Dubai: Indian expatriate Ganesan Mani was planning to buy a surprise gift for his wife — a diamond or gold jewellery — on Akshaya Tritiya for her birthday on Sunday, but the surprise gift came from Gulf News ahead of her big day. Mani was just one of …
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Uncertainty looms over watching the FIFA World Cup in UAE
Dubai: Suspense has been brewing over how to watch the FIFA World Cup in the UAE. Hello Kenna, Appologies for the inconvinince, please note that World cup package is not yet announced for bein channels on du TV, stay tuned and we will announce the World …
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Prabhudeva all set to get the UAE grooving
He prefers to let his dance do all the talking. But in an interview with Gulf News tabloid!, he promised that the show will be one of the most spectacular dance performances of his life. “It will be a night where pure dance will be celebrated… It’s a …
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Transforming trash into treasure at World Art Dubai
Dubai: A Dubai resident known for wearing every piece of trash she generates is reinforcing her message this month to reduce waste by showcasing her recycled artwork at the World Art Dubai exhibition. Opened on Wednesday, the exhibition taking place at …
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Warner Bros. amusement park opening this summer in Abu Dhabi — the latest offering in a crowded U.A.E. market
Abu Dhabi will open a $1 billion US indoor Warner Bros. amusement park this July. Officials made the announcement on Wednesday at the Warner Bros. World park. It was built by the Abu Dhabi government-owned Miral Asset Management and encompasses 1.65 …
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Warner Bros’ $1 billion theme park in Abu Dhabi to open in July
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi hopes the opening of a $1 billion Warner Bros theme park in July will help it in its bid to nearly double the number of tourists visiting the emirate over the next few years. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi is investing billions of …
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Abu Dhabi’s Warner Bros. indoor amusement park opens in July
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi will open a $1 billion indoor Warner Bros. amusement park this July. Officials made the announcement on Wednesday at the Warner Bros. World park. It was built by the Abu Dhabi government-owned Miral Asset …
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UAE rights activist Ahmed Mansoor put on trial in Abu Dhabi
The trial of an Emirati human rights activist, who was arrested after falling foul of the country’s cybercrime laws, has started in the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi. Ahmed Mansoor was arrested on March 20 last year after authorities accused him of using his …
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QE2 relaunched as floating hotel in Dubai
These are external links and will open in a new window The QE2 has opened its doors as a luxury floating hotel in Dubai. The former Cunard liner is docked permanently at Mina Rashid where it was converted into a five-star hotel over the past three years.
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Diplomatic leaks: UAE dissatisfied with Saudi policies
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) is working on breaking up Saudi Arabia, leaked documents obtained by Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar revealed. Al Akhbar said that the leaked documents contained secret diplomatic briefings sent by UAE and …
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UAE shuts Mogadishu hospital amid tension with Somali government
Sheikh Zayed Hospital treated mainly poor and displaced people in Mogadishu for free. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended operations at a hospital it ran in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, amid growing bilateral tensions. The Mogadishu-based …
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Dubai ruler’s daughter mysteriously vanishes after attempt to escape father’s clutches, ex-spy says
The daughter of Dubai’s powerful ruler mysteriously vanished last month after she attempted to escape the clutches of her overbearing father, a former French spy said Monday. Herve Jaubert told the Associated Press he helped Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed …
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UAE studying plans to allow transit passengers ‘day out in the city’
DUBAI: The UAE government is drawing up plans that will allow transit passengers “a day out in the city,” state news agency WAM reported. The UAE Cabinet has created a working group, led by the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship …
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Britain’s famed Queen Elizabeth 2 ship now a hotel in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Britain’s famed Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship will finally open as a floating luxury hotel moored off Dubai nearly a decade after her last ocean voyage. A financial meltdown in Dubai followed by years of slow growth nearly …
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Banned: Antibiotics pulled from UAE shelves
Dubai: Health authorities in the UAE have suspended the sale of an antibiotics brand until the product’s active ingredient has been given the seal of approval. The Department of Health in Abu Dhabi pulled out the antibacterial Megamox Powder products …
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For Pakistani dockworkers in Dubai, kushti is a way of life
DUBAI: Every Friday evening in Dubai’s bustling Deira district, a sandy lot is transformed into the ring of champions. It is kushti wrestling night and Kala Pehlwan is ready to fight. As the sun sinks below towering palm trees, dozens of men – many in …
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Three generations of a family in race to be UAE’s first astronaut
Dubai: More than 4,000 Emiratis … Young and old want to be a part of it,” Al Merri told Gulf News. “Out of the final four that will be selected after the training process, one astronaut will be sent to the ISS after 2022,” Al Merri said.
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