September 2019 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

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DUBAI – Dubai Sports Council has announced the opening of registrations for the 7 th Sheikha Hind Women’s Sports Tournament and this year, participants will have two new events to choose from – crossfit and an obstacle challenge. Organised under the guidance of HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin...

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World's Greatest Show in the Making bus tour, which gave visitors a sneak preview of the Expo 2020 venue, lifted over 3,000 people in six weeks The World's Greatest Show in the Making bus tour, which gave visitors a sneak preview of the Expo 2020 Dubai venue, has lifted more than 3,000...

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Hazza Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi successfully complete their final tests at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Moscow Hazza Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on September 25, and Sultan Al Neyadi, the back-up...

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Knight Frank analysis shows how affordable Dubai is compared to the likes of London, New York and Hong Kong Dubai is fast becoming a key hub city for property investment with prices remaining relatively affordable on a global basis, according to consultants Knight Frank. Its...

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Operating income for H1 2019 amounted to Dh1,510 million, an increase of 13.7 per cent Commercial Bank of Dubai delivered a strong half yearly result with net profit up 25 per cent to Dh701 million due to broad based business improvement. Operating expenses increased marginally by 1.1...

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DIP has superior road network Dubai Investments Park (DIP), an integrated commercial, industrial and residential community in Dubai, is spurring up its investments towards the development of various infrastructure facilities and has invested a total of Dh1.5 billion ($408 million)...

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Month-on-month, the UAE's CPI inched down by 0.03% last June The UAE’s inflation rate has fallen in June by 1.49% in June as compared to the same month of 2018, according to data issued by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA). Month-on-month, the state’s...

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UAE-based premium real estate developer says year to date results mark a 165% increase in sales value over the same period in 2018 Sobha Realty, the UAE-based premium real estate developer, has announced a robust annual financial performance, notching up AED1 billion ($272 million) in...

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The facade of the pavilion will combine Arabesque and Asanoha patterns and is inspired by the Japanese art of origami Japan has broken ground on its pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai which is being built by Obayashi Middle East Construction. The groundbreaking, which officially marked...

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Dubai's transport authority on Saturday opened phases 3 and 4 of the roads network leading to the Expo 2020 site Dubai's transport authority on Saturday opened phases 3 and 4, costing AED1.3 billion, of the roads network leading to the Expo 2020 venue. The Roads and Transport...

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