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4,000 Dubai Municipality workers to get new accommodation
Dubai: Dubai Municipality will relocate more than 4,000 of its workers to their new accommodation with international housing standards in Al Warsan during this year. This was announced during an honouring ceremony of workers on the International Workers …
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Dubai students swap roles with cleaners, gift goody bags
Dubai: Students of a Dubai school swapped roles with cleaners and donated over one tonne of food products and toiletries to honour the school support staff on International Workers’ Day on Tuesday. The Scouts and Guides in GEMS Our Own Indian School …
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London-based delivery service Quiqup expands into Manchester and Dubai
London-based startup Quiqup has announced plans to expand into Manchester and Dubai. The company organises on-demand and same day courier delivery for businesses, including store-to-door and last-mile services. This national and international expansion …
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Report outlines UAE’s major steps to protect workers
Dubai: The UAE has taken major steps in the recent years to improve safeguards for workers, the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation said here on Tuesday on the occasion of International Workers’ Day. Releasing the 2017-2018 Worker Welfare …
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Your date of birth on your Dubai car plate?
Dubai: Fancy using your date of birth, wedding day or any special day for your car number plate? If you have trouble memorising your number plate, this might be the answer. The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will allow more motorists to …
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Sharing fake news could land you a fine of AED1 million
The UAE’s Telecommunications and Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued a statement urging all UAE residents not to publish or share fake news on social media as the action is punishable by law. Taking to Twitter, the regulatory body said: “Remember …
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Abu Dhabi’s cleaners receive gifts and certificates
It is the first time I am getting an honour like this,” Ziaur Rahman, 31, a Bangladeshi supervisor at a cleaning facility, told Gulf News. He was among more than 100 cleaners who were honoured by the Centre of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi (Tadweer …
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English radio station opens in Sharjah
Sharjah Media Corporation announced in a statement on Tuesday that it is opening a new FM station dubbed ‘Pulse 95’. Broadcasting at 95.0, the new station, said owners, “will present a vibrant mix of local and international news, exclusive interviews …
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Indian family rescued in Abu Dhabi fire
ABU DHABI: An Indian-origin family has been rescued after a fire in their residential complex here, officials said. The fire broke out in the complex in Abu Dhabi’s Navy Gate area late Saturday. All the residents, including the Indian-origin family of …
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Dubai solar park enters Phase 3, adding 200MW more
Dubai: Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated the 200 megawatt (MW) first stage of the 800MW third phase of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The solar park is one of …
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Boosting Dubai’s appeal to business community
Dubai: A business workshop attended by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is part of a series of government initiatives aimed at boosting Dubai’s economy. The workshop …
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Dubai Police Arrest Suspects Behind $1.9 Million Bitcoin Heist
the Gulf News reported over the weekend. “The brothers searched randomly in the market to buy Bitcoin,” revealed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Dubai Police director Adel Al Joker. The gang of ten individuals conned a commercial shop owner …
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What is that red sculpture outside Dubai Mall?
Dubai: A floating sculpture, suspended above the fountain at Dubai Mall, has grabbed the attention of curious visitors who wondered what it could be. The red sculpture, according to organisers, is actually a representation of time. 1.78 microseconds, to be …
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Manal shines as indie music gets night at the Dubai opera
DUBAI: Moroccan singer-songwriter Manal was one of several regional … Next up was Manal. Speaking to Arab News backstage after her set, the Moroccan artist said she’d been nervous beforehand. “I was so stressed out, because people here don’t …
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Dubai-based port operator DP World now firmly in hyperloop business
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Dubai-based port operator … it shows how much money DP World has poured into the company over different funding rounds. Start your day with the news you need from the Bay Area and beyond. Sign up for our new Morning …
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Dubai Police arrest 10 people involved in Bitcoin robbery, recover 7 million dirhams
An Asian gang – led by a Gulf national – which reportedly stole 7 million ($1.9 million) in an armed robbery related to a Bitcoin scam has been arrested by Dubai Police, according to Gulf News. On April 25, the perpetrators assaulted and robbed two Asian …
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