharjah online auction
Sharjah: Sharjah Police, in cooperation with Emirates Auction, on Thursday launched an online auction offering 77 distinguished car number plates of category 3. Registration to take part in the auction, which began at 6pm on Thursday, will continue until …
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Emirati woman cyclist run over, killed while training in Dubai
Dubai: An Emirati woman cyclist died in a run-over accident while she was training in Meydan area, Dubai Police said on Thursday. Mizna Abbullah Ali, a member of Al Wathba cyclist team, was training to participate in the NAS Sport Tournament next week when …
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Consumption of this cake in UAE goes up 250% in Ramadan
Dubai: Retailers in UAE are seeing an increase in demand for sweets during Ramadan, but there’s one particular dessert that’s proven to be the best seller at this time of year. Operators of supermarkets told Gulf News that consumption of honey cake …
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UAE asks residents to avoid unnecessary trips to Nipah virus hit Kerala
Dubai: The UAE on Thursday asked travellers to postpone unnecessary trips to Kerala till the Nipah virus outbreak in the south Indian state becomes under control. In a media statement issued around 3pm on Thursday, the Ministry of Health and Prevention …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Cyclone Mekunu pounds Yemen island on its path to Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Cyclone Mekunu pounded the Yemeni … There was no immediate word from Socotra, though Yemen’s pro-government SABA news agency reported that 17 people were missing after two ships capsized in the storm and three vehicles …
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Sharjah Art Foundation’s spring shows span genres
The Sharjah show at the Gallery 4 … he served as head of the photography department at the Iraq Ministry of Culture and head of the Iraqi News Agency. His photographs represent a unique visual record of the country’s complex culture, politics and …
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First funnel chest surgery in UAE performed on Emirati
And although the surgery for the 27-year-old patient was the first to be performed in the UAE to correct funnel chest or pectus excavatum, more such procedures will soon be undertaken, a top doctor at the hospital told Gulf News. “Previously, people in …
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UAE makes ‘tremendous progress’ in global competitiveness ranking
We will continue in enhancing our business environment, our infrastructure and our resources, because we want a better life for our people and all the residents in the UAE, Shaikh Mohammad added. Dubai: The UAE jumped in the competitiveness rankings in …
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