Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is still targeting a return to profit in 2023, despite a more than doubling in core operating losses last year, after accelerating its restructuring during the pandemic.
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Royal scandal: Spanish princesses skip Covid vaccine queue and gets jabs in Abu Dhabi
OUTRAGE erupted in Spain after it emerged princesses Elena and Christina, sisters to reigning King Felipe VI, received coronavirus vaccines during a visit …
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2 Spanish princesses got their COVID-19 vaccine in the UAE months before they would have been eligible at home
Princesses Elena and Cristina said they got the vaccine as a condition of being able to visit their father, who is exiled in Abu Dhabi.
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Halep pulls out of Dubai Tennis Championships with back issue
Defending champion Simona Halep has withdrawn from next week’s Dubai Tennis Championships with a lower back complaint, organisers of the WTA 1000 tournament said on Thursday. World number three …
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai bourse leads most of Gulf lower
Stock markets in Dubai and Qatar ended lower on Thursday, hit by blue-chip shares trading ex-dividend, while the Saudi index retreated ahead of an OPEC+ meet. By Ateeq Shariff March 4 (Reuters) – …
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UAE: Baby, who caught Dubai Ruler’s attention, gets life-saving treatment
The baby girl, who won the hearts of UAE residents after the Ruler of Dubai personally promised to sponsor the treatment needed to save her life, successfully received the required gene therapy on …
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Murban futures aim to consolidate UAE position as global oil power, but uptake may take time
Abu Dhabi is about to make a major change to its oil pricing, but experts say other big Gulf producers might be slow to follow.
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UAE condemns Houthi attempt to target Jazan with ballistic missile
The UAE has strongly denounced the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militias’ systematic attempts to target civilians and civilian structures in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, with a ballistic missile, which was …
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Free education in UAE: Registration begins for students in Abu Dhabi
Registration has begun for new students wishing to enroll in seventeen government funded private schools and kindergartens in Abu Dhabi for the next academic year (2021-2022), authorities announced.
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Karnataka man in UAE wins 24 crores in lucky draw: Report
Shivamurthy Krishnappa, who is a mechanical engineer and hails from Shimoga district of Karnataka, has been living in the UAE for the last 15 years.
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UAE: Greater Progress Needed on Women’s Rights
Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe. Join our movement today. On February 26, 2021, Human Rights Watch submitted a report to Nations committee reviewing the UAE’s compliance with …
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UAE weather: Fog returns, police issue traffic alert
After an interval of a few days, fog returned to various parts of the UAE on Thursday morning, affecting visibility.The National Centre for Meteorology (NCM) said fog formation started in various …
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VMware expands Middle East regional HQ in UAE
VMware Middle East has expanded its regional HQ in Dubai Internet City in UAE to support growth in the Middle East, Turkey, and North Africa and further increase its support for public and private …
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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways reports $1.7 billion loss in 2020
Abu Dhabi’s national carrier Etihad on Thursday reported core operating losses of $1.7 billion in 2020, reflecting the severe toll of the coronavirus pandemic on the long-troubled airline that has …
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UPDATE 1-Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala takes orders for euro-denominated bonds – document
Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala began taking orders for two-tranche euro-denominated bonds comprising six- and 13-year paper, a document showed on Thursday. Initial guidance was around 85 basis points …
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UAE, Saudi non-oil recovery on track
Non-oil private sector activity in the UAE and Saudi Arabia — the GCC’s two largest economies — improved at a slower pace in February and employment rate remained stable, according to the monthly …
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Synchronized paragliders defy gravity in Dubai
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