More than 50 new industrial facilities went into production in Abu Dhabi last year despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Adnoc awards key Abu Dhabi offshore oilfield contract – here’s the winning bidder
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has awarded a key offshore contract to United Arab Emirates-based National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) for work on …
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Oklahoma man gets 3 years for smuggling firearms to UAE to help fight ISIS: prosecutors
An Oklahoma man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for illegally smuggling firearms to the Middle East to help fight the Islamic State there, according to federal prosecutors.
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UAE Covid-19 vaccine: Galadari employees receive second dose
Vaccination tents at Khaleej Times headquarters inoculated those who took the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine on February 3.
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Shivamogga man in Sharjah wins Rs 24 crore in Big Ticket draw
Indian expat Shivamurthy Krishnappa, living in Sharjah, is the latest Dh12 million (around Rs 24 crore) ticket winner. His winning ticket number — 202511 – was bought on February 17, the Gulf News …
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UAE: Sheikh Mohammed’s Dh8m help saves Iraqi baby’s life
The baby girl, who won the hearts of UAE residents after the Ruler of Dubai personally promised to sponsor the treatment needed to save her life, successfully received the required gene therapy on …
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Vaccinated Sharjah returnee tests +ve a day before marriage at Jabalpur
Nagpur: A 23-year-old man, who returned from Sharjah this Sunday, tested positive during his three-day stay at VNIT quarantine centre on Thursday.
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How this UAE expat survived brain stroke, heart attack
A 53-year-old carpenter who survived a brain stroke and heart attack was airlifted to Pakistan on Wednesday after he was able to breathe without the support of a ventilator.Tabarak Hussain had spent …
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Dressing for a Hotter Planet: In Dubai, Designers Face an Uncertain Future With Creativity
Four designers share their visions of sustainability in Dubai, where a futuristic landscape belies a unique vulnerability to climate change.
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Defending champion Halep withdraws from Dubai Championships with back issue
Defending champion Simona Halep has withdrawn from next week’s Dubai Tennis Championships with a lower back complaint.
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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad still targets 2023 turnaround as losses pile up
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is still targeting a return to profit in 2023, despite a more than doubling in core operating losses last year, after accelerating its restructuring during the pandemic.
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Royal scandal: Spanish princesses skip Covid vaccine queue and gets jabs in Abu Dhabi
OUTRAGE erupted in Spain after it emerged princesses Elena and Christina, sisters to reigning King Felipe VI, received coronavirus vaccines during a visit …
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2 Spanish princesses got their COVID-19 vaccine in the UAE months before they would have been eligible at home
Princesses Elena and Cristina said they got the vaccine as a condition of being able to visit their father, who is exiled in Abu Dhabi.
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Halep pulls out of Dubai Tennis Championships with back issue
Defending champion Simona Halep has withdrawn from next week’s Dubai Tennis Championships with a lower back complaint, organisers of the WTA 1000 tournament said on Thursday. World number three …
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai bourse leads most of Gulf lower
Stock markets in Dubai and Qatar ended lower on Thursday, hit by blue-chip shares trading ex-dividend, while the Saudi index retreated ahead of an OPEC+ meet. By Ateeq Shariff March 4 (Reuters) – …
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UAE: Baby, who caught Dubai Ruler’s attention, gets life-saving treatment
The baby girl, who won the hearts of UAE residents after the Ruler of Dubai personally promised to sponsor the treatment needed to save her life, successfully received the required gene therapy on …
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Murban futures aim to consolidate UAE position as global oil power, but uptake may take time
Abu Dhabi is about to make a major change to its oil pricing, but experts say other big Gulf producers might be slow to follow.
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