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Top-seeded Svitolina beats Wang to reach Dubai quarters
Defending champion Elina Svitolina needed more than two hours to overcome Qiang Wang 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 Wednesday and reach the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships. However, French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko’s slumped to her sixth loss in nine matches …
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Kristoff wins stage 1 of Abu Dhabi, concussion for Cavendish: Daily News Digest
Mark Cavendish started the Abu Dhabi Tour with high intentions due to his ambassador position with the race, but found himself on the deck even before the end of the neutral zone. What looked like a sudden deceleration of the lead car caused several riders …
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Hyperloop pod set for global premiere in Dubai
Dubai: Hyperloop, a subsonic commuter tubes system capable of shuttling passengers in a travel pod from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 12 minutes at theoretical speeds of up to 1,200km/h, will be globally premiered for the first time on Thursday at City Walk 2 …
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Dubai’s very own love-lock bridge is a huge hit
DUBAI: If you have found your true love then you may as well seal it. And there’s no better place to do that than at the newly opened Love Lock Bridge in Dubai. Just like at the famous Pont des Arts Bridge in Paris, couples visiting the Promise Bridge …
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Abu Dhabi restaurant launches ‘pay it forward’ meals
ABU DHABI: The owners of a Pakistani restaurant Jadoon on Electra Street have launched a ‘pay it forward’ scheme to feed the needy. As part of the initiative started two weeks ago, they are encouraging customers to donate money to pay for meals for …
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Dubai Marina gets three more 24/7 supermarkets
DUBAI: Residents on Al Seba Street in Dubai Marina are spoilt for choice when it comes to grocery shopping as three new supermarkets have opened in the area in recent weeks. W Mart Supermarket in Zumurud Tower, Fresh & Care Mini Mart in Jannah Place …
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The French Connection: Alliance Française marks 35 years in Dubai
Dubai: When the famed French band Les P’tites Ouvreuses performs in Dubai next Friday, the ‘guinguette’ atmosphere quartet will mark more than just its revival of ‘Chanson française’ or the French song. Its mix of dance, popular poetry and world …
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UAE routes identified for futuristic Hyperloop project, says RTA
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unveiled the initial design of the Hyperloop project which aims to revolutionise travel by cutting the Dubai to Abu Dhabi journey to just 12 minutes. Hyperloop, which is part of RTA’s initiatives for Dubai …
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Fire safety violators to be named and shamed in Sharjah
Colonel Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, director-general of Sharjah Civil Defence, told Gulf News that the campaign will see inspectors working round the clock in shifts. “All Civil Defence staff including the director-general will be in the field checking on the …
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Caution: Road closures for Abu Dhabi Tour
Dubai: Motorists in Abu Dhabi have been warned to take caution as a number of roads will be temporarily closed off for the international cycling tour. Organisers said that Abu Dhabi Tour 2018 will pass through a number of landmarks in the capital …
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Sharjah Waterfront City
Sharjah Oasis Real Estate is a highly ambitious company with a universal vision, led by a team of passionate professionals who are ready to challenge the status-quo and conventional ways to achieve significant advancements in economic, social and …
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‘A Kochi-based business consultancy is portraying us as frauds’
KOCHI: The members of the UAE Business Losers Association have come up with an allegation there are attempts to portray them as frauds by a Kochi-based business consultancy organisation, which functions as the local agent of some UAE banks. Association …
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Dubai’s Emirates to resume suspended Lisbon service, fly first A380 to Beirut
05pm arrival back in Dubai. It will have 14 first class, 76 business class and 429 economy class seats. The flight comes as airport authorities seek to expand capacity to more than 8 million passengers a year. Emirates is the world’s largest operator of …
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Dubai Wholesale City Hosts Largest Cash and Carry Facility in the Region
… committed to accelerating the development of the trade and manufacturing sectors in Dubai and the wider UAE, and helping our business partners build and grow their businesses.” Belhoul added: “We welcome Jaleel Holdings to Dubai Wholesale City.
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New Dubai Chamber report identifies fintech and renewable energy as key to boosting productivity and investment in Latin America
Entitled “Latin America’s Emerging Sectors: A Closer Look at Fintech and Renewable Energy”, the report was conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and commissioned by Dubai Chamber ahead of the 2nd Global Business Forum on Latin America …
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Expo 2020 set to drive construction activity in the UAE
Sentiment in the UAE’s construction sector is optimistic as the region prepares … “Another problem is the higher cost of doing business – with the recent set of new fees introduced, cost of business is going to go up significantly this year.
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