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“This was Dubai’s highest December demand increase since 2011. The month closed with three consecutive nights of occupancy above 90 per cent, including a level of more than 95 per cent on New Year’s Eve,” STR said in a statement sent to Gulf New
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. says a fire has broken out at a refinery, with no injuries immediately reported. ADNOC said Wednesday night on Twitter that the fire hit its Takreer Ruwais refinery. That refinery is in the …
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Abu Dhabi’s powerful crown prince … in the past that diplomats and security forces later attributed to the group. The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency identified the Emirati dead as Mohammed Ali Zainal al-Bastaki, Abdullah Mohammed Essa Obaid al-Kaabi …
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The killing of five diplomats from the United Arab Emirates in a bombing in southern Afghanistan marks the deadliest attack ever for the young nation’s diplomatic corps, though it’s too soon to tell who was behind it or if the Gulf envoys were even the …
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Abu Dhabi’s powerful crown prince … in the past that diplomats and security forces later attributed to the group. The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency identified the Emirati dead as Mohammed Ali Zainal al-Bastaki, Abdullah Mohammed Essa Obaid al-Kaabi …
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The United Arab Emirates has said that it intends to invest $163bn (£134bn) in projects to generate half of the nation’s power needs from renewables. The major oil producing Gulf state is hoping to get close to this by 2050 and says it wants to balance …
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Oil-rich Arab Gulf state aims to meet almost half of its power needs from green sources and reduce fossil-fuel use. In 2013, Abu Dhabi opened the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant [AFP] The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to invest $ …
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Dubai: Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO), has announced that the third edition of the Dubai Canvas 3D Art Festival will be held in partnership with Meraas, one of Dubai’s leading holding companies, from March 1 …
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Flight EK0863 from Muscat, Oman, to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, was aborted after a snake was discovered in the cargo hold before take-off. The carrier told MailOnline Travel that the serpent was found before passengers boarded. It said in a …
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Kolkata: Dubai has imposed a 5% import duty on gold and diamond jewellery, a move which is likely to hurt Indian exports at a time when demonetisation has hit business at home. The new levy may , however, boost bridal jewellery sales in India because many …
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today announced the region’s first FinTech accelerator in Dubai. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170110005692/en/ Set to launch in the first quarter of 2017, FinTech Hive at …
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Want to escape traffic fines? Keep tabs on your brakes and don’t rely on hearsay. Abu Dhabi Police have quashed rumours that speed limits on certain roads have been revised. They announced on their official Facebook page: “Abu Dhabi Police denies what …
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Dubai: Almost every year for the past three decades, Gulf News has gathered the UAE’s ever-growing community to explore the nation’s untouched sandy, rocky landscapes. We look at how the Fun Drive has evolved into an annual attraction over the years.
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An Emirates flight from Oman to Dubai was cancelled after staff found a snake on the plane. Flight EK0863 from Muscat was grounded after baggage handlers found the serpent in the cargo hold. A spokesperson for the airline, quoted by Dubai-based media …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Once Samuel L. Jackson appeared in the Mideast hotspot of Dubai, it really was only a matter of time before the snake on a plane would turn up too. Dubai-based airline Emirates said on Monday that one of its flights from …
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Now, we are helping feed around 200,000 people through this initiative,” Kilani told Gulf News. Kilani is confident that the numbers will grow even bigger, and the impact be more life changing. “Around 10 per cent of hotels in Dubai have been helping …
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DUBAI: Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi, UAE Minister of State for Tolerance, and Ahmad Tomasz Miskiewicz, Grand Mufti of Poland and head of the Muslim Religious Association, met on Saturday in Dubai to discuss the UAE’s National Tolerance Programme and …
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