“Every other part of the government, business, and social ecosystem organizes around that goal in a way that you just don’t see in the U.S. … The ruler of Dubai can control the regulatory infrastructure, and he can control the allocation of capital …
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Dubai Economy Launches Partnership to Expedite emcash
reinforce Dubai as a competitive business destination, enhance customer happiness and accelerate Dubai’s evolution into a smart economy. “A digital currency has varied advantages – faster processing, improved delivery time, less complexity and cost …
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Libyan rights groups accuse UAE of war crimes
Human rights groups in Libya have accused the United Arab Emirates of committing war crimes in the country, including killing hundreds of civilians. The rights groups said on Tuesday that the UAE committed these crimes through direct air strikes on Libya …
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DUBAI NEWS: 4 of our top news stories this week
Costa has completed its first successful drone delivery in Dubai, sending cool refreshments to people on Kite beach from the Jumeirah Beach Road store. The drone, dubbed the coffee-copter, took the new Frostino and Cold Brew range to customers. 2.
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Driver jailed for assaulting policeman at Dubai Metro station
Dubai: A driver has been jailed for six months for beating a policeman and injuring him when he tried to handcuff him and damaging his walkie-talkie at a Dubai Metro station. The 33-year-old Indian driver pressed his chest to the policeman’s shoulder and …
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Dubai Safari will be ready to open ahead of National Day
Apparently Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality, confirmed to Gulf News that the finishing touches will be complete by the end of November. “We are expecting to complete and hope to open Dubai Safari by the end of November,” he …
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Human Ken Doll Rodrigo Alves vows NO MORE surgery after being ‘detained in Dubai because he looks nothing like his passport pic’
HUMAN Ken Doll Rodrigo Alves has vowed to have NO MORE surgery – following nearly 50 operations – after being detained at Dubai Airport because he “didn’t look anything like his passport”. Rodrigo, 34, who gained the nickname thanks to his love of cosmetic …
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Building the bank of tomorrow
Financial institutions in the UAE must go on the offensive and use digital technology to build the bank of the future, as technology is already enabling new-age innovators to come up with solutions that will disrupt the whole industry. “All institutions …
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UAE’s Aldar to showcase projects at property event in Riyadh
RELATED ARTICLES: Phase 1 of Aldar’s $653m Abu Dhabi project sells out in three days | Aldar returns to Cityscape Global with $653m waterfront project | UAE’s Aldar hands over Repton School on Reem Island Aldar Properties PJSC has announced that it …
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Aldar Properties : to exhibit Yas Island projects in Riyadh
Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: Aldar Properties announced Tuesday that it will exhibit its Water’s Edge development, located in Yas Island Abu Dhabi, at the Restatex Cityscape Riyadh. The real estate event will be held in the Saudi capital from 27 to 30 …
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank : ADCB launched 2 pension funds
09/12 FIRST ABU DHABI BANK: ADX gains 31.66 pts Tuesday 09/11 ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK: Properties Wins Best Property Management Team &ndash.. 08/31 LARGE UAE BANKS SET TO POST SOLID PR: Moodys 08/30 LARGE UAE BANKS SET TO POST SOLID PR: Moody’s 08/30 …
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Exclusive: Abu Dhabi to sell Italian exec-jet business to China buyers
ROME (Reuters) – An Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund plans to sell the executive … “Mubadala will first sell the license, then the intellectual property. The government is looking into it because the defense sector is considered strategic.”
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Emaar Properties awards $53m Forte contract to Arabtec’s Target
RELATED ARTICLES: Emaar launches new waterfront project in Dubai Harbour | Arabtec’s top 5 contract wins of H1 2017 | Emaar Properties gets $1.5bn loan from First Abu Dhabi Bank Target Engineering Construction Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of UAE …
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Investcorp in $350 million US residential property deal
The properties in Orlando, Highpoint Club and Montevista at … market and has been ranked third in the US for employment growth. Investcorp, in which Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Company is the largest shareholder with a 20 per cent stake, saw …
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World’s heaviest woman Eman Ahmed finally dies in an Abu Dhabi hospital
Paypal Holdings Inc (PYPL) EPS Estimated At $0.32 ILLEGAL ACTIVITY NOTICE: This story was originally published by TrueBlueTribune and is the sole property of of TrueBlueTribune … When she was shifted to Abu Dhabi in May, following a dispute between …
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Shanghai Electric consortium wins US$3.9 billion Dubai solar contract
A consortium comprising Shanghai Electric and Acwa Power of Saudi Arabia has been awarded the contract for the 700MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) fourth phase of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai. The fourth phase will require a …
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Sharjah Ruler pardons 149 Indian prisoners
Kerala, India: His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has announced amnesty for Indians serving sentences in Sharjah jails in financial and non-criminal cases. The amnesty applies to 149 prisoners …
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