TON was the next big cryptocurrency project attached to one of the biggest messaging apps in the world — Telegram — run by Pavel Durov, the expat Russian holed up somewhere between the Caribbean and …
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SCAD Releases Abu Dhabi Statistical Yearbook 2020
In 2019 non-oil activities accounted for 59.2% of Abu Dhabi’s nominal GDP and the emirate’s real GDP grew by 1.5% YoY …
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Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala sells $4 bln in three-tranche bonds
Abu Dhabi’s state fund Mubadala sold $4 billion in three-tranche bonds on Tuesday, attracting orders worth nearly six times that amount, a document from one of the banks leading the issuance showed.
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ECI, Abu Dhabi Exports Office join forces to help UAE exporters
Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) and Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX) have announced a strategic alliance to help UAE exporters overcome the most pressing challenges they face in the current economic …
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Dubai turns world’s tallest building into donation box
Each of the tower’s 1.2 million lights can be bought for 10 dirhams ($2.7) to buy one meal. People can bid to claim the light at the very top. As the region’s tourism and business hub with the world’s …
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Sharjah building owners told to install smart fire detection system
The advisory comes after the 49-storey Abbco Tower in the emirate’s Al Nahda area was gutted in a massive blaze last week.
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Crypto Under Corona: From Venezuela to Liberland
How’s the global crypto community coping during the COVID-19 crisis? Jeff Wilser checks in with groups in seven locations.
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Health minister lauds UAE’s response to coronavirus crisis
This would serve the aspirations on the need to keep pace with rapid and evolving changes; strengthen the UAE’s development model and achieve the strategic goals of post COVID-19 era by the UAE …
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Turkey says UAE spreading chaos in Middle East
Turkey accused the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday of bringing chaos to the Middle East through its interventions in Libya and Yemen, allegations which are likely to inflame tensions between the …
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Combating coronavirus: 1.5m Covid-19 tests carried out in UAE so far
The UAE has done 1.5 million Covid-19 tests so far, the health minister said on Tuesday. Elaborating on the country’s massive testing drive, Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Health and …
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Tributes pour in for UAE’s Founding Father on Zayed Humanitarian Day
Tributes poured in on Tuesday and commitments were firmly renewed as the UAE commemorated the death anniversary of the Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, on Ramadan 19, which …
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Dining during the coronavirus: How can the UAE’s restaurant industry survive the pandemic?
The restaurant sector has, for the most part, been simmering away on an upward curve this past decade in the UAE. The realities of the pandemic may have put a lid on this trend. Co-hosts Mustafa …
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UAE celebrates Zayed Humanitarian Work Day
History has marked the success of Sheikh Zayed in transforming humanitarian work in the UAE into a way of life and behaviour.
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Sheikh Mohamed orders free COVID-19 tests for UAE citizens, domestic workers
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has ordered coronavirus, COVID-19 free tests for the UAE citizens, in …
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Oil Gains Ground As UAE And Kuwait Increase Production Cuts
Saudi Arabia’s decision was followed by announcements of additional production cuts by UAE and Kuwait. UAE is set to decrease its oil production by another 100,000 bpd, while Kuwait will cut its oil …
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Crypto Under Corona
How’s the global crypto community coping during the COVID-19 crisis? Jeff Wilser checks in with groups in seven locations.
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Combating coronavirus: Sharjah Central Souq reopens with strict health measures
The Sharjah Municipality announced the resumption of commercial activities in Sharjah Central Souq from Tuesday, My 12. It has spelt out strict preventive measures and health requirements for the …
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