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Your face will be your boarding pass: Abu Dhabi Airport
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi International Airport has started the trials of the biometric initiative for enhancing passenger journey, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. Implemented by Abu Dhabi-based technology company NEXT50, the…
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Hyderabad: UAE based crypto trading company dupes city’s residents
Hyderabad: Thousands of people were duped by an online crypto trading company in the city. Cases were filed against the alleged fraudsters at different police stations in the city after the victims…
- Middle East
UAE celebrates Qatar National Day; Burj Khalifa lights up its flag
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced its participation on Sunday, in the celebrations of the National Day of the State of Qatar, which falls on December 18 of each year.…
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UAE: Filipino petrol filler wins Rs 4 lakh in ‘Camp ka Champ’
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Filipino petrol filler won the grand prize of 20,000 Dirham (Rs 4,50,507) in the 16th edition of Western Union ‘Camp ka Champ’. Jerry Balbin…
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Former Britain PM David Cameron to teach at Abu Dhabi university
Abu Dhabi: Britain’s former prime minister, David Cameron, has accepted a teaching job at a university in Abu Dhabi. 56-year-old David Cameron will lecture students on “practising politics and government in the…
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UAE Golden Visa holders can now sponsor unlimited number of domestic workers
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) new domestic workers law – which came into force on Thursday, December 15 – employers are prohibited from hiring domestic workers – unless they have a license…
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UAE salaries to increase in 2023; know which sectors will have highest salary hike
Abu Dhabi: Some companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are planning to increase salaries by more than 10 per cent in 2023, according to a recent study. This came in a…
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World’s first supermodel robot cafe to come up in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: The world’s first supermodel robot cafe— serving coffee and ice cream to customers, without the help of any human being is about to open soon in Dubai. Donna Cyber-Cafe will…
- Middle East
Etihad Airways announces new daily flight to Kolkata
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways on Thursday announced the relaunch of a daily flight service to Kolkata, India, from Abu Dhabi, starting from March 26, 2023. The airways will fly daily…
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Khasi Mandarin oranges from Meghalaya exported to UAE
Shillong: A group of orange farmers in Meghalaya’s South West Khasi Hills district on Friday exported 2,000 kg of the citrus fruit to Doha and Bahrain in the UAE, an official said.…
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UAE: Kerala man walks 24 hrs relay in memory of friend who died from cancer
Abu Dhabi: A 28-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Kerala man has walked 24 hours covering 87 kilometers in Sharjah during the ‘Relay for Life’ fundraiser for cancer patients. Nihad Naseeruddin, an athlete…
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UAE’s Rashid Rover sent first message; first image of Earth released
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates Rashid Rover sent its first message to the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in Al Khawaneej, three days after its successful launch. The SpaceX Falcon 9…
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UK, France, UAE support India’s bid for permanent membership at UNSC
New York: The UK, France and UAE on Wednesday (local time) extended support for India’s permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Dame Barbara Woodward, the UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations said, “The Security Council must…
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UAE: No visit visa extension without exiting the country
Abu Dhabi: Visit visa holders in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cannot renew their visas by staying in the country, local media reported. The new rules came into effect on Tuesday, December…