SHARJAH: His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has said that Commemoration Day, marked on 30th November, is an occasion to express our pride in what the sons of this country have done in defence …
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UAE tourism, heritage, culture highlighted
Abu Dhabi, Nov. 29 (BNA): Tourism, heritage and culture were highlighted by the Emirates News Agency (WAM) as the United Arab Emirates celebrates its 46th National Day. The year 2017 has once again seen a substantial growth in incoming tourism to the UAE …
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British woman faces jail in Dubai after her friends took selfies with a man who’d fallen asleep in a hotel lobby and he reported them to police
There is so much on the news about the way they treat British visitors … Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, the organisation representing Ms Hutchinson, said: ‘Visitors to the UAE need to be aware that justice does not operate the same way …
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Dubai Municipality collects one million plastic bottles
Dubai: Dubai Municipality managed to collect nearly one million plastic bottles in five days as part of an initiative involving the community. The drinking water bottles, collected by the Waste Management Department of the municipality from the public …
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Mohammad Bin Rashid: UAE’s martyrs have set a magnificent example of sacrifices
DUBAI: The Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has said that Commemoration Day, marked on the 30th of November, is an occasion to pay homage to the bravery of those who have sacrificed …
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UAE President’s statement on Commemoration Day
ABU DHABI: On the occasion of Commemoration Day (Martyrs’ Day), President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has pledged to the families of the nation’s martyrs that they will continue to receive the utmost care and full support of the nation …
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UAE tourism, heritage, cultural achievements in 2017: WAM reports
Abu Dhabi, Nov. 29 (BNA): On the occasion of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s 46th National Day celebrations, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) has compiled a series of reports regarding the achievements of the state over the past year. In part fourteen …
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Dubai Police to go lenient on minor traffic offences this weekend
Dubai: Traffic enforcement officers will be lenient with motorists who commit minor traffic offences during the three-day celebration of National Day and Martyr’s Day, Gulf News has learnt. Barring serious traffic offences that cannot be overlooked …
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Own A UAE Company And Run It From Your Home Country
The UAE is purpose-built for entrepreneurs to set up shop and take advantage of the business opportunities it offers. You’re reading Entrepreneur Middle East, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Entrepreneurs across the world are attracted to …
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EXCLUSIVE: American university lecturer, 62, is being ‘held hostage’ in Dubai over unpaid $70,000 debt – where authorities refuse to free him despite suffering a STROKE in jail
An American academic has been ‘held hostage’ in the Middle Eastern city state of Dubai over an unpaid debt for more than a year and suffered a stroke while behind bars, his family revealed Tuesday. David Oliver, 62, from Cincinnati, Ohio, was stripped of …
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Louvre Abu Dhabi, an Arabic-Galactic Wonder, Revises Art History
In short, the Louvre Abu Dhabi fails where most, if not all, encyclopedic art museums do: in truth-telling. And the failure applies to the present as much as to the past. In news releases and public advertising, the institution promises to be “a museum f …
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UAE’s 46 top philanthropists honoured
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid and Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed with Al Junaibi family during the award presentation ceremony for UAE Pioneers. Abdul Rahman/Gulf News Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed said: “I am very grateful to my brother, [Shaikh] Mohammad Bin …
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Abu Dhabi now grants visa on arrival within 30 minutes
transit visa to visitors of all nationalities travelling through the Abu Dhabi International Airport, Gulf News reported. The announcement was made by the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Airports, Etihad Airways and the Abu Dhabi …
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UAE Pioneer Award: winners interviews
“It is a great honour to be awarded by the leaders of the UAE. Today’s recognition is just the beginning for more achievements to come. We are inspired by the leaders of our country who have opened the doors for us —especially among the youth …
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Dubai church to celebrate 50 years of congregation
Dubai: As the nation turns 46 … vicar Fr Ninan Philip Panackamattom told Gulf News. “It is a big coincidence that the first congregation of the Orthodox faithful here officially began exactly two years before the federal unification of the emirates.”
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The AUD School of Business Administration Obtains AACSB International Accreditation
One of the region’s most distinguished business schools, the School of Business Administration at the American University in Dubai (AUD), has announced that it has been awarded accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business …
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Dubai International Airport posts 6.9% increase in passenger traffic
Dubai: Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport reached 6.86 million in October, a 6.9 per cent increase from the same month last year. This brings the total passenger numbers in the first 10 months of 2017 to 73.43 million, a 5.9 per cent rise …
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