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UAE : Two Dubai beaches open after oil slick reported

UAE : Two Dubai beaches open after oil slick reported

A popular stretch of Dubai's coastline was open as usual on Wednesday after an apparent oil slick kept swimmers out of the water a day earlier.…

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UAE : Sharjah bans New Year's Eve firework displays in support of Gaza

UAE : Sharjah bans New Year's Eve firework displays in support of Gaza

Sharjah Police on Tuesday banned New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks displays in a show of solidarity with the people of Gaza. The fo…

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Jordan, UAE emphasise need for ceasefire in Gaza

Jordan, UAE emphasise need for ceasefire in Gaza

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan emphasised the need for an imme…

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Saudi Arabia welcomes roadmap to peace by UN special envoy for Yemen

Saudi Arabia welcomes roadmap to peace by UN special envoy for Yemen

Saudi Arabia on Sunday welcomed a statement issued by the United Nations special envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg regarding a roadmap to peace.…

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Egypt, UAE sign MoU to build large data centres

Egypt, UAE sign MoU to build large data centres

The Egyptian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology and the Emirati Ministry of Investment signed a memorandum of understanding…

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UAE airports set to welcome 135m passengers in 2024

UAE airports set to welcome 135m passengers in 2024

The UAE’s airports are expected to receive 135 million passengers in 2024, a 4 percent surge in traffic over the previous 12 months, accordin…

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More UAE medical volunteers head to field hospital in Gaza

More UAE medical volunteers head to field hospital in Gaza

More medical workers have left the UAE for Gaza to help people injured by the conflict with Israel. Nine volunteers make up the third batch…

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UAE ship arrives to Arish with thousands of tons in aid for Gaza

UAE ship arrives to Arish with thousands of tons in aid for Gaza

According to WAM, the ship was received by UAE Ambassador to Egypt Mariam Khalifa Al-Kaabi, North Sinai Governor Major General Mohamed Abdel-Fadil…

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UAE announces three days of mourning after death of Kuwait's ruler Sheikh Nawaf

UAE announces three days of mourning after death of Kuwait's ruler Sheikh Nawaf

The UAE has officially announced three days of mourning after Kuwait’s ruler, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, died on Saturday. A sta…

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Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf dead at 86, Sheikh Meshal named successor

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf dead at 86, Sheikh Meshal named successor

The cause of his death was not immediately disclosed. The emir was admitted to hospital late last month due to what the state news agency described…

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Gaza students gets free scholarships at UAE University

Gaza students gets free scholarships at UAE University

Dozens of students from the Gaza Strip have received free scholarships at UAE University. The initiative was launched by President Sheikh M…

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UAE garnering global support for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

UAE garnering global support for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

 UAE’s Permanent Representative to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, affirmed that the UAE is collaborating with t…

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Dubai airport expects more than four million passengers in 16 days

Dubai airport expects more than four million passengers in 16 days

The queues at Dubai International Airport may well be frightful over the next two weeks, as the travel hub gears up for a very busy festive season.…

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Egypt welcomes COP28 results, praises UAE successful hosting

Egypt welcomes COP28 results, praises UAE successful hosting

Egypt also praised the Emirati leadership in the negotiations that led to the "UAE Consensus", a set of measures meant to mobilise international ef…

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COP28 climate summit : deal to transition away from fossil fuels

COP28 climate summit : deal to transition away from fossil fuels

Government ministers representing nearly 200 countries on Wednesday agreed to a deal that calls for a transition away from fossil fuels, after a pr…

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Dubai non-oil economy improved further in November on new order boost

Dubai non-oil economy improved further in November on new order boost

Business activity in Dubai's non-oil private sector economy continued to strengthen in November, albeit at a softer pace, as new orders and output…

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Japan, UAE to cooperate towards stabilization of international oil market

Japan, UAE to cooperate towards stabilization of international oil market

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces, spoke with Japan’s Prime…

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COP28 Draft Climate Deal Floats Fossil Fuel Cuts for First Time

COP28 Draft Climate Deal Floats Fossil Fuel Cuts for First Time

The United Arab Emirates, presiding over this year’s COP28 climate talks, presented a draft deal that called on countries to cut their consum…

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UAE’s green bonds and sukuk value surges over $4bn in 11 months

UAE’s green bonds and sukuk value surges over $4bn in 11 months

The total value of sukuks, green and sustainability-linked bonds registered with the UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority reached about…

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COP28 UAE: Fossil fuels, finance remain key hurdles in the negotiation text at the climate summit

COP28 UAE: Fossil fuels, finance remain key hurdles in the negotiation text at the climate summit

With the clock ticking away, negotiators at the COP28 UN climate summit are saying that a just and equitable phase out of fossil fuels and financin…

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