No injuries have been reported, Emaar said in a statement Dubai: Emaar confirmed in a statement that it has completed the repair work of a damaged ceiling that partially collapsed in one of the …
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UK visits to Dubai down by almost 70% as coronavirus crisis bites
Airline bookings to Dubai from London in Q4 are currently 74.1% behind year-on-year Air passenger arrivals to Dubai from London have slumped by 69.1 percent year to date, according to official data …
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Dubai Mall repairs complete after part of roof collapses
Dubai Mall has taken immediate measures to restore the damage caused to a small section of the ceiling yesterday evening. There were no injuries and all precautionary measure are in place to ensure …
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80-year old Portuguese tourist with cancer gets a lease of life at a Rashid Hospital in Dubai
Dubai: Maria Madalena, an 80-year-old Portuguese tourist who has been visiting Dubai every year with her husband and family for the last 20 years, did not expect to get diagnosed with cancer while on …
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Dubai’s RTA, Trakhees ink deal to strengthen cooperation
DUBAI – Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, and the Department of Planning and Development – Trakhees at the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation have announced the signing of a Memorandum …
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Israeli brand shoots pyjama ad in Dubai after normalisation deal
Israeli May Tager has become the first model from her country to pose for a photoshoot in the United Arab Emirates, after the two nations agreed to normalise relations last month. She posed in modest …
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Abu Dhabi Police warn pedestrians against crossing roads randomly
Abu Dhabi Police have urged pedestrians to cross roads from designated places as several traffic accidents take place due to random crossing of roads. Police said on Monday that violators of …
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Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed visits people injured in Abu Dhabi gas explosion
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed visited people who were hurt in a gas explosion in Abu Dhabi, on Tuesday. The member of the Executive Council and chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office visited Sheikh …
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Use only designated areas to cross roads, Abu Dhabi Police tells pedestrians
Steep fines will be levied against those flouting the rules Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police have urged pedestrians to cross roads from designated places as several traffic accidents take place due to …
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Abu Dhabi fund ADIA hires Cornell’s professor as global head of quantitative research
UAE’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, has appointed a Cornell University professor, Marcos Lopez de Prado, as global head of quantitative research & development, the fund said on Tuesday. Prado will …
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Model diplomacy: Israeli waves flag in UAE pajama photoshoot
It wasn’t Camp David or the White House lawn, but for a brief, breezy moment on Tuesday, the Israeli flag fluttered alongside the four-colored banner of …
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Dh7.7 million property scam: Real estate agent flees Dubai after duping businessman in fake deal
A British man has been accused of forging official documents to scam a Dubai businessman for Dh7.7 million. The Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Monday that the 39-year-old defendant had sold a …
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80-year-old Dubai tourist gets cancerous tumour removed
Maria Madalena, an 80-year-old Portuguese tourist who has been visiting Dubai yearly for the last 20 years, did not expect to get diagnosed with cancer while on holiday in the emirate. “I did feel …
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Dubai visitor who offered Dh2m bribe to cop slapped with Dh2m fine
A man, who offered Dh2 million to a narcotics officer as a bribe to release him during questioning, has been sentenced to one year in jail by the Dubai Court of First Instance. He has also been asked …
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Mega container ship the size of four football pitches docks in Dubai
A mammoth container ship the length of four Premier League football pitches made waves on its grand arrival in Dubai. The gigantic HMM Gdansk docked in the emirate’s flagship Jebel Ali Port on the …
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Sharjah teen dies after long battle with kidney disease caused by insect bite
The 18-year-old Indian teenager’s story gained much attention in media as she had scored top results in her CBSE board exams.
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2000% rise in number of calls to Abu Dhabi Telemedicine Centre during COVID-19
There has been a 2,000 per cent rise in the number of calls received by Abu Dhabi Telemedicine Centre (ADTC) since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the facility has announced. The remote health …
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