Rory McIlroy won’t play in this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after an MRI exam determined that he had a stress fracture in one of his ribs. “To be forced to miss this week through injury is really quite annoying to be perfectly honest,” he …
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McIlroy to undergo MRI; Abu Dhabi status uncertain
McIlroy is in the field for next week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and hopes to play. The world No. 2 told reporters Sunday that the MRI is precautionary, to “see what’s up with this joint in my back.” The injury may have been caused, McIlroy said …
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Abu Dhabi Ports and Khalidia International Shipping sign AED 80 million Musataha Agreement
Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a Musataha Agreement with Khalidia International Shipping LLC, a subsidiary of Emirates Business Group (EBG), to set up a third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse with a total investment of AED 80 million in Khalifa Industrial Zone …
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Rory McIlroy a doubt for Abu Dhabi
Rory McIlroy’s participation in this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship is in doubt due to a back injury. The four-time major winner hurt it before teeing it up in the second round of the BMW SA Open and almost withdrew from the event. However …
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Changing perceptions about animal care in Dubai
technical director of Dubai Safari, told Gulf News. He said utmost care will be given to the animals, right from their selection itself. Tests are done to ensure their fitness and experienced trainers and keepers from different parts of the world have been …
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Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2016-17: Abu Dhabi Day 2 – Xande Ribiero Wins 94kg Gi Gold
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 14 January, 2017: The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi continued where it left off yesterday, as UAE players rose to the occasion in the Gi divisions and won a total of 103 medals in the presence of UAEJJF board members Mr. Yousef Al …
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Foreign Direct Investments in Abu Dhabi grew by 8% in 2016, says SCADA
The growth of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in 2016 has hit 8% equaling AED 95.145 billion compared with AED 88.95 billion in 2015. The new figures came in the estimation of the annual report on Direct Foreign Investment in …
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List of UAE charities
Founded in 1983, the ERCS carries out a number of charitable programmes inside UAE and abroad including in Palestine, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, and Kosovo. It welcomes volunteers. Established in 2007 by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al …
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You can visit Dubai Safari after summer
Dubai: Dubai Safari will open its doors to the public only after this summer and will house about 3,500 animals in its first phase, Gulf News has learnt. The much-awaited Dh1 billion project will be completed by April, Hussain Nasser Lootah, director …
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Corporate giving on the rise in Dubai
Dubai: In its constant endeavour to promote giving back to society, the Dubai Chamber has been at the forefront of organising and leading a number of initiatives, programmes, events, workshops and seminars designed to promote corporate social …
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Kim Kardashian Goes Four-Wheeling in Dubai Desert During Business Trip
Taking the desert by storm! Kim Kardashian went four-wheeling with pals in the Dubai desert on Saturday, January 14, while overseas on a business trip supporting makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic. In short clips she shared via Snapchat, Kardashian …
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Promoting CSR as a enduring value
In its constant endeavour to promote giving back to society, the Dubai Chamber has been at the forefront of organising and leading a number of initiatives, programmes, events, workshops and seminars designed to promote corporate social responsibility …
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Waterbury girl studies in Abu Dhabi
Then again, most colleges aren’t in Abu Dhabi. And Waterbury resident Annie Bauer, 19, is not most college students. She’s going into her junior year at the New York University campus located in Abu Dhabi, working toward a degree in psychology.
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Kim Kardashian, Scott Disick meet fans in Dubai
Disick launched the American restaurant-meets-confectionary Sugar Factory at Dubai Festival City on January 13 … and what’s important to you,” he told Gulf News tabloid! A crowd of fans awaited the 33-year-old’s arrival for over an hour …
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Athletics: Athletes Primed For The Bekele Factor At Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon
Dubai (UAE): The news that three-time Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele will take to the streets of Dubai this week has resulted in a spike in the number of last-minute entries looking to compete in the 2017 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday …
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Indonesian women domestic workers start coming to UAE
Around 900 Indonesian women arrived in the UAE in 2016 under a new recruitment system called ‘outsourcing model’ introduced by Indonesia, a top Indonesian diplomat told Gulf News on Monday. “Around 1,000 domestic workers arrived here since the …
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Abu Dhabi posts rise of 8 pct in luring investment
UAE state news agency WAM reported Saturday. The WAM report quoted new figures issued by the Statistics Center Abu Dhabi (SCAD) for 2016. The results indicated that 20.2 percent FDIs have gone to manufacturing industries, with a growth rate of 11.2 percent …
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