Smart Dubai’s vision is for Dubai to be both the happiest city and the most technologically advanced city in the world. Its next step is to gauge deeper emotions through vocal emotions technology that analyzes tone of voice and other vocal properties.
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Dubai gurdwara's world record with breakfast for people from 101 nations
Dubai: A gurdwara in Dubai broke the world record for serving free breakfast to the maximum number of people from diverse nationalities. Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar entered the Guinness World Record on Thursday for serving continental breakfast titled …
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) hammer Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 3rd T20I to clinch series 3-0
United Arab Emirates (UAE) completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the three-match series on Friday. In the final two matches which were played at the Sheikh Zayed International Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE won the second game by 30 runs and …
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Dubai Gurudwara's World Record With Breakfast For People From 101 Nations
Dubai: A gurudwara in Dubai broke the world record for serving free breakfast to the maximum number of people from diverse nationalities. Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar has marked into the Guinness World Record on Thursday for serving continental breakfast …
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Liver diseases growing among Emiratis
Abu Dhabi: There has been up to a 40 per cent increase in the prevalence … senior consultant at the Asian American Liver Centre (AALC), told Gulf News. The AALC has been tasked with providing liver care for Emiratis over the last 10 years, and is a …
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UAE’s foundation to launch work on dam in Somalia
Mogadishu, April 14 (IANS/WAM) The UAE’s Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation will launch work on a dam in Somalia’s Hargeisa city in the next two days to continue efforts to curb famine in the country. The United Arab Emirates-funded project is …
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UAE and Saudi agree to look for joint strategic partnerships: Saudi minister
“This blessed journey will achieve its goals,” he said in a statement to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, during the second Joint UAE-Saudi Al Azm Retreat, named after the Arabic word for determination. More than 200 government officials and experts from …
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Bounce your weight off
Dubai: Working out while bouncing on a trampoline seems to be … founder and managing partner of Jump Box, told Gulf News. “Studies showed that an hour of jumping on a trampoline can burn up to 700 calories, and has been proven to be three times more …
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Gurdwara in UAE enters Guinness book for ‘marathon breakfast’
Dubai, Apr 14 (PTI) A gurdwara in Dubai has found a place in the Guinness book of world records by serving free breakfast to hundreds of people from over 100 countries in an hour-long event. The Gurunanak Darbar gurdwara served continental breakfast titled …
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Abu Dhabi property market under pressure from sluggish economy
Skyscrapers stand on the city skyline in Abu Dhabi. The property market has been under pressure for more than a year after Abu Dhabi had to cut government spending and lay off thousands of workers at state-linked firms partly because of lower oil revenues.
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UAE is all set for VAT implementation starting next year
Meanwhile the UAE Ministry of Finance has put out some information on various aspects of VAT including its definition and who should be getting ready for the implementation at its website. (All information used in this report are from official sources.
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UAE launches space program to boost colonization of Mars by 2021
The UAE has launched an ambitious space program aimed at sending … not about reaching Mars,” the Mars mission’s project manager, Omran Sharaf, told Gulf News. “It’s beyond that… It’s about taking the whole [Arab] region and making them …
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CultureSummit 2017 Abu Dhabi Concludes With an Action Agenda for the Future
CultureSummit 2017 Abu Dhabi concluded today following four days of rich and lively discussion with over 300 of the world’s top creative minds from over 80 countries. The global cultural leadership forum delivered on its founding vision by tackling some of …
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Cost Cutting Drives Profit Growth at Abu Dhabi
A 7.7 per cent increase in total revenue was converted to a 29.4 per cent increase in profit per room at hotels in Abu Dhabi this month as hoteliers successfully slashed costs, according to the latest data from HotStats. It was a mixed performance for …
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After years of financial repression, global macro presents new opportunities for hedge funds
After years of financial repression in the interest rates sphere global macro is presenting new opportunities, according to Nick Allsop, senior portfolio manager at Dubai based Dalma … 2017 could be a good year for hedge funds Dalma Capital’s global …
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Gold Update: Price in Dubai touches Dh143
Gold prices hit one-week highs on Tuesday, buoyed by a weaker dollar on tepid economic data from the United States, pushing up Dubai gold prices to Dh143 … a little more bullish about the outlook.” Hedge funds and money managers raised their net long …
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Qianhai is no match for Hong Kong, let alone Greenwich
The concept follows the American model of Greenwich in Connecticut, which was established as a hub for hedge funds and financial services firms … There is always the Dubai technique, however. Offer your target banker a sum of US$100 million to manage …
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