Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, laid out in an op-ed piece in Gulf News the importance of happiness to the future development of the UAE. He stated that government “should nurture an environment in which people create and …
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Dubai plans world's biggest airport to carry 220m passengers per year
Dubai is planning the world’s biggest aviation hub Getty/iStock Dubai is set to build the world’s biggest airport that will carry up to 220 million passengers per year as the oil-rich emirate seeks to solidify its position as a global aviation hub. The $ …
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Install smoke detectors, Abu Dhabi Civil Defence urges villa owners
Abu Dhabi: The Civil Defence in Abu Dhabi launched an awareness … If a fire breaks out, the Civil Defence operations room is automatically alerted. Gulf News spoke to companies displaying smoke detectors at the press conference. Nitin Shah, chairman …
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Dubai’s $36 Billion Plan to Build the World’s Biggest Airport
Dubai aims to spend $35.7 billion to develop its second airport and logistics hub in the south of the city and is likely to rely on debt for a significant part of the financing, two people with knowledge of the plan said. The investments will be made in …
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Flying to Dubai? Fort Lauderale’s new service on Emirates has all the perks: beds, bars and gourmet food
Fourteen hours and 20 minutes is a long time to be on a plane. Good thing Emirates Airlines’ planes, now flying from Fort Lauderdale to Dubai, have bars, lie-flat beds, gourmet food and 2,500 channels of entertainment to choose from. The Dubai-based …
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Tasneem’s six wicket spell helps UAE sink Kenya
It was UAE second successive win after defeating Malaysia by six wickets on the opening day of the tournament at Ajman Eden ground on Wednesday. Speaking to Gulf News, Tasneem, who bowls leg spin said: “To be honest I am overwhelmed with my spell.
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Five stages of 2017 Dubai Tour announced
The organisers of the Dubai Tour announced the route for the 2017 edition, which will be one day longer that previous races. The race is in its fourth year in 2017, and has favoured the sprinters thanks to its largely flat courses. The main obstacle …
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UAE: LPG cylinders to be banned in new buildings
Dubai: The updated UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice will ban cooking gas cylinders in all new buildings, a senior official told Gulf News on Wednesday. New buildings will not be issued permits if they allow occupants to use LPG cylinders …
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From flames to inferno in seconds: The moment a huge fire engulfs luxury flats on Dubai's artificial island… and miraculously didn't kill anyone
A huge blaze has ripped through a luxury residential block on Dubai’s artificial Palm island. Pictures from the scene have shown flames engulfing part of the upmarket Oceania residences high-rise block, which appears to have started in one of the penthouses.
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SeaWorld is coming to Abu Dhabi — without the orcas
ORLANDO, Fla. – Months after SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment (SEAS) ended its orca-breeding program amid pressure from animal rights activists, company officials announced Tuesday that they will help develop in Abu Dhabi the first new SeaWorld park without …
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The first SeaWorld park WITHOUT orcas will open in Abu Dhabi in 2022 after animal rights activists pressure the company to stop breeding them
The first SeaWorld park without killer whales will open in Abu Dhabi in 2022. It’s been several months since the amusement park ended its orca-breeding program amid pressure from animal rights activists and company officials announced on Tuesday that …
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Oil prices rise as Middle East producers confirm supply cuts
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, supported by strong demand in Asia and supply cuts by Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar as part of production curbs organised by OPEC and other exporters.But traders said the market was pressured by investors closing financial …
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Oil prices firm as Abu Dhabi cuts exports amid soaring Asian demand
Oil prices were stable on Tuesday, supported by strong demand in Asia and a supply cut by Abu Dhabi as part of production curbs organized by OPEC and other exporters. But traders said the market was being pressured by investors closing financial positions …
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1st SeaWorld park without orcas opening in Abu Dhabi in 2022
SeaWorld CEO Joel Manby tells The Associated Press the park planned for Abu Dhabi is vital to a company move away from orcas. The orcas have been the focus of campaigns against SeaWorld by animal rights activists. SeaWorld and developer Miral Asset …
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Abu Dhabi signs agreement on futuristic transport system
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport (DMAT … Creative Director Colin Rhys was quoted as saying by local newspaper Gulf News on Monday. However, Rhys later told Reuters he was quoted out of context and that Hyperloop One was not …
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WATCH: Another massive blaze strikes building in Dubai
Fire broke out at an upmarket apartment block on the artificial Palm Island in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on Monday but there were no immediate reports of any casualties, the emirate’s media office said. It was the latest in a series of fires to …
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Dubai fire: apartment block on artificial Palm island engulfed in flames
Learn more at gulfnews.com A video posted by Gulf News (@gulfnews) on Dec 12, 2016 at 11:43am PST “The building was safely evacuated and no injuries were reported,” the Dubai Media Office said on its Twitter account. In August a fire swept through a 28 …
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