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Qatar has complained to the UN Security Council after the United Arab Emirates violated its airspace. In a letter to the secretary-general of the United Nations, the Qatari delegation said a UAE fighter jet entering Qatar’s airspace was a flagrant …
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A BRIT working in Dubai was jailed there for moaning on WhatsApp about a second-hand car. Estate agent Yaseen Killick, 29, paid £6,000 ($AU10,000) for the VW Golf only for it to break down within hours, The Sun reports. He then discovered it was …
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Speaking to Gulf News later, Consul General of India in Dubai, Vipul, confirmed that the top space scientist in question is K. Radhakrishnan, who retired as chairman of the Indian space agency in 2014. Ranked among the world’s top 10 scientists in 2014 …
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A top official at GDRFA Sharjah told Gulf News that they were working to fix the problem but it could take some time. He said the problem started due to a system change from online to e-channel and added that the company responsible for the transition was …
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Abu Dhabi: The Zayed Future Energy Prize on Wednesday earned the … This is the first time,” Samer Khallouf, official adjudicator from Guinness World Records told Gulf News. The 30-minute lecture highlighted how young people around the world can help …
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Al Ain: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday visited Ahmad Khalifa Al Suwaidi, the President’s Representative, at his residence in Al Muwaiji area, to check on …
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A BRIT working in Dubai was jailed there for moaning on WhatsApp about a second-hand car. Estate agent Yaseen Killick, 29, paid £6,000 for the VW Golf only for it to break down within hours. Yaseen Killick, 29, was arrested as he waited at Dubai airport …
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Dubai: The rains across the UAE was helped by successful cloud … Omar Al Yazeedi, director of research and development at the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), confirmed to Gulf News that six cloud-seeding missions were launched over the last two …
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Turkey has symbolically renamed a street where the United Arab Emirates’ embassy is located in Ankara, following a diplomatic spat between the nations. The street has been named Fahreddin Pasha Road, after an Ottoman military commander the UAE foreign …
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Dubai: Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince, attended on Tuesday the graduation ceremony of Dubai Police Academy. Shaikh Hamdan honoured top students during the ceremony, and congratulated them on their levels of excellence …
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Abu Dhabi: Young students in the UAE will now have the opportunity to contribute towards the country’s space sector with the launching of the new iShuttle online portal, allowing them to contribute their ideas and solutions to some of the many challenges …
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Dubai: The year 2018 already saw the opening of two of Dubai’s major attractions – the Dubai Safari and the Dubai Frame – and residents have still one more big project to look forward to. The Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Library, which is set to cost …
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a UAE government body has announced. The new rule will take effect from February 4, 2018. The official news agency WAM reported on Monday that the UAE Coordination Committee approved a Cabinet Resolution issued in 2017 stipulating that expatriates who …
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Sharjah: Sharjah Municipality on Monday inducted three mobile pumping stations to deal with emergencies caused by floods and heavy rainfall. Thabit Al Tarifi, Director General of Sharjah Municipality, said the ‘Al Sadd’ pumping stations have the …
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Abu Dhabi: The ‘wills’ registration office in the capital where … So far, more than 100 people have registered their will at the office. Speaking to Gulf News, Mohammad Marria, managing partner of Just Wills, said, “It’s of paramount importance …
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While Dubai might have started the United Arab Emirates hospitality arms-race, Abu Dhabi is now seeing its patient approach bear fruit. Last year the destination welcomed the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi to rave reviews, while a series of further …
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