Tourist inflow to the UAE continues with the Northern Emirates increasing their role in attracting more foreign tourists with the key focus on culture, heritage, adventure and three S’s – Sun, Sand an…
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Qatar Quarrel Plays Out in Battle Over UAE Banks
… A proxy war between the United Arab Emirates and Qatar is being played out at banks in the UAE which have Qatari shareholders, weighing on their business and raising questions about their future. …
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Middle East ‘Shark Tank’ pilot to spotlight startup potential launches in Dubai
While investors will put tens of hundreds of millions toward a hotel or office building development, there’s significantly more reluctance to invest in nascent business ideas. Part of this is also due …
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Matthew Hedges: Student jailed in UAE for spying ‘failed’ by UK government
Media captionDaniela Tejada said her husband Matthew Hedges was “scared” in court. The wife of a British student jailed for spying in the United Arab Emirates says the British government put UK intere…
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Wife of British student jailed in UAE says the UK Foreign Office needs to step up
“We see absolutely no evidence for any of the charges laid against him. We’re very concerned for his welfare,” he told Sky News. “The UAE is supposed to be a friend and ally of Britain’s. We’ve given …
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Dubai Fashion Days kicks off in the UAE
Dubai is shining the spotlight on its fashion industry with the opening of its inaugural ‘Dubai Fashion Days’. Co-organized by Arab Fashion Week and JollyTrust, the event kicked off this week and will …
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Abu Dhabi GP: Robert Kubica on his ‘impossible’ F1 comeback
Williams’ announcement in Abu Dhabi, the venue of Kubica’s most recent F1 race in November 2010, completes a remarkable sporting story for a driver whose career at the top level had appeared over when …
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Wife of UK student jailed in UAE blames London
… on May 5 while researching the UAE’s foreign and internal security policies after the Arab Spring revolutions of 2011. Hunt began to speak out about the case after Hedges’s family went public with …
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British academic Matthew Hedges ‘shook with fear’ at UAE life sentence, wife says
He has warned the UAE of “serious diplomatic consequences” over Mr Hedges’ sentence and raised the case with the crown prince during a visit to the country earlier this month. Mr Hunt told Sky News th…
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Jeremy Hunt to meet wife of British academic jailed in UAE amid calls for action
Mr Hunt is due to meet with the Durham University student’s wife, Daniela Tejada, and the Foreign Secretary has threatened the UAE with “serious diplomatic consequences” if Mr Hedges is not freed. Dow…
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Matthew Hedges latest: Wife of academic jailed in UAE slams Government for ‘stepping on eggshells’
The wife of Brit academic Matthew Hedges sentenced to life in jail in the United Arab Emirates has accused the Foreign Office of “stepping on eggshells” and ignoring her pleas for help. Daniela Tejada …
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UAE, Saudi Arabia Dispatch Troops to Syria
Last week, the UAE said it was negotiating the reopening of its embassy in Damascus and restoring ties with Syria. Pro-Syrian regime news outlet al-Masdar recently reported that Saudi Arabia and Syria …
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Wife of British academic jailed in UAE says: free my husband
LONDON (Reuters) – The wife of a British academic who was jailed by a UAE court on spying charges called on the Emirati authorities on Thursday to review the life sentence and free her husband. Academ…
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Wife of academic jailed in UAE condemns actions of UK
LONDON — The wife of a British academic sentenced to life in prison for espionage in the United Arab Emirates has condemned the U.K. government for putting diplomatic relations ahead of an …
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Abu Dhabi hospital rating system will boost medical tourism
View the UAE IMTJ Country Profile for the latest in-depth, independent analysis of medical tourism to Abu Dhabi. Do you have some news or a press release that you’d like to share with the medical trav…
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Video: UAE business leaders issue call to action
At the Arabian Business Achievement Awards, the ruler of Ras Al khaimah, His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, said: “As Sheikh Zayed once said, ‘Wealth is not money. Wealth lies in men. This i…
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Brit student jailed for life in UAE for ‘spying’ failed by diplomats, says wife
The UAE authorities should feel ashamed for such an obvious injustice … Kate Allen, Amnesty International UK’s Director, said: “This is terrible news – our worst fears come true. We’ve always had th…
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