Dubai CommerCity, a Dh2.7-billion, 2.1-million square feet joint venture between Dafza and wasl Asset Management Group, was launched on Saturday by Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza), according to a …
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Smart Dubai signs agreements with government entities
The agreements today cover three main sectors that touch every aspect of life in Dubai, legislation, property and business licensing,” she said. Bin Bishr said Smart Dubai received immediate responses from government entities and institutions in the emirate.
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2 dead, 6 injured in two-car crash in Sharjah
Sharjah: Two Asian men died and six other persons suffered … An official at Al Dhaid Hospital told Gulf News that they received six injured persons, and five of them were discharged after receiving treatment. The case has been referred to the public …
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UAE sends first mobile hospital to help Rohingya refugees
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‘Abu Dhabi Week’ opens in Mumbai
Mumbai: The dedicated efforts of the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism, to increase the numbers of tourists from India, has got off to a promising start this evening when several hundred Mumbaikars witnessed the opening of the first “Abu Dhabi …
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UAE companies set to tap into Pakistan’s potential
“UAE delegates from food, textile and services industries will attend the event. Even some officials from government, textile malls and the Ras Al Khaimah free zone are going with us. We are jointly working with the Pakistan Business Council; therefore …
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Sharjah jail to adopt smart bracelets for inmates
director-general of Sharjah Punitive and Rehabilitation Establishments, told Gulf News. The system, said to be the first of its kind in the Middle East, will provide a wide range of services related to the inmates without the need for manual requests and …
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1,246 women perform Kerala’s traditional dance in Dubai
Sreerekha Ajithkumar, one of the coordinators of the performance, told Gulf News that a lot of effort had gone into the arrangement for the first-of-its-kind, all-women performance in Dubai. “It was a challenge to locally source the same items for such a …
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Innovative ECHO festival to showcase works of creatives in UAE
Dubai: A first-of-its-kind art, design and technology festival in the Middle East — ECHO in Dubai — has called on all creatives to submit their media and performance art entries to be showcased during the festival in December. ECHO’s Open Call is …
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Dubai sky to turn pink for breast cancer awareness
Sharjah: In honour of the International Breast Cancer Awareness month, Friends of Cancer Patients initiative Pink Caravan will be organising ‘Ready, Sail, Skydive’ on Tuesday in partnership with Skydive Dubai, Nakheel and the award-winning beach club …
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UAE, US discuss transport and infrastructure co-operation
The UAE is interested in tapping the US to beef up its infrastructure projects, including driverless vehicles and drones, while solidifying the UAE’s role in the American aviation sector. This week the UAE ambassador to the US, Yousef Al Otaiba …
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BizWorld UAE Brings KidPreneur Challenge 2017 To Dubai
set to take place in Dubai in the month of December. If you think your child has a brilliant business idea or that they need to experience financial responsibility, the KidPreneur Challenge 2017 encourages them to apply with their ideas. The top 50 out of …
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Opinion: how Dubai is set to become the Gulf’s design hub
The business conducted during that one week not only benefits brands and buyers, but has a broader impact, helping to establish Dubai as a commercial design hub. With design as a key driver of the UAE creative economy, events like Downtown Design and …
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Bounce’s Ross Milton wins Arabian Business StartUp Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 award
Fifteen individuals and businesses walked away with winners’ trophies the Arabian Business StartUp Awards, 2017, which took place last night in Dubai, at the Rixos Premium in JBR. The main driver behind the Arabian Business StartUp Awards is for the …
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Israeli athlete defiantly sings his national anthem after winning gold in Abu Dhabi after ‘racist’ organisers of judo competition refused to play it
Israeli wins gold in Judo in Abu Dhabi, which refuses to show Israeli flag or play its … Speaking after the event, the 25-year-old athlete told Israeli’s Channel 2 news: ‘Israel is my country, and I’m proud to be Israeli. ‘The anthem that they played …
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Dubai’s ‘day without service centres’ a success
Hussain Nasser Lootah, director-general of Dubai Municipality, told Gulf News that the initiative demonstrated to the customers how important it is to make use of the second generation of the government services through mobiles and other devices.
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90% of UAE population Vitamin D deficient, says DHA official
and chairperson of the third edition of Dubai Nutrition Conference which started on Thursday. She spoke to Gulf News on the sidelines of the three-day conference. Following the two-year ongoing Vitamin D study being conducted in collaboration with …
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