No. 7 seed Alexander Bublik and No. 5 Ugo Humbert will meet in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final after an eventful semifinal round Friday.Bublik was ahead 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-5 when No. 2 …
Grand Mercure Dubai City & ibis Styles Dubai Airport welcome new cluster director of operations
Grand Mercure Dubai City & ibis Styles Dubai Airport have appointed Nawaf Hasan as cluster director of operations, acting general manager. With a background spanning more than two decades in the …
Factbox-What was agreed at WTO negotiations in Abu Dhabi?
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators failed to break a deadlock on major reforms in the early hours of Saturday despite talks extending deep into overtime in Abu Dhabi, in what some delegates …
World Trade Organization ends meeting in UAE after failing to reach major agreements
Negotiators taking part in a World Trade Organization meeting in the United Arab Emirates have ended their summit after failing to reach agreements on several major initiatives.
UAE teens invent wheelchair controlled by smart glove, DIY microscope
Invention and innovation have always been the passion for 13-year-old Ali Humaid Alloghani. At the recent UAE Innovates exhibition, he displayed a wheelchair that can be remotely controlled. He …
WTO fails on major reforms, extends digital tariff ban in Abu Dhabi meeting
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators failed to break a deadlock on major reforms on Friday despite talks extending deep into overtime in Abu Dhabi, in what some delegates said was a triumph of …
Physics meets wellness in a remarkable new club in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi — with its skyscrapers, Formula 1 and a lot of air conditioning — is not the obvious choice for a wellness retreat. But I was lured to Kintsugi Space, a new, women-only members’ club, for …
Rublev defaulted in Dubai for shouting in line judge’s face during semi
Andrey Rublev has been defaulted from his semifinal at the Dubai Championships for yelling in the face of a line judge, allowing Alexander Bublik to advance to the final …
WTO ekes out meager outcomes in overtime Abu Dhabi meeting
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators failed to break a deadlock on major reforms on Friday despite talks extending deep into overtime in Abu Dhabi, in what some delegates said was a triumph of …
Andrey Rublev disqualified from Dubai Championships semifinals for yelling in face of line judge
Andrey Rublev defaulted from his semifinal during the Dubai Championships on Friday for yelling in the face of a line judge. Alexander Bublik advances to Saturday’s final against Ugo Humbert of France …
What’s the state of play in WTO negotiations in Abu Dhabi?
World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiators released new draft deals on Friday showing that all-night talks in Abu Dhabi had failed to produce a breakthrough on key issues, leading to a third extension …
Etihad Rail conducts Abu Dhabi to Dubai passenger train journey
Etihad Rail has conducted a passenger train journey from Abu Dhabi to Dubai.
UAE: Barakah Nuclear Plant To Generate Almost 25% Of Electricity Needs With Unit 4 Start-Up
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has moved closer to generating 25 per cent of UAE’s electricity needs with the start-up of the fourth unit. The Emirates Nuclear Energy …
UAE astronauts Matrooshi, Mulla to graduate from Nasa training programme on March 5
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Friday announced that astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammad Al Mulla, from the second batch of the UAE Astronaut Programme, will graduate from the …
Masdar acquires 49% stake in 3GW UK Dogger Bank South projects
German utility RWE will retain a 51% share and manage the development, construction and operation of the wind farms.
UAE records lowest temperature of 2.4°C, chilly breeze to continue
00am UAE local time. Active northwesterly winds blow at 40 km/h, while the sea was rough in the Arabian Gulf with waves reaching as high as seven feet offshore. According to the National Centre of …
UAE: Suspension of e-commerce tariffs extended by 2 more years at WTO
M embers of the World Trade Organization have agreed to extend a moratorium on tariffs on electronic commerce for another two years at a high level meeting, according to a documen …