The English news channel presented the legends of the business world from India in Gulf with Lifetime achievement awards. Others were honoured with the Visionary and Inspirational leader awards Englis…
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E-ticketing system launched for Dubai Frame to ease rush
Visitors from the People of Determination category and children under 3 years and the elderly people above 60 years can visit the Dubai Frame free of charge. Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter …
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Dubai moves to ease foreign investor licensing
Under the agreement, VFS Global will provide and manage administrative tasks related to visa, passport, identity management and other citizen services for Dubai FDI’s investor partners and enable them …
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Dubai FDI partners with VFS Global to ease foreign investors licensing
The partnership with VFS Global is part of Dubai FDI’s efforts to ensure a smooth journey for investors and advance their business. The agreement was signed recently between Fahad Al Gergawi, CEO Duba…
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See UAE’s Jebel Jais like you’ve never seen it before
If you want to visit this mountain-top destination and you have no car — no problem. A new shuttle bus now makes it easier to access the UAE’s highest peak. If you’re a visitor, getting to Ras Al Khai…
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First recyclable waste collection centre opens in Abu Dhabi
Dr Thani Ahmad Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, inaugurated the first recycling centre in Abu Dhabi. Speaking to Gulf News after the inauguration, Dr Salem Al Kaabi, acting gene…
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UAE freezes accounts of nine Iranian individuals and entities
The UAE Securities and Commodities Authority has ordered companies … it identifies as terrorists and terrorist organisations, according to national news agency WAM. In May, the country placed the ni…
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In Yemen, 46 detainees released from UAE-controlled prison
His mother said she fainted when she heard the news that her daughters had to carry her to see her … a grim glimpse into a hidden world of flagrant human rights abuses by UAE officers acting with im…
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Indian wins $1.9 million in raffle draw in UAE
Mathew and his friends received the news yesterday when they checked the Big Ticket website. Nine others won 100,000 dirhams ($27,000) at the draw. The winners included five Indians, one Pakistani and …
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UN agency says UAE soldiers tortured detainees in Yemen: report
Witnesses recently told the Associated Press news agency that Yemeni guards working under the direction of Emirati officers have used various methods of sexual torture and humiliation. READ MORE: Yeme…
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UAE’s ADNOC Can Lift Oil Production By ‘Several Hundred Thousand’ Bpd
as carried by the Emirates news agency WAM. ADNOC is ready to boost its production and is working in close cooperation with the UAE’s Ministry of Energy and Industry, the state-run oil company said. A…
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Dubai: 10-year-old Indian boy honoured for ‘green message’
The Dubai Municipality has honoured a 10-year-old Indian boy for distributing hand-decorated, plastic-free bags to a number of groceries to help reduce pollution and spread environmental awareness, ac…
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UAE’s non-oil private sector growth spikes
Dubai: The UAE’s non-oil private sector output and new orders … Rising output has been recorded continuously since February 2010. Despite the surge in business activity and new work, employment was broadly unchanged in June, with less than 1 per …
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UAE business confidence hits new high
Business confidence in the UAE hit a fresh high in June as new investments, marketing initiatives and an anticipated economic upturn underpinned positive sentiment, latest data from a survey shows. Buoyed by strong inflows of new business and output growth …
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UAE outlook sunny on oil recovery, fiscal policies
The non-oil sector is expected to grow 3.7 per cent in 2018, supported by improving business sentiment, buoyant trade and tourism — tourism grew 5.5 per cent in 2017, a trend expected to continue — and higher public spending. The UAE federal government …
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UAE economy likely to rebound in 2018
“The non-oil sector is expected to grow 3.7 per cent in 2018, supported by improving business sentiments, a buoyant trade and tourism environment and higher public spending. Since the UAE is a highly open economy with trade value accounting for more than …
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UAE orders companies to freeze accounts, assets of nine Iranians
The UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority has issued a circular to firms operating in securities and commodities sectors ordering them to freeze the accounts of nine Iranian individuals and organisations on its terror sanctions list. The regulator …
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