United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Petros Karadjias/AP ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ top diplomat on Wednesday came out in defense of President Donald Trump’s order temporarily …
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Rain hits many areas of UAE
Rain-soaked Al Ittihad Road linking Dubai and Sharjah. Taken at 9.40pm on Thursday. — Devadasan K.P. / Gulf News The weather instability is caused by a low pressure in the south of Iran and the extension of the trough is affecting the UAE. The situation …
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He has freed 4,500 people from UAE jails
Please mention my phone number in your article: +97-144479988.’ ‘And if you know of a person who is stuck in a UAE jail, then tell his relatives to call me.’ ‘I will help them for sure,’ Firoz Merchant tells Rediff.com’s Syed Firdaus Ashraf. IMAGE …
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Volunteering opportunities for 4,250 UAE residents this year
Dubai: Dubai Cares will be providing volunteering opportunities to 4,250 residents in the UAE throughout 2017, the ‘Year of Giving,’ it was announced on Thursday. The volunteering opportunities will be organised locally and globally as part of its well …
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Dubai Airport is world's busiest for international travel
In the realm of superlatives, you can’t get very far without mentioning Dubai. The world’s largest indoor theme park? Check. The world’s tallest building? All official, 2,716.5 feet of it, in Dubai. The world’s largest floral installation in the world’s …
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UAE summons Iranian diplomat in protest
Al Awadi said Iran’s move is in violation of UN Security Council Resolutions prohibiting this, adding that it is considered an attack on international legitimacy, the rule of Yemen, and fuels the conflict there, according to UAE News Agency (WAM …
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A second straight missed cut looking likely for Tiger in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates– The first time Tiger Woods came to the Middle East to play the longest-running European Tour event in the region, the iconic skyline that is the backdrop to so many photographs emanating from Emirates Golf Club barely existed …
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Dubai Tour: Stage 4 modified due to desert storm
The organisers of the Dubai Tour have confirmed they have modified Friday’s stage 4 to avoid the potential for riders to be caught in a sandstorm in the middle of the desert. The stage will still finish on the steep climb to the edge of Hatta Dam …
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UAE initiatives ‘help lower renewable energy prices’
The report, compiled by Japan’s Nikkei, noted that bid prices for solar and wind power projects in Europe and the Middle East have dropped to levels comparable to coal-fired thermal power, according to a report by the UAE national news agency WAM.
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UAE say Donald Trump's migration ban is NOT anti-Islamic and point out that the majority of Muslims are still free to travel to the US
Hot on the heels of the travel ban, Trump called Saudi King Salman and UAE strongman Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Abu Dhabi’s crown prince. Trump agreed with both on cooperation to fight ‘radical Islamic terrorism’, the White House said. He also agreed with …
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Emirates NBD unveils digital banking for Millennials
Emirates NBD on Thursday launched Liv., the UAE’s first digital bank targeted at millennials. The new digital banking proposition is part of Emirates NBD’s planned investment of Dh500 million towards digital innovation and multichannel transformation …
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Abu Dhabi Said to Improve Oil-Investor Returns With New Terms
Abu Dhabi’s state energy producer, which is seeking more partners to develop its fields, improved some terms in an oil-production partnership to offer greater returns to international companies such as BP Plc and Total SA, according to people with …
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Dubai Islamic Bank wins four distinctive awards on delivering outstanding customer experience
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic bank in the UAE, received four remarkable awards at two prestigious events this month, appraising its distinctive practices of delivering exceptional customer experience. The Bank collected three awards at the …
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2017: The year to buy Dubai property?
Dubai’s property market has been a roller-coaster in recent years, from the market’s collapse in 2008 to boasting the world’s fastest rate of house price growth in 2013 and 2014. Since that rebound, boosted by the news that the emirate would host the …
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Dubai Properties receives new ISO certification
Dubai Properties Group (DPG) has been awarded for its provision of real estate development, leasing, sales, property management, and facility management, with the ISO 22301:2012 certification, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The ISO certification …
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Dubai refuses to let British woman fly home for life-saving cancer surgery amid fears her charity work in the UAE has angered officials
Dubai is refusing to let a British woman fly home for life-saving cancer treatment because her charity work in the UAE has angered officials, she has claimed. Luisa Williams was unexpectedly diagnosed with advanced stage three cancer just days ago and …
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Revealed: Tragedy of Dubai media boss whose on-stage death made TV chef James Martin change his life and quit Saturday Kitchen
A larger-than-life Dubai magazine boss has been revealed as the man whose death on stage made TV chef James Martin change his life and quit Saturday Kitchen. Dominic De Sousa, 56, a prominent figure in Dubai’s media industry, died on stage of a suspected …
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