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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Dubai Tour: Kittel marvels at come-from-behind sprint victory
Marcel Kittel’s second sprint victory at the Dubai Tour was much more chaotic than his first, but the German says he took more enjoyment from pulling out a winning effort, despite a late push to reach the front of the race. On stage 1, Kittel’s sprint win …
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ADCB unveils digital age lender uBank
ADCB has become the latest UAE bank to raise its digital game with the launch of its first uBank digital banking centre in Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall. The uBank centre, unveiled by ADCB yesterday, will enable customers to access key banking services in a …
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UAE’s first honey festival opens in Hatta
Hussain Nasser Lootah, director-general of Dubai Municipality, inaugurated the four-day festival … and also encourage the use of this healthy food product,” he told Gulf News. From live bees and fresh beehives to huge machinery used in honey production …
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UAE bank NBAD offers blockchain payments after tie-up with Ripple
DUBAI Feb 1 National Bank of Abu Dhabi said on Wednesday it had become the first bank in the Middle East and North Africa to introduce real time, cross-border payments on blockchain, becoming the latest lender to experiment with the technology. Through a …
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UAE cybercrime victims struggle to recover lost money
Rabih Dabbousi, senior vice-president of Sales, Marketing and Business Development at Dark Matter, said that finance sector is the most targeted in the UAE. “The exponential adoption of technology increases the UAE’s attack surface which is becoming …
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Shaikh Mohammad stops to watch cycling tour in Dubai
Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, took time off on Tuesday to watch the fourth edition of the Dubai Tour. Shaikh Mohammad watched the cyclists as they made their way …
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