For restaurants in the Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Dubai Marina area, the price range is the same but the minimum is Dh3 for a small bottle of local water. The most expensive big bottle of water is Dh14 while the cheapest is pegged at Dh5.60. Gulf News …
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Thousands of workers savour free meals on World Food Day in Dubai
“It is amazing that we also had public volunteers including schoolchildren coming to help us out,” he told Gulf News. Sreeparvathy Sunil, a grade 11 student of Dubai International Academy, who served food to hundreds of workers, said it was an overwhel …
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UAE says 2 pilots killed in military plane crash over Yemen
United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates says two of its pilots were killed when their military plane crashed due to “technical failure” during an operation in Yemen. The statement published by the state news agency Tuesday offered few details.
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Parts of unmanned Russian spaceship burn up over Dubai
Parts of an unmanned Russian cargo spaceship burned across the night sky of the Arabian Peninsula, drawing gasps from Dubai to Riyadh before breaking up in the Earth’s atmosphere and scattering in the Indian Ocean. The fiery end Monday night to parts of …
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Boy, 13, run over in Sharjah
an official at Sharjah Police told Gulf News. The boy, identified as J.K.M., was admitted to Al Qasimi Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police patrols and paramedics arrived at the scene after being alerted around 8pm. Police said the child was …
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Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC to sell $3 bln debut bond as soon as this week -sources
it would remain wholly owned by the government of Abu Dhabi. (Editing by Andrew Torchia) Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. (This story has not been edited by …
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Abu Dhabi sovereign fund agrees $1bn investment in Indian infrastructure
The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) of India says it has signed a $1bn investment agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia), to invest in much-needed energy, transportation and other …
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Australians compete at WorldSkills ‘tradie Olympics’ in Abu Dhabi
AUSTRALIA’S Skillaroos are in the final stretch of competition at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017’s ‘tradie Olympics … READ MORE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT NEWS IN THE CAREERS SECTION OF SATURDAY’S THE COURIER-MAIL, THE ADVERTISER, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH …
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Fabio Aru signs for UAE Team Emirates
Fabio Aru will ride for UAE Team Emirates in 2018 after signing a three-year contract with the team. Aru’s arrival from Astana had been widely anticipated since early summer, but the transfer was only formally confirmed on Tuesday morning. Transfer news …
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NIIF, Abu Dhabi ink $1 billion investment agreement
The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) announced the signing of an investment agreement worth $1 billion with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority’s (ADIA) wholly owned subsidiary. The government of India had set up NIIF as a quasi-sovereign …
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Dubai diamond chief warns VAT will lead to business exodus
DUBAI: The introduction of value added tax could lead to an “exodus” of firms in the gold and diamond industry from the UAE, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, executive chairman of the Dubai free zone where those businesses are based, warned yesterday. In a strongly …
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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to invest $1 billion in India’s Infrastructure Fund
New Delhi | Mumbai: The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will invest $1billion in the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), marking the start of India’s ambitious attempt to raise equity funds for the infrastructure sector. The agreement …
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British electrician facing Dubai jail term for touching a man’s leg says his ordeal is ‘unbearable’ after being falsely led to believe it was all over
campaign group Detained in Dubai (DiD) said. He had hoped to be home soon after his accuser dropped the complaint against him but local prosecution services are proceeding with the case. Reacting to the news he may be sent to jail, he described the ordeal …
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Dubai police are moving into the future with ‘Star Wars’ style hoverbikes
And Dubai police are going to start using them for patrols. “The bike can fly without a passenger and can go up to six kilometres,” First Sergeant Ali Ahmad Mohammad told Gulf News. “It can fly for 25 minutes and can carry up to 300kg of weight at a …
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Master-planning a megaproject: ARADA’s Aljada development in Sharjah
Middle East Consultant talks to ARADA’s Ibrahim Al Nemeh about the design, inspiration and intent of the Aljada master-planned community in Sharjah Announced on September 6 and highlighted at Cityscape Global Dubai, Aljada is a new $6.5bn mega project …
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Abu Dhabi Ports Launches Sustainability Week
Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of commercial and community ports within the emirate of Abu Dhabi, as well as Fujairah Terminals and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), today launched Sustainability Week. The 3-day event …
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Dubai wages war against food waste on World Food Day
you should make a conscious effort to reduce food waste in Dubai and UAE,” he told Gulf News. From better stock management, food transport and storage solutions to reducing portion sizes and communicating effectively to identify expectations of consumers …
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