Browse Splash 24/7 for more maritime and shipping news. [cat_name] => Ports and Logistics [category_nicename] => ports-and-logistics [category_parent] => 54 ) ) Abu Dhabi Ports has signed an investment cooperation agreement with China’s Jiangsu province …
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Closure of emigration consultancy office raises suspicion
The victims said they have registered a complaint with the Financial Prosecution of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department on Sunday. A copy of the complaint obtained by Gulf News said that 10 Asians have been cheated by the Abu Dhabi-based company represented by …
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Abu Dhabi hotel guest arrivals up 30pc in June
the Emirates official news agency. Saif Saeed Ghobash, director-general of Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), said: “I am pleased to say that we are on track to achieve our forecast guest arrivals growth for the year, and we are well …
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1MDB misses deadline for $820m payment to Abu Dhabi fund
Beleaguered state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) yesterday failed to make a US$602.725 million (S$820 million) payment owed to Abu Dhabi’s state investor … monetising investment fund units. The news yesterday followed a string of negative …
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1 of 4 suspected Sydney Islamic airline plotters released
Safety is the airline’s number one priority.” The Abu Dhabi-based carrier refused to elaborate on its role in the probe or confirm whether one of its planes was targeted. Etihad operates direct flights to four Australian cities: Brisbane, Melbourne …
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Doctors find 21 magnets in baby’s stomach in Abu Dhabi
A hospital in Abu Dhabi has successfully removed 21 magnets from the stomach of a 23-month-old baby. Tawam Hospital in Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi, removed the magnets after they triggered eight gastrointestinal perforations and four aortoenteric fistulas …
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Man freed after airline plot arrest shocked to be questioned
Etihad’s hub in Abu Dhabi is 130 kilometers (80 miles) from Dubai’s main airport, the world’s busiest for international flights. Dubai-based Emirates, the largest Mideast carrier, said it was cooperating on the additional security procedures but did not …
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Afghan Taliban: Qatar Plays Major Role in Peace Talks
The Taliban official’s comments on Tuesday come as a series of leaked emails from UAE diplomats suggest the Emirati foreign minister was disappointed that US officials had chosen Doha over Abu Dhabi to host the office. The June 2013 opening of the …
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DED Cafe offers drive-through business services
Dubai: Dubai residents are all too familiar with stopping at a drive-through for fast food. Now, they can stop to register a business. Dubai Economy’s forthcoming ‘DED Cafe’, developed in partnership with the High Level for Government Transacton …
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Barclays sponsors UAE entrepreneurship programme
The initiative aims to elevate the entrepreneurship skills for participants, in collaboration with Dubai Business Women Council, the UAE’s leading platform for the personal and professional development of women in the emirate and beyond. The holistic …
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Dubai Economy to Launch ‘DED Café’ for Enhanced Customer Happiness and Convenience
The ‘DED Café’ is also an important initiative aligned to the government’s directive to promote Dubai as an ideal destination for investment and business development as well as to facilitate procedures for businessmen and investors so that they can …
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Dubai Makes A Fresh Play For Crowdfunding Dollars
In Dubai – one of seven emirates that make up the UAE federation … Dominic Dudley is a freelance journalist with almost two decades’ experience in reporting on business, economic and political stories in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe.
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Barclays sponsors UAE government initiative for entrepreneurs
The Mind Cloud Entrepreneurship Programme, in collaboration with Dubai Business Women Council, will offer tailor-made, certified courses targeting students, SME entrepreneurs and corporate employees. The initiative enables the UAE to build a knowledge …
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Dubai International Financial Centre continues to grow and innovate
The DIFC ecosystem is second-to-none in this region in terms of business environment, infrastructure, scale, and human capital, which allows companies in the Centre to thrive. In doing so, DIFC and its community are supporting the growth of Dubai and …
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Dubai from the Sky with Roger Dubuis
I don’t know who’s idea it was to let Anish fly a gyrocopter over the desert metropolis of Dubai, but my guess is that person wasn’t going about their business on the streets below. In fact my suspicion is that the people who gave this the thumbs up …
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3 UAE startups bag Expo Live grants
The programme supports projects from around the world whose solutions generate social and environmental value and are in line with Expo 2020 Dubai’s subthemes of Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability. – business@khaleejtimes.com
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UAE’s Etihad working with Australia in plane plot probe
The United Arab Emirates’ national airline said on Tuesday that it is working with Australian police in their investigation into an attempted airplane attack, suggesting it may have been a potential target. Australian authorities have said they thwarted a …
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