The presence of new giant icebergs in waters off the UAE, under the $50-million ‘UAE Iceberg Project’, would help bring more rain to the arid landscape, the Gulf News quoted the National Adviser Bureau Limited as saying. The icebergs are expected to …
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Abu Dhabi Says It’s Ready to Pump More Oil Under OPEC Deal
Abu Dhabi said it’s ready to increase oil output in line with … Trump, in an interview on Fox News on Sunday, said OPEC is manipulating the market and called on the group to add 2 million barrels of crude to the market. Read more: Trump Piles Pressure …
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Dubai withdraws bid to list creek as World Heritage Site
Dubai: The UAE has withdrawn its nomination of the Dubai Creek to Unesco’s list of World Heritage Sites, Gulf News can reveal. The decision was intimated on June 30 to the World Heritage Committee that met in Bahrain to choose cultural sites to be added …
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221 residential plots granted to Sharjah citizens
Sharjah: A total of 221 residential plots have been granted to citizens in Sharjah. The plots are granted in line with the directives of His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and the instructions …
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Dubai Customs records busy Hatta border
Dubai: Roughly 1.75m passengers crossed the Hatta border in 2017, said Dubai Customs on Monday. Customs officers posted at the checkpoint recorded more than 152,000 declarations and carried out 3,904 seizures. Mohammed Al Muaini, Director of Land Customs …
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Advisory: UAE Embassy issues warning to Emiratis in Greece
Dubai: Emiratis travelling to the Greek islands for their summer holiday have been warned to be vigilant with their belongings, especially if they plan to visit Santorini. The island of Santorini is located in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 kilometres …
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64-year-old Abu Dhabi man has donated blood 117 times
I surprised my family with the good news and they were supportive,” Surendran said. His wife, Jayasree Surendran, 55 has been especially supportive of his practice and appreciates his efforts, he said. The Shaikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi has also …
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Loyal friend of UAE founding father dies
Dubai: UAE leaders and community leaders offered their condolences after one of the oldest friends of the UAE’s founding father passed away on Monday. Mubarak Bin Qarran Al Mansouri was born in 1939 in the Dhafra area of Abu Dhabi, and since the sixties …
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Dubai Central Jail ensures inmates’ kids well cared for
Lt Colonel Jamila Al Zaabi, Director of Female Prison in the Correctional and Punitive Establishments Department at Dubai Police, told Gulf News that a new nursery building is all ready and furnished but they are waiting for specialised Filipino nannies to …
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Trial run for UAE iceberg project in 2019
Dubai: Leviathan icebergs will be towed from the Antarctic to … “We have been working hard on the project for the past year and are moving to the next stages,” Al Shehi told Gulf News in an interview on Sunday, noting the full project details will …
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Nuclear watchdog gives UAE top marks in review
Abu Dhabi: Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have carried out a comprehensive review of the UAE’s nuclear infrastructure, with their report highlighting the country’s continued progress in its commitment to providing a safe and …
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UAE says pauses Hodeidah offensive for U.N. Yemen peace efforts
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it had halted its military campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthis for control of Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah to support U.N. efforts to reach a political solution. U.N. special envoy to …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Gunfire, clashes amid Iran protests over water scarcity
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Gunfire erupted as Iranian security … according to the semi-official ISNA news agency. “Such protests are directed by the propaganda of opportunists from places and people that are recognized by us as foes,” Fazli …
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UAE announces pause in Hudaida offensive
UAE says it has frozen fighting in Hudaida in order to give … begins with the “complete and unconditional” withdrawal of rebels from Hudaida. The official news agency SABA quoted on Saturday the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi as saying …
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UAE announces pause in offensive on Yemen’s Hodeida
The United Arab Emirates on Sunday announced a pause in the offensive it is backing against Huthi rebels in Yemen’s port city of Hodeida, to give a chance to UN peace efforts. “We welcome continuing efforts by UN Special Envoy, Martin Griffiths …
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UAE to tow Antarctic icebergs for water need by early 2020
UAE state news agency WAM reported on Sunday. The National Advisor Bureau Limited put forward the project of towing icebergs from Antarctica to the UAE coasts during the first quarter of 2020 “to leverage them as new sources of water in the region,” said …
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UAE to tow Antarctic icebergs for water need
Xinhua reported on Sunday quoting UAE state news agency WAM. The project is estimated to cost $50-60 million. The pilot phase of the project will kick off during the second half of 2019 towards the coast of Perth in Australia, or the coast of Cape Town in …
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