Sharjah: Sharjah has recently been designated the World Book Capital for 2019 by Unesco, the UN’s cultural body. The crown comes less than two decades after a previous Unesco designation. In 1998, Sharjah was named the Cultural Capital of the Arab World …
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Sharjah Police deny social media report about missing girl
“The Sharjah Police informs all the fellow citizens and residents not to circulate rumours, misinformation, photos and news that come to them through social networking sites and other means of smart communication. “It also asked residents not to distribute …
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Sharjah Children’s Centres to launch summer camp
The Sharjah Children’s Centres of the Fourth Quarter Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators will open its summer camp, under the theme, “Talent Summer “. The summer camp aims to invest in summer holidays for children, to develop their talent and …
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More Than 850,000 Passengers Passed Through Sharjah International Airport Within Nine Months
Sharjah Airport Authority has launched an awareness campaign introducing their Smart Gates to travelers. The campaign, which will run till the end of July, aims to provide travelers with the required information to register and use the Smart Gates and …
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Villa rents in Sharjah expected to continue rising, says Cluttons
Villas in Sharjah have emerged as the standout performer in the emirate’s residential rental market in 2017, recording an 11.7% rise in rents during the first six months of the year, according to international real estate consultancy, Cluttons.
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Business Activity in Dubai Improves; Jobs Creation Marginal
The improvements in the overall business conditions in Dubai’s non-oil private sector gathered steam in June, with the seasonally adjusted Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index – a composite indicator designed to give an accurate overview of …
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Dubai business club hires UK pastry world cup captain
The Capital Club, Dubai’s top private business club, has appointed the captain of the UK pastry world cup team as its new executive chef. Andrew Blas, the former executive pastry chef at Hotel Café Royal, has also been awarded the Academy Award of …
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Sheikh Mohammed unveils Dh5bn Emirates Towers Business Park
Sheikh Mohammed made these remarks at the launch of the AED5 billion Emirates Towers Business Park project. His Highness was accompanied by Deputy Ruler of Dubai and President of Dubai International Financial Centre H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin …
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Dubai’s Emirates, Turkish Airlines off US laptop ban list
Emirates and Turkish Airways said on Wednesday they have also been exempted from a U.S. ban on laptops in airplane cabins, joining Etihad in satisfying American security concerns that had cut into the long-haul carriers’ business. It remains unclear how …
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Dubai developer taps Dh524m for new mall
Dubai: The developer of Cityland Mall near the Global Village on Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road has raised Dh524 million from banks to part-finance the Dh1.2 billion development. It can avail of the funds over two years and make the repayments over a seven …
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Dubai’s Emirates working to get out from under U.S. laptop ban
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Middle East’s biggest airline says it is working to implement increased security measures in response to U.S. demands to reverse a ban on laptops and other electronics onboard its U.S.-bound flights. Dubai-based airline …
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Dubai gets Dh5 billion business park
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, unveiled Emirates Towers Business Park, Dubai’s new Dh5 billion business district, on Tuesday. Sheikh Mohammed said this project represents …
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Bilateral Ties: UAE-US relationship means business
The Trump administration’s apparent disregard for soft power and adversarial approach to free trade may paint an isolationist picture, but his country’s bilateral ties with the UAE have gone from strength to strength. For the past eight years, the UAE …
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Review: Jet Airways Business Class 737 Dubai To Mumbai
At the forwarded door I was greeted by three very friendly flight attendants, who welcomed me onboard and pointed me towards my seat. Jet Airways’ 737 business class cabin (or at least the version I was on) features 16 business class seats, spread across …
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Canada-UAE business ties stronger than ever: Consul General
Dubai: Canada and the UAE have a robust and diversified business relationship, according to Canada’s Consul General to Dubai and the Northern Emirates. This bilateral trade is based on a few key areas, according to Emmanuel Kamarianakis. “Agricultural …
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UAE’s star shines bright in competitiveness rankings
Business efficiency, boasting some 71 variables … The drop in oil prices since 2014 has exposed weaknesses in Gulf economies. Even then, the UAE advanced five notches and thereby more than overcoming the drop by three rankings in the 2016 study.
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Emirates Wildlife Society on the business of environmental sustainability
“The ocean and waters of the Gulf play a critical role for the UAE, not only related to fishing and aquaculture, tourism, leisure, and so on, but also across the business spectrum including production, supply chain and logistics. “If we are to realise …
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