Khalfan Belhoul, CEO of Dubai Future Accelerators, said: “Over the past year, we have enjoyed remarkable success in terms of the enthusiasm of participating government entities and the number of partnerships signed with pioneering companies. This year …
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Qatar crisis: UAE denies hacking news agency
Media captionThe UAE’s minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, denies it hacked Qatar’s news agency. The United Arab Emirates has denied it was behind the alleged hacking of Qatar’s state news agency in May. The Washington Post cited US …
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UAE is ‘behind’ hacking of Qatari government news sites which sparked crisis in the Middle East, US intelligence claims
The United Arab Emirates are behind the hacking of a Qatari’s state news agency earlier this year, it has been claimed. On Sunday, The Washington Post cited anonymous US intelligence officials who claim to have evidence that UAE leaders were behind the …
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UAE wants international monitoring of Qatar
LONDON (Reuters) – A senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official said international monitoring was needed in the standoff between Qatar and its Arab neighbors, adding he saw signs that the pressure exerted on Doha “was working”. Saudi Arabia, the United …
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Report: UAE behind hacking of Qatari media
The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of a Qatari government news site in May, planting a false story that was used as a pretext for the current crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries, according to a Sunday report by The Washington Post.
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UAE arranged for hacking of Qatar gov’t sites, sparking diplomatic row: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates arranged for Qatari government social media and news sites to be hacked in late May in order to post fiery but false quotes linked to Qatar’s emir, prompting a diplomatic crisis, the Washington Post reported …
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Whale shark sighted in Dubai
Two separate reports of whale shark sightings were made yesterday, one in Dubai and another in Ras Al Khaimah. Gulf News reader, Von Zalsos Haro, sent this video of a whale shark sighting in Palm Jumeirah. He wrote to Gulf News saying he was …
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Watch: Whale shark sighted in Dubai
Two separate reports of whale shark sightings were made yesterday, one in Dubai and another in Ras Al Khaimah. Gulf News reader, Von Zalsos Haro, sent this video of a whale shark sighting in Palm Jumeirah. When asked about the video, Saif Al Ghais …
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UAE orchestrated hacking of Qatari government sites, sparking regional upheaval, according to U.S. intelligence officials
The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of Qatari government news and social media sites in order to post incendiary false quotes attributed to Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, in late May that sparked the ongoing upheaval between …
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Abu Dhabi rises to second place on list of world’s best cities
The results highlight the significant increase in the global perception of Abu Dhabi as a commercial destination, with 21 percent of survey participants listing Abu Dhabi as a top city to do business in, just 2 percent below the leader, New York.
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50 more trains to join Dubai Metro
Dubai: A new set of trains with new features and greater capacity will join Dubai Metro to serve the existing two lines, as well as the still-under-construction Route 2020, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Saturday. Joining the 79 …
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UAE diplomat warns of ‘long estrangement’ in Qatar crisis
The United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State for Foreign Relations Anwar al-Gargash said the countries “are heading toward a long estrangement” and that crisis is “far from a political solution.” He published his comments on Twitter Friday. The dispute …
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These Dubai roads are closed for maintenance
Dubai: Different sections of Naif Road, one of the most congested streets in the city and part of Deira commercial district, will be closed over the next four weeks for maintenance, the Roads and Transport Authority has announced. Entry to Naif Road from …
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Needed: Special deeds for very special needs
Dubai: The UAE’s only centre that houses orphans and other children with severe special needs is looking for help. The simple saying, ‘Everyone needs someone else’, is stitched into the uniform of the 110 children at the Senses Centre in Dubai. And …
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UAE minister says demand to shut Al Jazeera dropped
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a land, sea and air blockade on Qatar on June 5. In an interview published by The Times newspaper on Wednesday, Noura al-Kaabi, the UAE minister for the federal national council …
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Former Muslim Brotherhood member exposes Qatar’s support for terrorism
with the support of the Qatari government and Qatari charities, confessed a former member of the organisation, during an interview broadcasted by local TV channels on Friday, UAE News Agency (WAM) reported.
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UAE strongly condemns deadly checkpoint attack in Egypt
UAE state news agency WAM reported. “The UAE expresses its deep condemnation of the criminal acts and its principled and permanent rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism,” the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in …
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