“Experience has taught us to always call for what brings Arabs and Muslims together, and to reject the advocates of division,” the Abu Dhabi crown prince told Sadr, according to report on the Emirati state-run news agency WAM. The Iraqi cleric’s trip to …
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UAE funds Dh1.5 billion worth of projects in Pakistan
Up to Dh1.5 billion worth of sustainable development projects have been financed in Pakistan by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), a new country report said on Monday. To date, the ADFD, a national entity for development aid, has supported Pakistan …
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From luxury yacht to primitive Dubai prison cell: How John Ibrahim’s brothers were arrested while ‘celebrating drug deal with Moet champagne on $45,000-a-day boat’
Five men arrested over their role in an alleged $810 million drug ring have gone from living lives of luxury to sweltering in a primitive Dubai prison cells in 45C heat. Michael Ibrahim, 39, older brother Fadi, 43, and other members of the ‘Dubai Five …
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UAE dates: A long, sweet history of togetherness
From tissue culture to drip irrigation, new technologies have played a major role in reviving and expanding date palm cultivation in the UAE, senior officials told Gulf News. Nowadays, large-scale propagation of the date palm in the UAE takes place in …
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Most expensive dates in UAE and world
Abu Dhabi: Some dates cost a lot because the process of growing … Agricultural Research at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCE) told Gulf News. According to him, Khalas, Barhi, Dabbas, Lulu, Fard, Khenaizi, and Sheesh are the most …
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UAE says 4 soldiers killed in Yemen helicopter crash
The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency reported the fatalities early Saturday. WAM said the helicopter crashed in Yemen’s Shabwa province due to a technical malfunction. Shabwa has seen U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s local branch of al-Qaida amid the Saudi …
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Sharjah wonder girl Sitara sets another record
Sharjah: Record-setting Sharjah girl Sitara Brooj Akbar now has another feather in her cap, becoming the youngest Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) at the age of 17. The Pakistani teen had stepped into the limelight as an 11-year-old when …
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Dubai Customs clears 12m passengers in six months
Dubai: Millions of travellers are benefiting from streamlined customs services at Dubai International Airport, officials said on Wednesday. Newly compiled statistics recorded by Dubai Customs Passenger Operations Department at Dubai International Airport …
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Malaysia’s 1MDB says $350 million paid to Abu Dhabi for debt deal
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – State fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) on Friday said it had remitted the equivalent of $350 million to Abu Dhabi’s government-owned International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC). Earlier this week, Abu Dhabi once again …
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UAE, Bahrain airspace ‘not open to Qatar aircraft’
Dubai: The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has denied the news of opening its airspace to Qatar-registered aircraft. The GCAA on Wednesday clarified that it allowed Qatar aircraft to use the airspace located above the international waters …
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Arabian Gulf corals have ‘super genes’ to tolerate heat
Abu Dhabi: Research undertaken by scientists at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) will help provide new insight into how coral reefs around the world will be able to cope with climate change, the university announced on Thursday. Rising sea …
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Dubai police set “zero hour” to make arrests involving Ibrahim family figures
Dubai has become a playground for Sydney identities. Dubai’s major newspaper, the Gulf News, ran the story about the Australian drug arrests on its front page yesterday. The city has become a favourite playground for some of Sydney’s more notorious …
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Amir Khan gives the ‘thumbs up’ as he lands back in Manchester after his hard-partying Dubai trip with an Instagram model who tells critics: ‘Whoever I go with, it’s my damn …
Amir Khan has arrived back in the UK after his hard-partying trip to Dubai. The British boxer, 30, was spotted at Manchester Airport in a grey hoodie and black Adidas tracksuit bottoms and gave the ‘thumbs up’ to cameras as he walked by. Khan, 30 …
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Sharjah steps up inspections of illegal bachelor housing
In an interview, Khalifa Al Suwaidi, head of the Operation and Municipal Inspection Department at Sharjah Municipality, told Gulf News that the department is taking strict action against bachelors living in residential areas because of security and social …
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Moment party ended for Ibrahims in Dubai’s playboy paradise
Dubai Police raided a restaurant in Dubai and arrested the five suspects, including the two brothers,” Maj-Gen Al Mansouri told the Gulf News. AFP Assistant Commissioner Neil Gaughan claimed: “There is a perception in criminal circles in this country …
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UAE, Australia and Netherlands in huge drug bust
Dubai: A high-profile international drug bust involving three countries, including the UAE, began as an operation two years ago, leading up to a raid on a Dubai restaurant on Monday. Police in Dubai, Australia and the Netherlands arrested two gangs of 17 …
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Look: New photos of Dubai’s flying taxis revealed
Dubai: By the end of the year, trial runs are expected to start on the world’s first automated aerial taxis (AAT). But before the flying taxis operate in Dubai, here is an idea of how the unmanned aerial vehicles will look like in a big city. Dubai Media …
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