The United Arab Emirates military says one of its servicemen has died while on duty in the Gulf nation. The official WAM news agency reported Tuesday that Sgt. Abdullah Mohammed Issa al-Hammadi was killed “while carrying out a mission inside the country.”
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CM Siddaramaiah rethinks UAE visit as NRI organizations divided
BENGALURU: Chief minister Siddaramaiah’s proposed visit to UAE on Friday to inaugurate the newly formed Karnataka NRI Forum has run into rough weather. Sources in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said Siddaramaiah is reconsidering his visit following …
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Dubai doctors save elderly patient from rare condition
Dubai: Doctors in Dubai have saved the life of an elderly patient who was admitted to hospital after finding blood in his vomit and stools. Once in the emergency room at Rashid Hospital, the 64-year-old patient, who hails from Myanmar, suddenly collapsed …
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UAE visa on arrival for Indians with US visa from May 1
Shaikh Khaled Bin Essam Al Qassimi, Chairman of Department of Civil Aviation in Sharjah, told Gulf News on Tuesday that the circular was followed instructions from the Ministry of Foreign affairs. The circular was given to all UAE borders points …
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UAE most connected country on LinkedIn globally
The UAE professionals are the most web-connected globally, indicates a recent report by LinkedIn. Members in the UAE have an average of 211 connections, it underlines. The world’s largest professional network released the figures on Tuesday, while …
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Dubai laws and customs: Everything you need to know
These are the laws and customs you need to know about ahead of your trip to Dubai. A UK tourist allegedly gang raped in Dubai is reportedly facing jail for ‘having sex outside of marriage’ – while two suspects were allowed to fly back to Birmingham Airport.
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Dubai Financial Market : UAE markets eye positive catalyst to limit fluctuations – Analysts
Dubai – Mubasher: UAE stock markets continue to be on the lookout for new market-boosting catalysts that will reduce the level of fluctuations which have dominated the two markets in the past several sessions, analysts told Mubasher. The Dubai Financial …
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Travel News Dubai: Emaar Plans 6 New Hotels
Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of Emaar Properties, today unveiled six new hotel projects as part of its regional and international expansion plans, at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2017. The new hotels and serviced …
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Dubai Aims to Be a City Built on Blockchain
The goal of Dubai’s government is to conduct a majority of the emirate’s business using blockchain, which it expects will make government services more efficient and help promote enterprise in Dubai as it will become easier to do business there.
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Emirati jailed for 10 years for joining Daesh
Abu Dhabi: The State Security Court at the UAE Federal Supreme Court on Monday sentenced K.A.H.T., a 21-year-old Emirati, to 10 years in jail on the charges of joining Daesh and other terrorist organisations in Syria, a court official told Gulf News.
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Abu Dhabi +1.8% to 6.15m passengers in first quarter
Any readers who would like to see ‘the latest aerial video’ (shot in August 2016) showing the progress at Abu Dhabi’s Midfield Terminal Building can do so by clicking here: http://www.adac.ae/english/mtp/MTP/latest-news/27-09-2016-Latest-Aerial-Video …
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UPDATE 1-Malaysia and Abu Dhabi settle 1MDB dispute with $1.2 bln deal
1MDB has agreed to pay $1.2 bln to Abu Dhabi’s IPIC * 1MDB & Malaysia’s MoF to make payments on two bonds * Arbitration tribunal to make ‘consent award’ by May 31 By Stanley Carvalho and Praveen Menon ABU DHABI/KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 Abu Dhabi and Malaysia …
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Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Shuts Down Highway To Save Kitten, Video Goes Viral
As Gulf News remarks, the Civil Defense in Abu Dhabi always deals with incidents like these with the utmost seriousness. Their goal is to uphold humanitarian and animal welfare principles, and it is evident that they did all they could do to bring this …
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Abu Dhabi banker probed by Italy over 1MDB scandal
According to the FT, Khadem al-Qubaisi, the jailed former managing director of Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Company (Ipic), is being probed by authorities in Milan, a person close to the matter has revealed. The publication reported …
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UAE teams hopeful of bouncing back in France
We were pushing very hard to figure out the problem all along, and to finish in fourth place was really such a huge achievement for us,” Salim Al Rumaithi, Chairman, Team Abu Dhabi, told Gulf News. “This was a good race for us and an entirely different …
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Malaysia reaches $1.7b deal with Abu Dhabi over 1MDB debt
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has reached agreement to pay Abu Dhabi about US$1.2 billion (S$1.7 billion … the Malaysian fund said in a separate statement quoted by Bloomberg News. “This arbitration settlement and monetisation of investment fund units …
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Malaysia’s 1MDB Reaches Settlement Deal With Abu Dhabi’s IPIC
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) said on Monday it had reached an agreement with Abu Dhabi state fund IPIC on the settlement of arbitration proceedings at the London Court of International Arbitration.
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