Abu Dhabi: There are over 250 islands in the capital, but with that, there is still more room for another canal. Property developer Aldar has announced that it is preparing to open Shams canal on Reem Island – a 2.4 kilometre canal that is expected to …
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Sky News Arabia has ‘highest viewership rating of UAE news channels’
ABU DHABI: Sky News Arabia says it has achieved the highest UAE viewership rating of all news stations broadcast from the country, citing research data. The 24-hour news channel, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation (ADMIC …
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UAE prepares to celebrate International Women’s Day
The UAE also ranks first among 132 countries in the ‘women treated with respect’ indicator in the Social Progress Index 2015 report. Gulf News talked to five women in the UAE about the progress in women’s empowerment in the UAE and GCC region on the …
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British child rapist arrested in UAE
Dubai: The British government has thanked the UAE for their support and effort after a serial rapist from the UK was arrested in the emirates and extradited to Britain and jailed. The British Ambassador in a statement on Tuesday thanked the UAE for their …
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Police: 43 suspects collected Dh1.3b in car sale fraud
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police have arrested a 43-member gang that … The officials reassured that there would be no legal action against complainants. Al Sharifi told Gulf News that investors joined this scheme due to ignorance and greed.
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Abu Dhabi's Mubadala sells part stake in AMD for $613 mln
ABU DHABI, March 5 Abu Dhabi investment fund Mubadala Development Co sold nearly a third of its stake in Advanced Micro Devices, booking a tiny gain on its investments in the micro chip maker. Mubadala sold 45 million shares in AMD for around $613 million …
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Abu Dhabi set to close $872m financing for solar plant
Abu Dhabi’s government-owned power utility aims to close a financing package for a $872 million solar power plant, which will be the world’s largest, in April 2017, a senior official has said. Earlier this month, Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity …
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Resolution sets community service regulations in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: A new resolution issued in Abu Dhabi on Sunday sets rules and guidelines for the type of work that people ordered to do community service have to undertake. Community service will include memorising and teaching the Quran, juvenile care …
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Abu Dhabi mosques to get fire extinguishers
Abu Dhabi: Mosques in Abu Dhabi lacking proper fire prevention measures will now be provided with fire extinguishers, Civil Defence officials said on Sunday. The initiative, a part of the Year of Giving programme, aims to provide mosques with the safety …
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Abu Dhabi Airport to be among world's largest by 2019
Abu Dhabi International Airport will be one of the largest state-of-the-art airports in the world, with a capacity to accommodate 30 million passengers per year by 2019, said H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive …
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Dubai police question British daredevil in skyscraper climbs
A British daredevil known for his vertigo-inspiring online videos chronicling his climbs up buildings and construction cranes was interrogated by Dubai police over his recent ascents in the sheikhdom, authorities said Sunday. James Kingston’s interrogation …
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Buzz Aldrin: UAE can be vital part of space coalition
The government will then be able to focus on space exploration missions, especially as it sees space as being a bridge to the future,” he told Gulf News. The UAE has so far invested about Dh20 billion in the space sector, and owns and operates six large …
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British daredevil Kingston detained in Dubai for dangerous stunts
Dubai: Dubai Police picked up a British daredevil James Kingston … Brigadier Salim Khaifa Al Rumaithi, director of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), told Gulf News on Sunday that the daredevil was summoned because he violated the law.
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To feed UAE, India plans special farms, infrastructure for export
After the recent visit of the Abu Dhabi crown prince, the two countries are trying to fulfill the leadership’s intent to show results as articulated in the joint statements signed in August 2015 when the PM went to Abu Dhabi and the second in January 2017.
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Dubai police question James Kingston, British daredevil who climbs skyscrapers and construction cranes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A British daredevil known for his vertigo-inspiring online videos chronicling his climbs up buildings and construction cranes was interrogated by Dubai police over his recent ascents in the sheikhdom, authorities said Sunday …
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Andy Murray wins his first title of the year in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Andy Murray captured his first title of the year and became the first British man to win the Dubai Tennis Championships in its 25-year history when he defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday. This was Murray’s seventh …
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Dubai’s largest park coming up in DubaiLand
Dubai is building the city’s largest public park, as big as London’s Hyde Park, in DubaiLand, it was announced on Saturday. Dubai Holding and Dubai Municipality signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the park that stretches across …
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