Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) has launched the second phase of the Student Support Programme, which aims to prepare Emirati Grade 12 students to pass college placement tests in English, Arabic, and Mathematics by taking part in various …
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UAE, India hold strategic dialogue
Dubai: Top Indian and UAE officials held their first strategic dialogue in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday ahead of the visit of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE …
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UAE national participation at Dubai Marathon up
Dubai: The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon has witnessed an … the event General Coordinator and President of the UAE Athletics Federation, has revealed to Gulf News. He said: “We are happy by the increase in participation every year which means …
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Teen with deformity refused admission in Dubai schools
The wheelchair-bound Indian boy was refused admission on the grounds that he was too old to be in grade five, his father, Mohammad Nasrul Haque Ansari, told Gulf News. Ansari, who works in Dubai and has to commute every day for hours, says for the last two …
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UAE-India ties hailed at social event
Dubai: The close relationship between the UAE and India was highlighted during a social event in Dubai on Wednesday, held ahead of the upcoming 68th Republic Day of India, which falls on January 26. The gala dinner, hosted by the Indian Business and …
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Dubai Marathon road closures this Friday
Dubai: Parts of Umm Suqeim, King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz and Jumeirah streets will see temporary closures for traffic to make way for Dubai Marathon on Friday morning. The closures will be effective between 6am and 12 noon, gradually opening as the marathon …
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Dubai's International Humanitarian City to Triple in Size
Decision made in response to sharp rise in demand for emergency aid IHC to expand a further 300,000 square feet of space for aid provisions /CNW/ – HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai …
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Dubai Government staff to get three-month paid maternity leave
Dubai: Dubai Government employees will get three-month paid maternity leave as per a new policy approved on Wednesday. The policy, approved by Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council …
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Dubai: student jailed for groping hairdresser in street
Dubai: A student, who took a hairdresser by surprise and groped her while she was accompanying her workmate to a bus stop, has been jailed for three months. The 19-year-old student from Comoros Islands walked behind the 23-year-old Filipina hairdresser and …
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Dubai Marathon will see road closures on Friday
Dubai: Parts of Umm Suqeim, King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz and Jumeirah streets will see temporary closures for traffic to make way for Dubai Marathon on Friday morning. The closures will be effective between 6am and 12 noon, gradually opening as the marathon …
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Road closures on Friday for Dubai marathon
Dubai: Several roads in Jumeirah will be closed on Friday for the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2016. According to the organiser’s official website, the route for the marathon and the 10 kilometre run will start on Umm Suqeim Road opposite Madinat …
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Dubai to gain 105 kilometres of cycle tracks
Building developer is creating 105 kilometres of cycle tracks in Dubai, as cycling increases in popularity in the United Arab Emirates city A major developer in Dubai is to create 105 kilometres of new bike paths, as cycling increases in popularity.
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Dubai ranks among the world’s fastest changing and most dynamic cities
Dubai is among the most dynamic cities in the world, according to JLL’s City Momentum Index (CMI) 2017 report. The annual CMI report looks at the fastest-changing cities around the globe, tracking the speed of their changing economy and commercial real …
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Parsi woman in Dubai desperate to return to Mumbai with twin sons
Parsi woman from Mumbai in Dubai continues to fight for her return to city with her twin sons after husband leaves her tortured, homeless and penniless in foreign land Zainab Fawad with her twin sons in Dubai. (Inset) Fawad, who is absconding It’s been …
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Uber Dubai gets its first female limo driver
Joining the ranks of women cabbies in pink scarves you see at Dubai airport, Uber Dubai got its first female limo driver yesterday. The driver Fritzie Castro, 43, a Filipina, has been in Dubai for seven years. She works the 4am-4pm shift, waking up six …
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Soundtrack to golf: Music played on range at Abu Dhabi event
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Looking relaxed in his black shorts and ankle-length socks, Thongchai Jaidee took aim at the range and hit a shot into the cloudless sky to the backdrop of “The Zephyr Song” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Minutes later …
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Toyota to test Mirai’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the United Arab Emirates
Toyota is taking its hydrogen fuel cell technology to the United Arab Emirates to see if it can stand up to hot, arid climate. In 2015, Toyota introduced the Mirai, a zero-emission sedan powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, which combines pure hydrogen and …
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