Dubai: Several roads in Jumeirah will be closed on Friday for the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2016. According to the organiser’s official website, the route for the marathon and the 10 kilometre run will start on Umm Suqeim Road opposite Madinat …
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Dubai to gain 105 kilometres of cycle tracks
Building developer is creating 105 kilometres of cycle tracks in Dubai, as cycling increases in popularity in the United Arab Emirates city A major developer in Dubai is to create 105 kilometres of new bike paths, as cycling increases in popularity.
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Dubai ranks among the world’s fastest changing and most dynamic cities
Dubai is among the most dynamic cities in the world, according to JLL’s City Momentum Index (CMI) 2017 report. The annual CMI report looks at the fastest-changing cities around the globe, tracking the speed of their changing economy and commercial real …
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Parsi woman in Dubai desperate to return to Mumbai with twin sons
Parsi woman from Mumbai in Dubai continues to fight for her return to city with her twin sons after husband leaves her tortured, homeless and penniless in foreign land Zainab Fawad with her twin sons in Dubai. (Inset) Fawad, who is absconding It’s been …
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Uber Dubai gets its first female limo driver
Joining the ranks of women cabbies in pink scarves you see at Dubai airport, Uber Dubai got its first female limo driver yesterday. The driver Fritzie Castro, 43, a Filipina, has been in Dubai for seven years. She works the 4am-4pm shift, waking up six …
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Strong dollar, interest rate rises to impact UAE property market in 2017
The strong dollar and US Federal Reserve interest rate rises will likely impact the UAE’s property market this year, according to listings website propertyfinder.ae The warning comes following a report released by real estate consultancy CBRE yesterday …
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Visas for property investors
Heard stories about the possibility of obtaining a residency visa with the purchase of a property in Dubai but have no idea what this entails? Well, you’re not alone. There is still much confusion around this topic (especially since the rules have …
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PizzaExpress UAE upgrades customer Wi-Fi and adds analytics platform
PizzaExpress UAE is offering its customers high-speed Wi-Fi and ispicking up valuable insights through an analytics platform, following a deal with cloud supplier Purple and IT services company CDW. By submitting your personal information, you agree that …
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Soundtrack to golf: Music played on range at Abu Dhabi event
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Looking relaxed in his black shorts and ankle-length socks, Thongchai Jaidee took aim at the range and hit a shot into the cloudless sky to the backdrop of “The Zephyr Song” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Minutes later …
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Areas most favored by Dubai’s biggest real estate investors
Dubai has proved to be an investor magnet ever since it opened its real estate sector to non-Gulf international investors. The emirate has not looked back from that point onwards and has maintained a commanding march in relation to business activity in its …
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Dubai Financial Market : Daman Investments delays IPO plans – Chairman
Dubai – Mubasher: The chairman and founder of Daman Investments said that the company has decided to postpone the plan to issue its stocks in the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) to after 2017. Shehab Gargash added in his speech on Monday at a press conference …
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Dubai bank sets different exchange rates for Scottish and English bank notes
A DUBAI bank has admitted setting different exchange rates for English and Scottish bank notes because the latter has “no buyers”. Scots tourists were shocked to see the differing rates on a currency exchange board at duty free in Dubai Airport last month.
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Dubai bank keen on Barclays Africa
London – Abraaj Group, the private-equity firm that invests across emerging markets, is interested in buying Barclays Group’s African business, CEO Arif Naqvi said. “It’s a very fine bank run by a very fine management team, and if the opportunity …
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Toyota to test Mirai’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the United Arab Emirates
Toyota is taking its hydrogen fuel cell technology to the United Arab Emirates to see if it can stand up to hot, arid climate. In 2015, Toyota introduced the Mirai, a zero-emission sedan powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, which combines pure hydrogen and …
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US transferring 4 Gitmo detainees to UAE and Saudi Arabia, officials say
In August, 15 detainees were sent to the UAE in the single largest transfer to date. Lucas Tomlinson is the Pentagon and State Department producer for Fox News Channel. You can follow him on Twitter: @LucasFoxNews
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Property investment visas
Heard stories about the possibility of obtaining a residency visa with the purchase of a property in Dubai but have no idea what this entails? Well, you’re not alone. There is still much confusion around this topic (especially since the rules have …
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UAE online buyers spend the most per purchase worldwide – KPMG
UAE online shoppers spend the highest amount per purchase globally … “As part of an integrated customer-centric business model, customers expect that goods can be delivered or picked up wherever they are located,” said Julio Hernandez, Global …
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