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Abu Dhabi, the small, seaside capital of the United Arab Emirate with one of the world’s greatest oil reserves, is finally emerging from the shadows of its close neighbor Dubai. Tourism there is increasing in large part because of the opening of the …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The biennial Dubai Air Show opened Sunday with hometown long-haul carrier Emirates making a $15.1 billion buy of Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, as the world’s biggest defence companies promoted their weapons amid heightened …
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Boeing kicked off the first day of the Dubai Airshow by announcing the first big sales news of the five-day event. Emirates has ordered 40 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a deal worth about $15bn (£11.3bn) at list prices. The Dubai airline’s chairman …
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The biennial Dubai Air Show opened Sunday with hometown long-haul carrier Emirates making a $15.1 billion buy of Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, as the world’s biggest defense companies promoted their weapons amid heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The biennial Dubai Air Show opened Sunday with the world’s biggest defence companies promoting their fighter jets, drones, armoured vehicles and missiles amid heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Airlines also …
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Speaking to Gulf News, the Dubai prodigy said she now knows to sing songs in 80 languages, a skill she acquired in just over a year. Her plan is to learn at least five more songs in five different languages before she attempts to break the record.
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Dubai: Sujith Koshy Varghese cannot walk — for now … because they are either concerned or they feel you’re generally limited,” Sujith told Gulf News. “I was a guy with a lot of dreams. I wanted to do tons of things. I was 21 years old [when …
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The Dubai Airshow, which starts on Sunday … Emirates reported far better news on Thursday when it said half-year net profits more than doubled to Dh1.7bn. It was a result of cuts in capacity and dollar exchange rate benefits. But trading remains tough.
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Emirates President Tim Clark unveiled the cabin on Sunday at the start of the biennial Dubai Airshow. Clark declined to say how much a ticket in the 40 square-foot (3.7-square-meter) private suite will cost. The private suites will be available on the …
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Dubai: The matter of divorce rates among expatriates in Dubai has been an important one with statistics attesting to this problem. In 2014, for instance, among the total population of Dubai, the number of divorces surged by nearly 38 per cent with two …
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Abu Dhabi’s new Louvre Museum was inaugurated on Wednesday by French president Emmanuel Macron. The Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum embodies the Gulf Emirate’s aspiration to leave its mark on the cultural universe. The emirate, whose sovereign wealth fund is the …
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Officials of the United Arab Emirates hope the museum will help transform Abu Dhabi into a major world cultural destination … reports Javier Pes of artnet News. The layers of steel have been fashioned into star shapes, which cast beautiful patterns …
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Abu Dhabi officials have not disclosed how much it cost to build … Dairy Crest has recorded a giant 871% increase in first half profits, having eliminated… A former Fox News presenter is launching an app to help you say sorry A former news presenter …
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But is the Louvre Abu Dhabi really about the art … correspondents around the world Like Washington Post World on Facebook and stay updated on foreign news
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Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Thursday received Emmanuel Macron, President of France. Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai …
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Sharjah: Sharjah Police have arrested a young motorist for reckless driving in a residential area in Khor Fakkan and putting lives of people in danger after a video of his road stunt went viral on social media. The video clip circulated on social media …
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“The missile which was intercepted by Saudi Arabia launched from Yemen, which obviously is an Iranian missile, shows precisely the strength of their” program, Macron told journalists at a news conference held at a French school in Dubai. Iranian state …
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