Israel Fintech Week Summit will officially launc as an exclusively virtual event on Nov 29, 2020. Over the next five days, the Summit will explore a wide range of topics including new trends, as well …
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Sharjah Ruler releases first-of-its-kind historical corpus on Arabic language at Sharjah Book Fair
Books trace development of the Arabic language over 5 periods in history over 17 centuries Sharjah: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of …
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COVID-19: Online grocery shopping surges, UAE retailers look to ride new wave
The pandemic has brought about a surge in online shopping, more so when it comes to buying groceries, and UAE retailers are looking to adapt to this new revenue stream, surveys show. Online shopping …
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UAE govts’ investments in non-financial assets rise to $8.77bn
Net investment by the federal government and local governments in non-financial assets rose to AED32.2 billion ($8.77 billion) in the first half of 2020, an increase of 40 percent as compared with …
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UAE jails two over ‘fake news’ Covid-19 deaths story
A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced two people, including a television journalist, to two years imprisonment over a “fabricated” report on the Covid-19 deaths of five members of one …
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Seven UAE CPI groups up in September
Expenditure on seven groups of the UAE Consumer Price Index, CPI, increased while five others decreased in September as compared to August 2020, according to statistics released by the Federal …
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UAE stock markets give a guarded response to a Biden win
Even though the final result is yet to come, the stock markets have anointed Joe Biden as the next US President. And reacting to the event, DFM closed higher by 0.32 per cent while ADX ended up by …
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UAE announces 1,289 new COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths in last 24 hours
The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced that it conducted 131,633 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, …
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Abu Dhabi court sentences TV reporter, interviewee to jail over fake claims that family of five died of COVID-19
The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal has sentenced a TV reporter and his interviewee to two years in prison each for fabricating a fake story that claimed a family of five Emiratis had died of COVID-19. The …
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100% students may return to Abu Dhabi schools from Jan
Education authorities in Abu Dhabi have asked schools to give parents and students the choice to switch their preferred learning model for two weeks once classes resume in January. Schools in the …
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UAE announces Dh35 million in aid to people affected by typhoon Goni in Philippines
The UAE has allocated Dh35 million to provide urgent humanitarian aid to people affected by typhoon Goni. The decision was taken upon the directives …
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Dubai Aerospace targets more lease-back deals as airlines struggle through pandemic
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), one of the world’s biggest aircraft leasing companies, expects air traffic to start rebounding by the middle of next year and is looking for more deals with airlines …
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Sharjah evicts 6,561 bachelors from family neighbourhoods
Scores of low-income bachelors have been forced to search for new shelters in industrial zones after the recent inspections in Sharjah. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/GN Archives Sharjah: More than …
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Over 6,000 bachelors evicted from family-only areas in Sharjah
More than 6,000 workers and bachelors have been evicted from family-only areas in Sharjah, as authorities ramped up inspections across the emirate, the municipality said on Thursday. Thabit Al Turaifi …
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Abu Dhabi launches a six-week celebration of food: Abu Dhabi Culinary Season
Created to shine a spotlight on the UAE capital as a global dining hotspot, Abu Dhabi Culinary Season 2020 will feature an large programme of interactive dining experiences. Now in its second year, …
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UK’s second lockdown undermines UAE airlines comeback efforts
Dubai: The UK’s second lockdown has placed airlines, especially those in the UAE, at a disadvantage especially as demand was starting to build up on the route. But this will not distract these …
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UAE’s Aster offers free fitness sessions, giveaways, discounted health check-ups
Free fitness sessions, rewards, giveaways and discounted health check-ups on select days — a UAE-based health care group is going all out to promote fitness, health and wellbeing as the Dubai Fitness …
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