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Dubai citizen wins one-bedroom apartment in home festival mega draw
Dubai resident Mohammad Burqaiba snatched a one-bedroom flat from Damac Properties in the Dubai Home Festival (DHF) Mega Draw. Burqaiba was out shopping at the sixth season organized by Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE)
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95% discount, holidays in Dubai: Dates of 14 major events in 2025 revealed
New Year resolutions are not the only thing new year promises. Exciting deals, parties and happenings that continue in Dubai to welcome its inhabitants into the new year as well. Dubai Tourism Authority has released its 2025 Events and Event
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The world first museum of artificial intelligence called Riddles is coming to Dubai Mall
The wonder city Dubai will reinvent innovation when Riddles, the first museum of artificial intelligence, opens. Housed in the Zabeel extension of the landmark Dubai Mall, Riddles promises an immersive blend of the latest AI and classic
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Dubai launches first-of-its kind drone delivery services
Dubai on Tuesday started drone deliveries of medicines and packages. The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) granted the first licence
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RTA to auction 90 special numbers on December 28
Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is set to auction 90 premium 2- to 5-digit vehicle licence plates during the 117th Open Licensing Plates
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Volunteers in Dubai help overstayers navigate amnesty process
‘It has been almost four months now since I’ve arrived at the tent in Al Awir at 8am.’ Second Lt Rashid Naeem Al Khatib is an
Read MoreHow some Dubai residents plan to watch New Year fireworks
As the year is drawing to a close in 2025, most UAE nationals are paying top dollar for hotel rooms in the right areas for the best view of the city’s New Year fireworks. Prices hitting Dh11,000 a night for three nights, residents
Read MoreIndian principal 33 Dubai trips spark controversy; state government launches investigation
A school principal in India who had visited Dubai 33 times in two years, was arrested and suspended last month from an education institution for the students of Economically Weaker Section (EWS), reports Indian media. Sanjay Patel, head of
Read MoreDubai: Passenger smuggling 4 kg cocaine for $500 reward sentenced to life
A transit passenger sentenced by Dubai Criminal Court to life in prison and then deportation, after trying to hide more than 4kg of cocaine in his bags. Life prison term is usually 25 years in UAE. The Malaysian passenger was convicted of
Read MoreDubai bans truck movement on Emirates Road during evening peak hours
Dubai authorities have placed a moratorium on the traffic of trucks using Emirates Road during night peak time 5.30pm-8pm. New restrictions start January 1st 2025 and apply to the area between Al Awir Street and Sharjah. The
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