ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev paid his first official visit in 2017 to Abu-Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Jan.15-16, reported the press office of the Akorda. He met with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, co …
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Expo 2020 Dubai Rolls Out Detailed Planning for Sustainability
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Expo 2020 Dubai today revealed full details of its sustainability strategy – a key pillar in the planning of the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia – at the Abu Dhabi …
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UAE online shoppers best rest of the world
Dubai: UAE shoppers do make it count when going online — they rack up the highest transaction levels of $332 per purchase according to a KPMG survey consumer habits in 51 countries. This is so even though UAE consumers shop less frequently online than th …
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Emirates opens its business and first class lounges to all passengers
Emirates has opened its Dubai International Airport business-class lounges to paying guests, allowing lower-tier passengers to access the facilities without having to stump up for a higher airfare. In order to be eligible for the upgrade, passengers must …
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Motorist pays Dubai Police Dh100,000 in fines
Dubai: An Emirati man driving recklessly on the roads had to pay Dubai Traffic Police Dh100,000 just to release his vehicle from the impound, according to police records. To stamp out erratic driving on Dubai’s roads, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin …
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6 money resolutions for UAE expats to get richer
These things are easier said than done, especially in the UAE, where personal borrowings are piling up. We’ve asked the experts to provide some useful advice around the area of investing, financial planning, budgeting, saving or spending to help improve …
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Dubai Land Department’s media report for 2016 real estate transactions
Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) annual report reveals that the total amount of real estate transactions recorded in the Emirate last year exceeded Dh259 billion. Commenting on DLD’s annual report, His Excellency Sultan Butti Bin Merjen, Director General …
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Dubai Properties launches large villas in its Villanova project
Real estate developer Dubai Properties (DP) has announced the launch of new large villas for sale within its Villanova residential master community in Dubailand. The new villas – La Quinta – are part of the second phase of the Villanova project.
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Comparing First & Business Class On The Emirates A380
and Dubai to Manchester. Well, I recently flew Emirates A380 business class for the first time from Dubai to Los Angeles. While I’ll have a full trip report shortly, some readers asked if I could do a side-by-side comparison of Emirates’ first and …
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UAE firms must make tech investments
What’s on tap for UAE manufacturers in 2017 … Expect cloud, the Internet of Things (IoT) and analytics to be key areas of technology investment for manufacturers in the region. While these were topics of conversation and exploration in 2016 …
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For UAE’s next design hotshots, help is at hand
one such being the Dubai Design District (d3).” Future locations could also turn out to be hotpots for designers — both starting out and already established — such as the Night Souq on Deira Islands. “Any retail business requires space where the …
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Six tourists are seriously hurt after hot-air balloon plummets from the sky while flying over desert in the UAE
Six tourists have been seriously hurt after the hot-air balloon they were in plummeted from the sky while flying over the desert in the United Arab Emirates. The European and Asian holidaymakers were rushed to hospital after the balloon ‘abruptly’ fell …
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6 tourists injured in hot-air balloon crash in UAE desert
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Investigators in the United Arab Emirates are looking into what caused a hot-air balloon to abruptly drop from the sky, injuring six tourists onboard. Police in the emirate of Sharjah said Monday that the balloon struck the …
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Dubai imports 33.7m tonnes of food in 2016
Dubai — The number of food shipments that arrived in Dubai through land, sea and air in 2016 was 351,761 and their total volume was 33.74 million tonnes, said an official of Dubai Municipality. Dr Essam Al Hashimi, head of Food Trade Control Section of …
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Dubai Financial Market : Daman Investments delay IPO plans – Chairman
Dubai – Mubasher: The chairman and founder of Daman Investments said that the company has decided to postpone the plan to issue its stocks in the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) to after 2017. Shehab Gargash added during his speech on Monday during a press …
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McIlroy withdraws from Abu Dhabi because of rib injury.
Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from the Abu Dhabi Championship this week because of a rib injury. The European Tour released a statement on Monday saying the second-ranked McIlroy underwent tests after he was injured during the SA Open and they revealed a …
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Rory McIlroy (rib injury) WD from Abu Dhabi 'really quite annoying'
January 16, 2017 2:31pm EST January 16, 2017 2:31pm EST European Tour, Golf, News, English, Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, Rory McIlroy After suffering an injury in South Africa last week, Rory McIlroy has been ruled out of the Abu Dhabi Championship.
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