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Over his jet lag and familiar with the golf course, Dustin Johnson is finally a real factor at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. The U.S. Open champion shot an 8-under-par 64 in the third round on Saturday to catapult into title contention in his first …
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Dubai: Electric or hybrid vehicles will have 10 per cent of the new vehicle share in Dubai in the next four years, as the emirate sets new targets in green mobility. The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) in association with the Dubai Electricity and …
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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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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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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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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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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: 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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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: 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: 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: 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: 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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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 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 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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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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