Top blockchain firm Ripple Labs has been working to navigate through 2020 that hasn’t quite turned out how it expected. Amid new concerns over whether […] …
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E-tagging for Sharjah inmates to ‘prevent crowding in jails’
The Sharjah Police have launched the second phase of their e-tagging system for prisoners, which will help prevent crowding at jails and curb the spread of Covid-19. The electronic surveillance tags …
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Oil-Rich Abu Dhabi to Start Trading Crude Futures From March
Oil-rich Abu Dhabi will open a commodities exchange in March to rival those of Middle Eastern neighbors, letting investors trade its crude using futures contracts for the first time.
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UAE-Italy ministers discuss Iran, Libya, eastern Mediterranean during Abu Dhabi talks
Italy’s foreign minister visited the UAE on Monday for high-level bilateral talks on regional developments, including Iran, Libya, and the eastern Mediterranean. Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs …
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Oil-Rich Abu Dhabi to Start Trading in Crude Futures From March
Oil-rich Abu Dhabi will open a commodities exchange in March to rival those of Middle Eastern neighbors and allow investors to trade its crude using futures contracts for the first time.
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Ripple Selects Dubai for Regional Headquarters
Dubai has announced that San Francisco-based blockchain solution provider for global payments, Ripple has established its regional headquarters in DIFC.
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UAE decriminalises alcohol and lifts ban on unmarried couples living together
The United Arab Emirates has ended lenient punishments for so-called “honour” killings, lifted a ban on unmarried couples living together and decriminalised alcohol, in reforms to personal laws.
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Dubai Business Conditions Sour, Reversing Third-Quarter Gains
Business conditions in Dubai dropped to the lowest levels since May amid a spike in coronavirus cases that threatens the city’s economic recovery.
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Lost and found in Dubai taxis: Dh619,000 cash 7,386 phones 453 passports
Dh619,000 in cash, 7,836 mobile phones, 453 passports, 1,201 electronic devices and 254 laptops: These were among over 31,000 items reported lost in taxis in Dubai this year.
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Ask The Expert: Natalia Sycheva, Manager – Entrepreneurship, Dubai Chamber
Entrepreneurship, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, responds to various queries such as cost management, pitching, and more.
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Dubai’s Empower awards Zabeel cooling plant contract
UAE-based Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation ( Empower) said it has awarded a contract worth Dh164 million ($45 million) for the construction of its new district cooling plant in Zabeel, one …
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Ripple opens regional office in Dubai following volatile Q3 for XRP
XRP’s volatility saw new yearly highs over Q3 as Ripple announced it would be opening a regional headquarters in one of Dubai’s free-trade zones.
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Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund Culls Japan Team, Seeking New Growth Focus
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has reconfigured the way it invests in Japanese stocks, part of a wider shift by the world’s third-largest sovereign wealth fund to focus on areas with more growth …
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UAE, Bahrain Brace for a Chillier Biden Approach
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will inherit his predecessor’s signature foreign-policy achievement: the historic Abraham Accords that normalized Israel’s relations with the United Arab Emirates and …
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First flight to UAE with Israeli tourists lands in Dubai
The first passenger flight carrying Israeli tourists to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) landed Sunday in Dubai, a historical moment that looked to herald a new level of economic cooperation in the …
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Sharjah-Kalba Road reopens to motorists after being closed due to heavy rains
The road that links Sharjah and Kalba reopened to motorists late on Sunday after being closed due to heavy rains. Sharjah Police earlier closed the Sharjah-Kalba road from both directions between Al …
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First plane with Israeli tourists lands in UAE after deal
The first flight carrying Israeli tourists to the United Arab Emirates landed Sunday in the city-state of Dubai, the latest sign of the normalization deal reached between the two nations. FlyDubai …
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