From its beautiful resort islands to its lush green oasis and jagged sun-baked mountains, Abu Dhabi’s many attractions exert a siren’s call to CNN’s Becky Anderson, who explains why the place she …
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Dubai Developments Group offers rent relief of up to 6 months
Business tenants of Dubai Developments Group properties on Monday received a major relief as the group extended rental relief to small firms and entrepreneurs for periods ranging from three to six …
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Dubai fliers can now have COVID-19 tests done at home ahead of check-in
Dubai: Dubai residents flying out can now have their COVID-19 test done as home as part of the home check-in service and obtain a medical certificate 24-48 hours before the flight. DNATA, the baggage …
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Indian diplomat’s wife shares Vande Bharat COVID-19 repatriation journey from Dubai
Dubai: When the time neared to end her five-and-a-half years of life in the UAE as the wife an Indian diplomat posted at the Indian Consulate in Dubai, a return home on a repatriation flight had not …
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Goodbye Dubai: Photographer Captures Expats Who Lost Jobs During Pandemic
Louisa Sumagui and her family wanted a final momento of their 12 years in Dubai before returning to Australia after losing jobs in the tourism industry due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Dubai opens to tourists July 7, all you need to know from Emirates
Dubai will be open to international tourists from Tuesday, July 7, as the emirate continues to reopen from the lockdown it imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus. Emirates airlines, Dubai’s largest …
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DMCC continues expansion of the laboratory-grown diamond sector in Dubai
Dubai, UAE: DMCC – the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has welcomed Lumex to the expanding community of laboratory-grown diamond …
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Dubai’s KHDA issues detailed school reopening plan
Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has released a 118-point plan for schools in the emirate to reopen in September. The strict guidelines have been produced in order to ensure a …
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Sharjah joins forces with major Malaysian engineering firm
Sharjah Asset Management (SAM), the investment arm of the Sharjah government, has launched a new company in partnership with the largest engineering consulting firm in Malaysia (CHSS). The new …
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UAE merges ministries in ambitious government restructuring
The United Arab Emirates has announced a sweeping government restructuring, merging ministries and departments as the Gulf state chases economic revival in the wake of coronavirus lockdowns. UAE …
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Emirates flight attendant jailed in Dubai after first date goes wrong
A British flight attendant is being held in a notorious Dubai prison after police allegedly found two cannabis joints in her date’s apartment.
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Students to wear masks, sit 1.5 m apart: Dubai rolls out coronavirus school protocols
Dubai rolled out on Sunday the coronavirus precautionary measures to be implemented when schools reopen for the new academic year, according to the emirate’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority …
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Masks must when Dubai students return to school in Sept
The 118-point circular will help curb the spread of Covid-19 when students return to campus in September. Students in classrooms should be seated at least 1.5 metres apart and all of them should wear …
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Watch: 13 Indian expats charter VIP jet for Dh225,000 to return from Kerala to Dubai
Thirteen Indian expats from the UAE stuck back home flew in to Dubai on a VIP private jet on Saturday after coughing up a whopping Dh225,000 to tide over the travel crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic …
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Dubai RTA backs key initiative of Rashid Knowledge Foundation
RTA’s participation in the inititaive is part of its support to the Mohammed bin Rashid Knowledge Foundation (MBRKF) which provides an educational and knowledge platform for various community members, …
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Revealed: Dubai private schools re-opening protocols issued by government
Schools’ on Sunday afternoon said though “all schools will have to comply with the protocols… they have the freedo …
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Sharjah’s free Covid-19 test to cover all residential areas
Sharjah will be extending its free Covid-19 screening to all residential areas in the emirate, authorities said on Sunday. The screening programme – organised by the Ministry of Health and Prevention …
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