Dubai: Mums@Work, a UAE-based organisation dedicated to helping talented women to return to the workforce, has announced that it will be hosting the region’s first Return to Work Career Fair. Following the success of its ‘Return to Work’ programme in …
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Abu Dhabi Tour: Viviani wins stage 2 and takes race lead
The win moved Viviani to the top of the GC, tied on time with now-second-ranked Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates), with van Poppel in third at four seconds. “I need to break the ice on the first day of a stage race. Usually, I don’t win the first sprint.
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UAE Minister: Arab quartet earns credit for Qatari concessions in terrorism file
The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, tweeted on Friday saying that the Arab quartet earns credit for Qatari concessions to Washington in the case of funding terrorism. The minister continued saying that the quartet, Saudi Arabia …
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UAE voices concern over violence in Syria’s Ghouta
UAE state news agency WAM reported. UAE calls for an immediate ceasefire to protect the safety of the civilians, said the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in a statement. “Syria has suffered enough through severe conflict and …
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Platts Releases Blockchain For Oil Inventory Data In the UAE
S&P Global Platts released a blockchain-based product that “will allow market participants to submit weekly inventory oil storage data” to the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) and the relevant regulator, FEDcom. “In …
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UAE media ignoring Israel foiling plot to bomb Emirates plane
It was also reported in plenty Arabic language news sites in the PA, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. But as of Thursday morning, I cannot find any mention in any English language UAE media, even though it was an Emirates plane that was saved. Just a reminder of …
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Emaar’s Harbour Views project rises in Dubai Creek
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Garbine Muguruza into Dubai Championships semi-finals with Caroline Garcia victory
We will be covering the Rio Open, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, and ATP 500 Acapulco this February on www.skysports.com/tennis with news, previews, live blogs, reports and expert analysis.
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Dubai, Abu Dhabi property prices continue to fall in January
Average residential property prices in Dubai continued to fall in January, according to new research from analysts REIDIN. Its UAE Residential Property Price Indices (RPPIs) for January 2018 showed that prices in Dubai fell marginally by 0.14 percent.
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Abu Dhabi: A sporting hub like none other
Abu Dhabi is turning out to be quite a sporting hub as evident from the fact that the Abu Dhabi Cycling Tour was granted the World tour status in its third year by the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale). The tour this year, the fourth edition, has brought …
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Dubai developer offers cryptocurrency discount on new project
Samana Developers, a Dubai-based developer, is offering a discount to buyers of homes in its maiden project who want to make payments through cryptocurrency. The 7 percent discount was announced as the company broke ground on Samana Greens in Dubai’s …
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Hyperloop pod’s global premiere in Dubai
Dubai: Hyperloop, a subsonic commuter tubes system capable of shuttling passengers in a travel pod from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 12 minutes at theoretical speeds of up to 1,200km/h, is globally premiered for the first time on Thursday at City Walk 2. The …
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Hyperloop commuter pod unveiled in Dubai
or Sharjah to Dubai, in a matter of minutes. That is according to Rob Lloyd, chief executive of Virgin Hyperloop One, who told Gulf News in an interview on Thursday that the engagement with his company’s announcements was unprecedented. “I can tell you …
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New speed limit on Sharjah Maliha road
Sharjah: Police in Sharjah announced on Thursday that the speed limit on Maliha Road has now been raised. The road, which is located in the central region of Sharjah, had its speed limit increased after the Sharjah Police General Directorate studied a …
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Sharjah airport body denies reports of new terminal
the operator of Sharjah International Airport, denied on Thursday media reports that it will open a new passenger terminal in April 2018, saying that there was no terminal under construction in the first place. A source at the Authority told Gulf News that …
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Abu Dhabi Tour organisers blame automatic brake sensor for Cavendish crash
Cavendish was one of five to crash when the peloton slowed behind the lead car on stage 1 of the Abu Dhabi Tour, and although he remounted and re-joined the peloton, he was forced to abandon with a suspected concussion and whiplash. “I didn’t see it happen …
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UAE to plug in first nuclear power station this year
Abu Dhabi: The UAE is due to commission the Arab world’s first nuclear power station this year, while the remaining three reactors will go critical by 2020. The Barakah plant’s four reactors are expected to supply up to 25 per cent of the UAE’s …
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