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Dubai: Residents having difficulty in finding maintenance services in their neighbourhoods will benefit from a new initiative planned by the civic body. Residential neighbourhoods in Dubai are set to get specialized markets that will offer services of all …
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Matthew, the editor-at-large of the Gulf News, pleaded not guilty to the charge when he appeared in a Dubai courtroom on Wednesday. The journalist, who along with his wife was a fixture of Dubai’s large British expatriate scene, looked thin and …
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Spending Dh500million, the UAE will build a Mars City – the largest space stimulation city ever built in the world and a realistic model to simulate living on the surface of Mars. His Highnesses Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice-President and …
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Geneva: The UAE has voiced its concern over the lack of debate in the Human Rights Council on the human rights violations taking place in the occupied Palestinian territories. Obaid Salem Saeed Nasser Al Za’abi, Permanent Representative of the UAE to the …
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Dubai: A new and improved eco-standard to make buildings greener and more efficient to cut energy costs is set for implementation in the UAE to help the country cut its greenhouse gases, according to a new report from the Emirates Green Building Council …
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The British editor-at-large of a prominent English-language newspaper in Dubai has pleaded not guilty to a premeditated murder charge over his wife’s killing. Gulf News editor Francis Matthews is accused of killing his 62-year-old wife Jane with a hammer …
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Sunshine and starlight will dance over visitors to the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum when it opens in November, filtering through a huge dome that appears to hover over land and sea. The aery dome, held aloft with four massive but invisible structures …
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Human rights groups in Libya have accused the United Arab Emirates of committing war crimes in the country, including killing hundreds of civilians. The rights groups said on Tuesday that the UAE committed these crimes through direct air strikes on Libya …
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Costa has completed its first successful drone delivery in Dubai, sending cool refreshments to people on Kite beach from the Jumeirah Beach Road store. The drone, dubbed the coffee-copter, took the new Frostino and Cold Brew range to customers. 2.
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Dubai: A driver has been jailed for six months for beating a policeman and injuring him when he tried to handcuff him and damaging his walkie-talkie at a Dubai Metro station. The 33-year-old Indian driver pressed his chest to the policeman’s shoulder and …
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Apparently Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality, confirmed to Gulf News that the finishing touches will be complete by the end of November. “We are expecting to complete and hope to open Dubai Safari by the end of November,” he …
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HUMAN Ken Doll Rodrigo Alves has vowed to have NO MORE surgery – following nearly 50 operations – after being detained at Dubai Airport because he “didn’t look anything like his passport”. Rodrigo, 34, who gained the nickname thanks to his love of cosmetic …
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Dubai has edged closer to its goal of launching a pioneering hover-taxi service, with the authorities announcing a successful “concept” flight was made on Monday without passengers. Safety features for the two-seater air taxi include emergency parachutes …
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Abu Dhabi: The UAE on Tuesday revealed plans to build a city called Mars Scientific City, a Dh500 million project that will simulate life on Mars. The announcement was made on the first day of the annual government meetings in Abu Dhabi. The Mars …
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Dubai has conducted its first test of a drone taxi service that it hopes will become a viable transportation system in the city. The two-seater, 18-rotor unmanned vehicle took off for a five-minute flight above a strip of sand on the Gulf coast. The flight …
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Dubai: Dubai Municipality is developing a climate adaptation strategy to reduce the temperature in the emirate’s hottest urban areas. In a press release issued on Tuesday, Hussain Nasser Lootah, director-general of Dubai Municipality, said the strategy …
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Sharjah: The Sharjah Charity Association donated Dh742,451 to Sharjah Punitive and Rehabilitation Establishments to settle the debts of 22 prisoners. The donation aims to release the prisoners, who were each sentenced to different jail terms for financial …
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