Dubai: Dubai Cares will be providing volunteering opportunities to 4,250 residents in the UAE throughout 2017, the ‘Year of Giving,’ it was announced on Thursday. The volunteering opportunities will be organised locally and globally as part of its well …
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Dubai Airport is world's busiest for international travel
In the realm of superlatives, you can’t get very far without mentioning Dubai. The world’s largest indoor theme park? Check. The world’s tallest building? All official, 2,716.5 feet of it, in Dubai. The world’s largest floral installation in the world’s …
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UAE summons Iranian diplomat in protest
Al Awadi said Iran’s move is in violation of UN Security Council Resolutions prohibiting this, adding that it is considered an attack on international legitimacy, the rule of Yemen, and fuels the conflict there, according to UAE News Agency (WAM …
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A second straight missed cut looking likely for Tiger in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates– The first time Tiger Woods came to the Middle East to play the longest-running European Tour event in the region, the iconic skyline that is the backdrop to so many photographs emanating from Emirates Golf Club barely existed …
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Dubai Tour: Stage 4 modified due to desert storm
The organisers of the Dubai Tour have confirmed they have modified Friday’s stage 4 to avoid the potential for riders to be caught in a sandstorm in the middle of the desert. The stage will still finish on the steep climb to the edge of Hatta Dam …
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UAE initiatives ‘help lower renewable energy prices’
The report, compiled by Japan’s Nikkei, noted that bid prices for solar and wind power projects in Europe and the Middle East have dropped to levels comparable to coal-fired thermal power, according to a report by the UAE national news agency WAM.
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UAE say Donald Trump's migration ban is NOT anti-Islamic and point out that the majority of Muslims are still free to travel to the US
Hot on the heels of the travel ban, Trump called Saudi King Salman and UAE strongman Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Abu Dhabi’s crown prince. Trump agreed with both on cooperation to fight ‘radical Islamic terrorism’, the White House said. He also agreed with …
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Abu Dhabi Said to Improve Oil-Investor Returns With New Terms
Abu Dhabi’s state energy producer, which is seeking more partners to develop its fields, improved some terms in an oil-production partnership to offer greater returns to international companies such as BP Plc and Total SA, according to people with …
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Dubai refuses to let British woman fly home for life-saving cancer surgery amid fears her charity work in the UAE has angered officials
Dubai is refusing to let a British woman fly home for life-saving cancer treatment because her charity work in the UAE has angered officials, she has claimed. Luisa Williams was unexpectedly diagnosed with advanced stage three cancer just days ago and …
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Revealed: Tragedy of Dubai media boss whose on-stage death made TV chef James Martin change his life and quit Saturday Kitchen
A larger-than-life Dubai magazine boss has been revealed as the man whose death on stage made TV chef James Martin change his life and quit Saturday Kitchen. Dominic De Sousa, 56, a prominent figure in Dubai’s media industry, died on stage of a suspected …
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Dubai Tour: Kittel marvels at come-from-behind sprint victory
Marcel Kittel’s second sprint victory at the Dubai Tour was much more chaotic than his first, but the German says he took more enjoyment from pulling out a winning effort, despite a late push to reach the front of the race. On stage 1, Kittel’s sprint win …
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UAE’s first honey festival opens in Hatta
Hussain Nasser Lootah, director-general of Dubai Municipality, inaugurated the four-day festival … and also encourage the use of this healthy food product,” he told Gulf News. From live bees and fresh beehives to huge machinery used in honey production …
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Shaikh Mohammad stops to watch cycling tour in Dubai
Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, took time off on Tuesday to watch the fourth edition of the Dubai Tour. Shaikh Mohammad watched the cyclists as they made their way …
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Dubai Tour: Groenewegen gains ground against Goliath lead-out trains
Dylan Groenewegen claimed (LottoNL-Jumbo) the white jersey as the best young rider on the opening day of the Dubai Tour. After finishing as runner-up to a superior Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) and his powerful lead-out train, the Dutch national …
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In a first, Emirati foreign minister defends Trump visa ban
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates’ top diplomat on Wednesday came out in defence of President Donald Trump’s order temporarily barring citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. The comments by …
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School bus catches fire in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: A fire broke out in a school bus this morning, engulfing the vehicle on the outskirts of the capital near Mohammad Bin Zayed City. Official sources told Gulf News that the bus belonged to the British International School Abu Dhabi, a private …
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Dubai Tour: Kittel savours his first win on disc brakes
Kittel is the only rider at the Dubai Tour using disc brakes, and the news has sparked lots of interest from his fellow riders. Other riders had seen photos of Kittel’s bike on Cyclingnews and peppered him questions about disc brakes in the professional …
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