Article Continued Below The UAE’s state-run news agency, WAM, reported Friday that the two discussed “brotherly and strategic ties” in their talks, which were attended by a wide-range of Emirati offic…
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Max Verstappen defends Esteban Ocon altercation at Brazilian Grand Prix
“It could have been much worse,” said the Red Bull driver on Thursday. Speaking at a news conference before the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi, Verstappen added: “What do you expect me to do? S…
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Abu Dhabi GP Turn 20 sausage kerb being modified after F1 practice
A long, 50mm high kerb was added between the final two corners ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi grand prix. However, it was labelled not “F1 standard” by Haas driver Romain Grosjean after it started …
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What the teams said – Friday in Abu Dhabi
Even better news was that the Silver Arrows were kinder to their tyres … felt quite different between FP1 and FP2. It’s always the case in Abu Dhabi as the conditions change a lot between the aftern…
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Abu Dhabi GP3: Title contender Mazepin on pole, rival Hubert third
Nikita Mazepin cut his GP3 Series deficit to ART Grand Prix team-mate and championship rival Anthoine Hubert to 28 points with a dramatic pole position in Abu Dhabi. The Russian driver had been largel…
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Can Red Bull surprise Mercedes?
Red Bull are threatening to topple Mercedes in the season-concluding Abu Dhabi GP after continuing their late-season revival in Friday practice. Although Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas topped the tim…
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Dubai has more than 65 malls in a city of 3 million people, and it’s not because they’re obsessed with shopping
If you are the type of person who likes to explore a country’s “authentic” culture, traveling to Dubai can be a bit dizzying. Everywhere you turn, there is another mall or shopping center. There’s the …
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F1 – Abu Dhabi, FP1: Verstappen tops first practice
Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen topped the opening practice session of Formula 1’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating team-mate Daniel Ricciardo by almost half a second. Verstappen …
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Matthew Hedges: University staff’s Dubai campus boycott
City University London and Bradford University which also have campuses in Dubai told BBC News that they had had no issues with boycotts by staff or students. Exeter, London Business School, Middlesex …
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Max Verstappen on top in opening practice session
ABU DHABI: Max Verstappen topped the times ahead of his Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in Friday’s opening practice ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Dutchman, who appeared …
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F1 news – Max Verstappen leads Red Bull one-two in Abu Dhabi practice
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest in first practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday but five times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton made sure everyone knew who …
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Middle East ‘Shark Tank’ pilot to spotlight start-up potential launches in Dubai
The UAE’s commercial capital of Dubai launched the pilot of “Equity Room” Wednesday, a Middle Eastern version of “Shark Tank.” Entrepreneurs pitched their business ideas to a panel of five “sharks” — …
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Abu Dhabi GP: Thursday’s press conference
Q: (Walter Koster – Saarbruecker Zeitung) Lewis, I want to remind you politely of your promise you have given two years ago, same place, here in the FIA press conference in Abu Dhabi. Quote: ‘In ten y…
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Dubai and RAK partner to improve electricity and water efficiency
The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Ras Al Khaimah Municipality have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on electricity and water efficiency in the two Emirates, and share …
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News Daily: Fresh hope in UAE case and Brexit latest
There are signs of hope this morning for Matthew Hedges, the British PhD student jailed for life earlier this week for spying in the United Arab Emirates. His sentencing prompted widespread shock and …
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Free my husband, pleads wife of UK academic jailed in UAE
LONDON (Reuters) – The wife of a British academic jailed by a UAE court on spying charges called on the Emirati authorities on Thursday to review her husband’s life sentence and set him free. The Gulf …
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UAE jails Briton for life for spying, UK assails ‘unacceptable’ ruling
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A UAE court sentenced a British academic to life in prison on charges of spying for the British government on Wednesday, in a move Britain said would have serious diplomatic cons…
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