Dubai: The UAE has been ranked the happiest country in the Arab world for the third consecutive year in the UN World Happiness Report 2017. The UAE, which has been ranked 21st globally, is followed by Qatar 35, Saudi Arabia 37, Kuwait 39 and Bahrain 41 …
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Look: Dubai has the world's 'happiest tower'
Dubai: The UAE is taking its happiness drive seriously. And you can’t miss if you’re driving down Dubai’s Shaikh Zayed Road. On Monday, the International Day of Happiness, just as the 200-megawatt solar power plant was being unveiled, a Dubai skyscraper …
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Strong winds, dust storms expected to continue in UAE
“We’re expecting the north westerly winds to affect all of the UAE by nightfall, and we’re expecting a gradual fall of temperatures for the next two days,” an NCMS forecaster told Gulf News. The unstable weather was caused by a trough, or extended …
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Dubai Police help Arab boy meet father after seven years
Dubai: Dubai Police helped a 15-year-old Arab boy reunite with his father after seven years, police said on Monday. The boy came to Dubai recently searching for his father who had divorced his mother when the boy was a year old. The boy, armed with just a …
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The real-life Robocop set to serve and protect in Dubai: Droid will patrol the streets from May and make up a QUARTER of the police force by 2030
Brigadier Abdullah Bin Sultan, director of the future shaping centre of Dubai Police, told Gulf News: ‘We are looking to have more robots in future to handle policing. ‘By 2030, we are keen to make robots around 25 per cent of the total police force.
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UAE AFC World Cup 2018 Qualifier: Mahdi Ali excludes injured Amer Abdulrahman from squad to face Japan
The news comes as a blow to UAE who are looking to reach their second ever World Cup finals. They currently sit in fourth place in Group B, level on points with Australia, who they meet next week, and one point off leaders Saudi Arabia. Japan are second on …
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UAE Exchange India Kicks-off 2017 With a Host of Awards
UAE Exchange India, a pioneer in financial services has created a niche for itself in the industry by providing users with advanced features in the financial arena to help build mutual relations between the organisation and its customers. Acceptance from …
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UAE denies targeting Somali refugee boat
An official source in the UAE Armed Forces has said that the UAE Armed Forces did not target the Somali refugee boat which was travelling from the coast of Yemen to Sudan. Citing preliminary investigations into the incident, the source declared that the …
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UAE summons Swiss ambassador over U.N. Bahrain statement
The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Swiss ambassador “it was better if such issues were resolved through established bilateral channels between Bahrain and Switzerland,” according to a statement posted on state news agency WAM. The foreign …
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UAE summoned the Swiss ambassador to denunciate the statement against Bahrain at the Human Rights Council.
Dr. Abdul Rahim Al Awadhi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation for Legal Affairs, summoned Maya Tissafi, Ambassador of Switzerland to the UAE, over the Swiss statement against Bahrain. Shaikh Mohammed bin Maktoum Al …
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Kuwait’s Warba Bank lists $250m sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai
Shaheen Al Ganem, Chief Executive of Warba Bank, one of Kuwait’s leading banks, on Monday rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing on Nasdaq Dubai of a $250 million Perpetual Tier 1 Basel III compliant Capital Sukuk. The sukuk instrument …
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Perception that Dubai properties are expensive is wrong: Sanjay Sachdev, MD – sales & marketing, Sobha Group
Property market in Dubai is seeing lot of interest from Indian buyers. Sanjay Sachdev, MD – Sales & Marketing, Sobha Group says that interest from Indian home buyers have inched up considerably due to demonetization and a slowdown in the property market in …
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Dubai-India business ties just got better
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently concluded a successful trade mission to India, which was organised to facilitate economic cooperation and explore trade and investment opportunities in the country. The trade mission, part of the Dubai …
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Man caught trying to smuggle 4200 insects, 27 spiders and seven SCORPIONS from Perth to Abu Dhabi
The Czech national was boarding a flight last month when his bags were searched by Australian Border Force officers who seized the insects. ABF says the insects were housed in plastic boxes, ziplock bags and plastic bottles. The insects were assessed by …
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Real Estate sector dominates Abu Dhabi Foreign investment
19.03.2017: Property laws and regulations increase investor confidence as developers prepare to launch new projects at Cityscape Abu Dhabi Property laws and regulations increase investor confidence as developers prepare to launch new projects at Cityscape …
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Designed In Dubai: UAE Startup YaHalla Wants To Stand Out As An Emirati Tech Brand
Inspired by Sheikh Mohammed’s drive to make Dubai and the UAE a leader in terms of technology uptake and application, Tayeb says that he has followed the same principle in crafting and building the gadgets under the YaHalla brand. The specs for the …
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International Day of Happiness observed across UAE
Dubai: The UAE is celebrating the International Day of Happiness today (March 20) — a day that is marked by the establishment of the World Happiness Council by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the …
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