(Reuters) – Flights at the Dubai International Airport in United Arab Emirates were being grounded following reports of unauthorized drone activity, Sky News reported on Friday. Dubai airport, which h…
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UAE up at 5th in connectedness index
The UAE jumped to No.5 for global connectedness and became one of the world’s most connected countries as globalisation hits record high, according to the DHL Global Connectedness Index. The UAE rose …
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Revealed: how the UAE is going contactless
“While some sceptics may look at 2018 as a slow year in terms of UAE retail card spending, actual data collated by Mashreq bank’s merchant acquiring business shows otherwise,” he said. The Mashreq dat…
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Deyaar, Millennium open new hotel in Business Bay
Millennium Hotels and Resorts (Middle East and Africa) has joined hands with UAE-based Deyaar Development for the opening of its 40th property, the Millennium Atria Business Bay, which will serve a gr…
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Sharjah Ruler witnesses opening of 3rd Sharjah GCC Theatre Festival
SHARJAH, 14th February, 2019 (WAM) — H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, attended today the opening of the third edition of the Sharjah GCC The…
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British football fan held in UAE for wearing a Qatar shirt ‘has been freed and left the country’
A British man arrested in the UAE for wearing a Qatar shirt to a football match has been freed – according to reports. Sources told Sky News that Ali Issa Ahmad, 26, who was arrested in Sharjah while …
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UAE forecast to open most hotel rooms outside China in 2019
The UAE is set to open 31,517 hotel rooms during 2019, nearly 40 percent of the total forecast to open in the Middle East and Africa region. The UAE is forecast to open more new hotel rooms this year …
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Indian Couple, In UAE To Meet Family, Killed In Desert Safari Car Crash
The family came to the UAE on February 8, said Rohinibahen’s brother-in-law … According to the report, he had gone ahead of the other family members and got the shocking news when he asked their tou…
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Small Business
Do you want to start a business in Dubai? And searching for promising business ideas with low investment? Dubai is considered as the commercial capital… MBRF and Beehive join hands to provide digita…
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank said to mull merger option
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank is weighing strategic options for its business, including a potential merger, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The UAE’s second-biggest Islamic lender is in ear…
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UAE’s Adnoc plans further global expansion after $570m profit
We have delivered on our business plan commitments for 2018 and remain focused on volume growth initiatives with accelerated UAE and international expansion plans. We are well on our way to make Adnoc …
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Entrepreneurs must keep tweaking their business models
Financing, one of the most important elements for a successful business, is due to change course in the months to come. Non-bank or alternative lending options in the UAE should see an exponential …
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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Weighs Merger
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC is weighing strategic options for its business, including a potential merger, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The United Arab Emirates’ second-biggest Isl…
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Dubai’s Emaar sees 2018 net profit rise 30% to nearly $2bn
Revenue in 2018 was AED25.694 billion, a growth of 37 percent over 2017, the Dubai-based developer said in a statement. During the fourth quarter, Emaar’s revenue was AED8.304 billion, up 53 percent w…
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Dubai’s Al Nasr gets new look stadium after revamp project
state news agency WAM. Al Bishr said: “The stadium development project was carried out in line with the objectives of our wise government, which aims at enhancing the distinctive position of Dubai in …
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UAE Insurance Authority pushes ahead with stringent life insurance regulations
The government body issued a third draft of the decision taken by IA’s board of directors on its website detailing its proposed overhaul of the life insurance and family takaful business in the UAE. “ …
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Latest gold, forex rates in UAE
Emirates 24|7 brings you the daily Dubai gold rate (22k, 24k, 21k and 18k), as well as currency exchange rates, including the Indian rupee, Pakistani rupee, Philippine peso, Sri Lankan rupee, sterling …
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