dnata said it has purchased a 50 percent stake in Dubai Express, Freightworks and a 25.5 percent stake in Bolloré Logistics, UAE from Kanoo Group. Dubai-based air services provider dnata has strengthe…
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How Dubai motorists can now avoid paying their traffic fines
Dubai motorists can avoid having to pay traffic fines if they stay trouble-free for 12 months under a new initiative announced by Dubai Police. The initiative, announced during the UAE’s Year of Toler…
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Dubai breaks records to becoming the world’s ‘most active city’
The aim of the Dubai Fitness Challenge 2018 was to get residents in the city to be more active. And it succeeded. The 30-day citywide event saw a massive 34 percent increase in participation compared …
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Dubai’s flydubai set to launch first flights to Uzbekistan
Dubai-based flydubai has announced the start of flights to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The five times weekly service between Dubai and Tashkent will start on March 11 and will become a daily …
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UAE firms see uptick in output and new orders
Businesses in the UAE saw sharp increases in output and new orders, according to data from the Emirates NBD Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI). According to the data, the improvement in business activit…
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Zomato said to be in talks to sell UAE business
Indian restaurant search and food delivery platform Zomato is in advanced talks with Germany-based online food delivery service Delivery Hero to sell its UAE business, according to a report. Zomato, w…
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Dubai World Trade Centre wins bids to host 10 new events from 2019-2022
The events will help boost Dubai’s position as a destination for the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) and business events industry, the statement added. Mahir Julfar …
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Dubai’s Empower plans district cooling projects after $408m loan
Shafar praised the lenders for supporting Empower’s strategy of developing “a strong infrastructure” in Dubai, which would put the business among the largest district cooling providers in the world. E…
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Briton held in UAE in Qatar football shirt row
A Briton has been arrested and detained in the United Arab Emirates after reportedly being assaulted when he wore a Qatar football team shirt to a match. Ali Issa Ahmad, 26, from Wolverhampton, is sai…
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2019: Good start for UAE businesses
The improvement in business activity was partly due to promotions and price discounting by firms. The output price index remained below the neutral 50-level in January, signalling another month of low…
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Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala sells 34.9 million shares in U.S. chipmaker AMD
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co has sold 34.9 million common equity shares in Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a company spokesperson said on Tuesday, and plans to convert 75 mil…
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Human rights issues front and centre at Pope Francis’ mass in United Arab Emirates
Pope Francis gave a historic open-air mass to 135,000 people in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) on Tuesday. Thousands more greeted him as he arrived at the Zayed Sports …
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UAE siphoning Western arms to Yemen militias accused of war crimes: Amnesty
Each evening at 1830 UTC, DW’s editors send out a selection of the day’s hard news and quality feature journalism. You can sign up to receive it directly here. Pope Francis is on a visit to the United …
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UAE stocks start 2019 with gains on rising confidence
Stock markets in the UAE recorded gains in January after a prolonged lull in 2018, signalling the return of optimism and rise in business confidence. In Dubai, while the gains were largely broad-based …
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UAE private sector returns to stronger growth trajectory
Dubai: The Emirates NBD Purchasing Managers … and the new orders index rose as well. The improvement in business activity was partly due to promotions and price discounting by firms …
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Pope Francis Delivers Historic Mass for 180,000 Catholics in the United Arab Emirates
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — His Holiness Pope Francis, the Head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City, has delivered an historic Papal Mass to 180,000 Catholics in the …
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Pope Francis, Amid Abu Dhabi’s Opulence, Celebrates Mass for Its Migrants
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The opulence of Abu Dhabi is not subtle. Bentleys line the roads, glass skyscrapers rise like blades over corporate business parks, a multibillion dollar hotel once u…
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