I can’t believe I’ve won this fantastic car. It was the best news I’ve had in a long time,” Kunnathakath said. The car is currently priced between Dh268,000 and Dh343,000 in Dubai. The Dubai Duty Free tennis surprise promotion was held in …
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UAE’s own ‘Geneva’ a hit with international students
at Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai (SISD). Gulf News was recently granted an exclusive tour of the facility, which officially opened in January, and serves as the home away from home to a dozen boys right now. A girls’ boarding house is …
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Abu Dhabi Police bust phone fraud gang
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police arrested a gang of 10 Asians for conning people out of money while pretending to be representatives of a telecommunications company on behalf of which they were handing out cash prizes to winning mobile phone numbers.
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Sharjah Ruler swears in municipal councils’ members, chairmen
Sharjah: A total of 85 chairmen and members of Sharjah Municipal Councils were sworn in on Sunday before His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. The members represent 9 municipal councils including …
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Fire breaks out at 40-storey residential tower in Sharjah
Colonel Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, Director-General of Sharjah Civil Defence, told Gulf News that five of them were treated at the site, while two others were taken to a hospital. Residents of the Tiger 3 building were evacuated soon after the fire broke out at …
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Viv Richards’ cricket bat in Sharjah is a treasure
Speaking to Gulf News, Richards once remarked of his first impression on cricket in Sharjah. “When we heard about having to play cricket in the UAE we all wondered how we would play cricket in a desert. When we came here, I was thoroughly impressed to …
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Sharjah airport handled over 11m passengers in 2017
We are pleased with these results, driving us to continue our work and explore other avenues to contribute to the sustainable development of Sharjah and the UAE.” – TradeArabia News Service
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Sharjah to crack down on modified vehicles
Modified vehicles with souped-up engines, and driven by reckless drivers, are scaring residents in Sharjah who want police to take action. Stunts by drivers and the noise and pollution emitted by these vehicles are raising concerns in several …
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Sharjah mall to set up free e-vehicle charging points
Sahara Centre has installed the electric vehicle charging points to demonstrate its dedication to innovation and sustainability, and to contribute to enabling more widespread adoption of clean mobility in Sharjah.-TradeArabia News Service
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Couple teaching at Sharjah school to retire after 30 years
In October 1988 senior school physics teacher Thomas Mathew received a telegram from Deira, Dubai, advising him to make travel arrangements to Sharjah as his visa was processed and he could join work. Mathew was working as a teacher in a school in India in …
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Sharjah unveils high-tech weapon to catch parking violators
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Sharjah Press Club, Thomson Reuters Host Workshop On Digital Journalism
The Sharjah Press Club (SPC), a part of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau, in cooperation with Thomson Reuters, a leading multinational news agency and mass media and information giant, hosted a successful workshop on Digital Journalism that wrapped up …
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Over 6,000 Abu Dhabi Students To Benefit From ADNOC’s Innovative STEM Partnership With LEGO Education
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has inaugurated, its first Lego Innovation Lab at the ADNOC School in Sas Al Nakhl, Abu Dhabi. LEGO Innovation Labs will also be established in ADNOC Schools, in Abu Dhabi and the Al Dhafra region, which will …
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Fire breaks out at Sharjah residential tower
The incident occurred at around 7.03am at the Tiger 3 building in Al Taawun area. Colonel Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, Director General of Sharjah Civil Defence, told Gulf News that five of the injured were treated at the site while two others were taken to the …
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Dubai Customs eye is watching you: Gate-keeping in fine tradition
In an exclusive, first-hand tour of Terminal 3, Gulf News gets a fascinating experience of Dubai Customs’ daily operations. “In 2017, at Terminal 3, 10.6 million passengers and 20.9 million bags were screened by Dubai Customs from 90,568 flights …
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Dubai tycoon buys luxury home in Trump Towers Pune
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Abu Dhabi schoolteacher wins Montegrappa prize
Dubai: An Abu Dhabi schoolteacher on Saturday won this year’s Montegrappa Writing Prize at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai for ‘Otherworld’, an Irish mythical tale of a girl caught between two realms. Canadian expat Jillian Fox …
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