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Abu Dhabi: 8,500-year-old buildings discovered
Abu Dhabi: Building structures unearthed off the coast of UAE capital by the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi push back date of such remains in the UAE and region by…
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Emirates airlines tops YouGov’s travel and tourism rankings in UAE
Abu Dhabi: Dubai-based Emirates, the world’s largest long-haul airline, has topped YouGov’s travel and tourism rankings 2022 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The airline received the highest impression score of 63.3 on…
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Hillary Clinton to headline International Women’s Day event in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is visiting Abu Dhabi for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022. Clinton will headline its inaugural Forbes 30/50 Summit, a global event gathering…
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UAE’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has the largest carpet
Abu Dhabi: The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque main prayer hall has the largest carpet in the world, a one-of-a-kind masterpiece of exquisite beauty and design. The carpet was hand-woven by some of…
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UAE to impose federal corporate tax for the first time
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates announced Monday it is introducing for the first time a federal corporate tax on business earnings. It’s the latest measure to bring the country in line with…
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog to make first ever vist to UAE
Jerusalem: Israel’s figurehead president will make the first visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state next week, his office said Tuesday. The high profile visit by President…
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UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi
Dubai: The UAE defence forces on Monday intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles that the Houthi terror group fired towards its capital Abu Dhabi, days after two Indians and a Pakistani were…
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UAE defence system detects incoming hostile projectile attacks
Abu Dhabi: After a series of hostile attacks by the Houthi faction last week in Abu Dhabi, another incoming hostile projectile were detected by air defence systems in the United Arab Emirates…
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UNSC condemns Houthi attacks in Abu Dhabi
United Nations: The members of the UN Security Council have strongly condemned the “heinous terrorist attacks” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as in other sites in Saudi Arabia carried…
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UAE envoy: Yemen’s Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack
Dubai: Yemen’s Houthi rebels used cruise and ballistic missiles, in addition to drones, in an attack on Abu Dhabi this week that killed three people and set off fires at a fuel depot…
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Two Indians killed in Abu Dhabi oil tanker blast identified
New Delhi: Two Indian nationals killed in an oil tanker blast in Abu Dhabi on Monday have been identified, officials said on Tuesday, adding the Indian embassy in UAE has started the…
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Houthis launch 5 ballistic missiles, explosive-laden drones in multiple attacks on UAE
Sanaa: The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen announced that it fired five ballistic missiles and several explosive-laden drones in multiple attacks on airports and an oil refinery in the United Arab Emirates…
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GCC countries condemn Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Monday condemned an attack launched by the Yemeni Houthi movement towards the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi, which resulted in the death of 3 people and…
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Abu Dhabi police confirm explosion of three fuel tankers
Dubai: Drones may have sparked an explosion on three oil tankers in Abu Dhabi and may have sparked a separate fire at an extension of the emirate’s main airport on Monday, according to…