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The race to Mars has become more exciting as the United Arab Emirates decided to join the fray and announced its plan to colonize the red planet in 100 years. The century-long project, dubbed as “Mars 2117,” aims to establish the first inhabitable human …
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China National Petroleum Corp. bought a stake in Abu Dhabi’s largest oil concession as the Middle Eastern emirate with 6 percent of global crude reserves looks increasingly to Asia, its biggest market, for investment to raise output capacity. Asia will …
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Stand on the observation deck of the world’s tallest building and you’ll find yourself gazing out over the UAE city of Dubai, a super-modern, gleaming metropolis built slap in the middle of a desert. The digital telescopes atop the 830-meter-tall Burj …
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Dubai: Dubai Police urged people to report stunt drivers. The move follows after a video of stunt driving in Dubai went viral on social media. Brigadier Khalid Nasser Al Razooqi, General Director of Smart Services at Dubai Police, said the public can …
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Chinese companies are big winners in the competition among foreign bidders for stakes in Abu Dhabi’s largest oil concession, snatching a combined 12 percent of the venture as the Middle Eastern emirate looks increasingly to Asia, its biggest market …
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Dubai: Dubai Government on Sunday issued a final deadline for mandatory health insurance and failure to honour this will result in fines, an official statement said. All employees and sponsors will have to pay fine if they fail to provide insurance …
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Dubai: Forget about rotating restaurants … continues to change and never look the same,” said Fisher in the footage. According to previous Gulf News reports, each apartment can be bought for $30 million (Dh110m) while the cost of the skyscraper …
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Dubai police have summoned a Russian model who posed for a video while dangling from a skyscraper to sign a pledge not to put her life in danger again. A video of the model, identified by local media as 23-year-old Viktoria Odintcova, went viral after she …
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WTA Insider Courtney Nguyen | Top seed Angelique Kerber is in with a chance to wrest the No.1 ranking from Serena Williams; check out a full analysis of an exciting Dubai draw. DUBAI, UAE – The draw is out for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships …
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access and policy enablers continue to be the facilitating levers that ensure Dubai remains price competitive and hugely attractive for a broad range of global travellers. SM RMT Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App. Click here to download …
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All employers and sponsors will have to pay fine if they fail to provide insurance to employees by March 31, 2017 and coverage for visitors by December 31, 2017, Gulf News quoted a new resolution issued by the Dubai Executive Council. The new Executive …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – At least three of four North Korean men wanted in connection with the murder of President Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother caught a flight from Jakarta to Dubai on the evening of the attack, an Indonesian immigration official said …
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The Dubai Police, in coordination with the UAE Ministry of Interior and Oman authorities, have arrested a gang of 10 Africans who robbed Dh3.6 million from a money exchange on Wednesday, February 15. The police have recovered the money within 46 hours.
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“I’ll be delighted to help him. The fact that we are both there creates an ideal situation.” Abu Dhabi will be the first time where Mollema and Contador take part as Trek-Segafredo teammates, with Contador explaining to MARCA that although his base form is …
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ABU DHABI, U.A.E. – As Abu Dhabi, that has nearly 6 percent of the global crude oil reserves, looks eastward for investment, it has managed to attract China National Petroleum Corp. that has poured in a huge sum into ADNOC. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. has …
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AUSTRALIA and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will explore closer defence ties after a meeting between Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Mr Pyne and Sheikh Mohammed, who is also Deputy …
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Abu Dhabi: The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has launched its new Strategic Plan 2016 – 2020, which defines the strategic initiatives that contribute to the Abu Dhabi Plan and the successful implementation of its priorities. The strategy, …
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