May 2017 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

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Each winner will have the opportunity to travel to one of Air Arabia's 101 destinations across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. For many, travelling the world is only a dream as only a few have the means to make it a reality. City Centre Sharjah, owned and operated by Majid...

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Suspect denies sending offensive text messages to former business partner following financial dispute Dubai: A businessman has been accused of threatening his former business partner and sending him SMSs of blasphemous and offensive nature following a financial dispute. The...

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Policemen saw suspect leaving massage spa cards on cars and restrained him Dubai: A visitor has been accused of resisting arrest and assaulting two policemen who tried to apprehend him while he was leaving massage spa cards on windshields of cars. The two policemen were said to have...

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The country's cybercrime threat ranking has improved in the past two years, says Symantec report The UAE’s cybercrime threat ranking has improved in the past two years, but the country remains a key target for hackers, according to a report. The UAE was ranked 41st globally in...

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Dubai: Dubai welcomed the first Indian passport holder with a valid American visa and granted him visa on arrival on May 1, officials said on Tuesday. On Tuesday, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai posted on its Instagram account a picture of the Indian...

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Abu Dhabi's state-owned Etihad Airways said on Tuesday that it was no longer willing to invest in Alitalia after the Italian carrier's board asked to be put under special administration. Without support for restructuring, "we are not prepared to continue to invest," Etihad's president James...

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ABU DHABI // Two major development projects will bring thousands of homes and jobs to an underdeveloped area on the outskirts of the capital. The Dh4 billion Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City is 90 per cent complete and will open later this year, while construction is under way on a Dh2.5bn...

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DUBAI // Two luxury yachts worth more than US$4 million have been stolen from Dubai by a fugitive conman and used by criminals including human traffickers and gun runners. UK private investigators are trying to recover the yachts. They were used by Ultimate Charter for daytrips around Dubai...

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Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi said the plan could resolve the UAE’s water shortage An Abu Dhabi firm has revealed plans to tow icebergs from Antarctica to the UAE in early 2018 to harvest for drinking water. Gulf News cited Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi, managing...

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“There is a major logic in continuing the cut,” Suhail Al Mazrouei was quoted as saying OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers should extend their production cut agreement into the second half of the year, the UAE’s energy minister has been quoted as saying. Suhail Al Mazrouei stressed that...

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