Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has launched a new project under its Shams Dubai initiative for installation of solar carports at its headquarters, and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment building. This is part of Dewa’s efforts to …
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Dubai has world’s first government entity to conduct transactions through Blockchain network
Dubai: The Dubai Land Department (DLD) has achieved another technical milestone by becoming the world’s first government entity to adopt Blockchain technology. The comes in line with the “Dubai Blockchain Strategy” launched by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad …
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Dubai firm closes second fund with $160m commitments
A team of investment professionals in Dubai, Istanbul and Kuwait will manage the NBK Capital Partners Mezzanine Fund II, a statement said. The fund has already invested in two companies – Qimam El Hayat, a private K-12 school in Riyadh, and Perkon …
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Dubai bed for $8 a night? So you thought the city is only for extremely rich tourists
While it’s true that Dubai recently gained renown as the city where tourists splash the most cash, it also has room for backpackers — starting at $8 a night. That includes free use of Wifi, a gym, laundry, common area (called “chill zone)”), balcony and …
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PwC set to deliver VAT diploma in the UAE, Saudi Arabia
PwC, the global professional services firm, is to deliver a VAT diploma in the UAE and Saudi Arabia ahead of the introduction of value added tax in the Gulf region. As the GCC economies gear up for the new VAT regime from January 1, 2018, PwC said there …
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Abu Dhabi gems trade hits Dh6.2B
The total value of Abu Dhabi’s trade in pearls, precious stones and precious metals hit Dh6.2 billion during the first seven months of this year, which is approximately equal to the value registered for 2016. The trade in pearls and precious stones in the …
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Rewriting the UAE’s rule book: Essam Al Tamimi
The last time Arabian Business met veteran UAE lawyer Essam Al Tamimi, in 2015, he was lamenting the country’s “outdated” legal system and calling for much of its decades-old legislation to be revised. Among his bugbears were that residents and …
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British electrician is locked up in Dubai jail for ‘public indecency’ after brushing past a man in a bar… days after a Scottish father was jailed for unwittingly using a fake …
A British electrician is facing up to three years in a Dubai jail after brushing an Arab man on the hip with his hand. Jamie Harron, 27, made light contact with a Jordanian man to avoid spilling his drink while moving through the crowded Rock Bottom Bar on …
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England are off to a World Cup dogged by hooligans and racism, but the former Miss Russia Victoria Lopyreva is on a charm offensive
The high-speed, four-hour St Petersburg-to-Moscow train, with TV screens and wifi, puts Britain in the shade … Ms Lopyreva agreed, though this week she was in Dubai which, she revealed on Instagram, was ‘decidedly balmy after Moscow freeze-hell’.
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DMCC: India businesses look to Dubai as expansion hub
Dubai: DMCC, the Government authority on trade, enterprise and commodities in Dubai, has said that India’s business community is increasingly looking to Dubai as a hub to expand their business and grow internationally, as it concluded its weeklong …
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ERC helps in evacuation of residents affected by fire in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has participated in the evacuation and sheltering of some residents affected by the fire that broke out in a residential building on Shaikh Khalifa Road. Volunteers from the rapid intervention team of the ERC …
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Scot facing jail in Dubai over a ‘cultural misunderstanding’
He was in Dubai on a two-day stopover on the way back to work in Afghanistan and went for a drink with a friend at the Rock Bottom bar, popular with expats and locals. Mr Harron and his friend had bought their first drink when he placed his hand on the hip …
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Chamber Of Digital Commerce And U.S. Department Of Commerce Lead The First Blockchain Certified Trade Mission To The United Arab Emirates
“This mission comes at an exciting time,” said U.S. Ambassador to the UAE Barbara A. Leaf. “Leading U.S. financial technology providers are here to share the latest in Blockchain technology developments with UAE banks, investment firms, and …
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Brit, 27, faces three years in a Dubai jail for ‘public indecency’ after accidentally BUMPING INTO a man in a bar
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European Luxury Meets Middle Eastern Tradition At the Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi
Enter: the mini Abu Dhabi vacay. Get two holidays for the airfare of one … this is no cookie-cutter five-star property. This celebrated Ritz-Carlton is set in a grand Venetian-style building on its own private beach, offering sweeping views over …
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Report: Luxury NY apartment linked to DoJ’s 1MDB probe for sale
PETALING JAYA: A property named by the United States Department of Justice … penthouse in Walker Tower is 212 West 18th Street LLC, a company controlled by Abu Dhabi businessman Khadem Al Qubaisi. The nearly 6,000-square-foot apartment spans the top …
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Dewa launches solar carports project
Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) launched a new project, as part of the Shams Dubai initiative, to install solar carports at authority’s headquarters and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment building. The project is part of …
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