Dubai, Apr 14 (PTI) A gurdwara in Dubai has found a place in the Guinness book of world records by serving free breakfast to hundreds of people from over 100 countries in an hour-long event. The Gurunanak Darbar gurdwara served continental breakfast titled …
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UAE launches space program to boost colonization of Mars by 2021
The UAE has launched an ambitious space program aimed at sending … not about reaching Mars,” the Mars mission’s project manager, Omran Sharaf, told Gulf News. “It’s beyond that… It’s about taking the whole [Arab] region and making them …
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CultureSummit 2017 Abu Dhabi Concludes With an Action Agenda for the Future
CultureSummit 2017 Abu Dhabi concluded today following four days of rich and lively discussion with over 300 of the world’s top creative minds from over 80 countries. The global cultural leadership forum delivered on its founding vision by tackling some of …
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Cost Cutting Drives Profit Growth at Abu Dhabi
A 7.7 per cent increase in total revenue was converted to a 29.4 per cent increase in profit per room at hotels in Abu Dhabi this month as hoteliers successfully slashed costs, according to the latest data from HotStats. It was a mixed performance for …
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Dubai's art market is hotter than ever
Countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are investing heavily in the arts and culture, building new museums and hosting exhibitions. That’s encouraging a new generation of art lovers. One such collector is Mohammed Al Baker.
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UAE condemns recent terrorist plot in Bahrain
Abu Dhabi, Apr. 12 (BNA): The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Federal National Council (FNC) has condemned the heinous terrorist attacks aimed to destabilize the Kingdom of Bahrain’s security including the recent terrorist plot aimed to assassinate important …
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UAE cruise past PNG; win 1st T20I by 5 wickets
United Arab Emirates (UAE) cruised past Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the first of the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series by 5 wickets. The hosts reached their target of 103 with ease, having more than 29 balls to spare and 5 wickets in hand.
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‘UAE has an insatiable appetite for Research’
Abu Dhabi: There is an insatiable appetite for research and development (R&D) in the region, a senior official of the British Council has said. In an interview following the success of the UAE Science Collaboration Symposium held in the capital last week …
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Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Chief is Big on Blockchain
The deployment of blockchain technology is very much on the agenda of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, revealed chief executive Rasheed Al Blooshi. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) will look to deploy blockchain technology, the innovation powering …
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UAE banks on its youth: Mohammad Bin Rashid
Abu Dhabi: The UAE is leading regional and international efforts in clean and renewable energy and building future generations, said His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Abu Dhabi's TAQA rises, most other shares flat
DUBAI, April 10 Shares of Abu Dhabi National Energy jumped ahead of most other shares in the region in early trade on Monday as last week’s news that the company may have turned a corner attracted buyers. Abu Dhabi National Energy jumped 3.4 percent …
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Why Has the UAE Excluded Artists From Its Abu Dhabi ‘Culture Summit’?
On Monday, a ‘Culture Summit’ in Abu Dhabi focusing on the United Arab Emirates has chosen … Cheat SheetA speedy, smart summary of all the news you need to know (and nothing you don’t). Internationally renowned figures like Ebtisam Abdulaziz …
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UAE Cabinet meets at Barakah nuclear plant
Abu Dhabi: The UAE is leading regional and international efforts in clean and renewable energy and building future generations, said His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
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Abu Dhabi's TAQA rises, most other shares flat
DUBAI, April 10 (Reuters) – Shares of Abu Dhabi National Energy jumped ahead of most other shares in the region in early trade on Monday as last week’s news that the company may have turned a corner attracted buyers. Abu Dhabi National Energy jumped 3.4 …
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Nuclear plant to power one-quarter of UAE by 2020
Christer Viktorsson, director-general of Fanr, told Gulf News in an earlier interview that public transparency is a critical component of ensuring public safety, a major plank in the regulator’s oversight of the UAE’s nuclear energy programme.
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Back-to-school traffic chaos hit Dubai roads
Dubai: Motorists found themselves stuck in heavy traffic on Sunday morning, as the road congestion turned back to normal with the start of the spring school term. On its official Twitter page, the Ministry of Education announced that one million public …
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Emirati unemployment rate to reach below 1% by 2021
The unemployment rate among UAE nationals currently stands at 14 per cent, according to the recruitment firm, TASC Outsourcing. The UAE has the goal to bring that figure down to less than one per cent by 2021, the CEO and founder of TASC Outsourcing …
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