Renault Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon believes adding cambered corners to Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit would help improve the quality of the racing, which was below par in last weekend’s season …
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UAE’s first astronaut, Sharjah astrophysicist among world’s top 100 space leaders
UAE’s first astronaut Hazzaa Al Mansouri and Sharjah-based Algerian astrophysicist Dr Nidhal Guessom were named among top 100 leaders in space exploration for 2021. Al Mansouris …
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UAE assured visa ban ‘temporary’ to check COVID, says Pakistan
Pakistan foreign office says pandemic forced UAE visa restrictions and not ‘security concerns’ as reported earlier.
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Dubai’s Meraas Offers to Delist Troubled Park Operator DXBE
(Bloomberg) — Dubai government-controlled Meraas Holding LLC is offering shareholders a 50% discount to take theme park operator DXBE Entertainments private, six years after raising money from equity …
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Dubai’s troubled theme park operator to go private
The owner of Dubai’s struggling theme park operator is planning to sell itself to its majority shareholder, the company said in documents filed Sunday with …
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Sharjah tourism to strengthen ties with Italy
Some of Italy’s most prominent investors are eyeing Sharjah’s tourism industry following a successful business webinar held in the emirate. Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), operating under the …
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UAE visa restrictions for Pakistan ‘temporary’, due to Covid-19: Emirati FM
The United Arab Emirates had last month temporarily stopped issuing new visas to citizens of Pakistan and at least 11 other mostly Muslim majority countries In a statement on Saturday, Foreign …
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New Covid strain: Expats in UAE rethink UK travel plans
Travel plans of British expatriates residing in the UAE are in flux after stringent new Covid-19 lockdown has come into force in London, parts of east and south-east England, and Wales. According to …
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Indian expat in UAE who lost job due to Covid wins $1 million
An Indian expatriate who lost his job because of the Covid-19 pandemic has just become a millionaire. Navaneeth Sajeevan, a 30-year-old …
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UAE: All the public holidays in 2021-2022
The official holidays calendar for the UAE has been announced Dubai: If your holiday and travel plans were disrupted in 2020, it is time to plan ahead as the official holiday calendar for the next two …
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Tighter Covid curbs in UK: Flights from UAE unaffected
The UAE carriers Emirates and Etihad on Sunday said there is no change in their flight operations to the UK after new curbs were announced for London over a new, more infectious strain of Covid-19.The …
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Israel Shares Drop Most in Region; Dubai Stocks Rally: Inside EM
Equities in Dubai advanced on Sunday amid optimism over a rebound in tourism, while the main index in Israel slumped. Saudi stocks gave up early gains, but are still on track to be the Middle East’s …
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How Etisalat plans to use AI to cut crime in the UAE
Etisalat Digital on Monday announced it is working with Dubai Future Accelerators on a challenge focused … various loyalty currencies and to transform a loyalty currency into a crypto currency that …
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President’s Cup: Sharjah plotting a return to winning ways
The King take on Al Dhafra as season moves into quarter-finals of President’s Cup Dubai: Sharjah have promised to put their first loss this season behind them and focus on their President’s …
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COVID-19: National Screening Centre has been relocated in Sharjah
Sharjah: Health authorities have announced that the coronavirus testing centre in Sharjah has been relocated over the weekend. The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), which oversees the National …
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Abu Dhabi to welcome 2021 with AED2bn investment programme
Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi, director general of Abu Dhabi Investment Office revealed programme will target innovative companies in high growth areas Abu Dhabi will welcome 2021 with a $450 million (AED 2 …
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Dubai’s Damac May Increase Shareholding in London Project
Dubai’s Damac Properties PJSC said it may increase its shareholding in a project in London, hours after the shares surged to a two-year high amid comments on a potential deal.
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