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Meet Dubai Police officer who is UAE first to graduate from UK Defence Academy
She started her career with her father going to aviation shows when she was 13. Lieutenant Nouf Al Baloushi is an aviation expert. She’s the youngest Emirati ever to register and complete the postgraduate course in the UK Ministry of
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UAE: Palestinian expats in tears as Israel, Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire deal
When the Gaza ceasefire news reached Dubai-based Palestinian expat Reem, the first thing she did was pray for her sister who remains in a tent in the city of fighting. She sprang into tears of joy because she’d even tried to believe that peace
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UAE: MBZ-SAT sends first signal from orbit
Dubai Media Office: The most advanced Earth-imaging satellite in the UAE MBZ-SAT made its first orbital signal on Wednesday. "MBRSC has received its first signal from MBZ-SAT and everything is working correctly since it was sent into
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UAE: Scammed expats hope for 'closure' as Heera Group properties set for auction on January 23
Residents of UAE who had previously staked in Heera Group schemes are encouraged as the group’s managing director Nowhera Shaikh’s two
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UAE: Will VAT apply to cryptocurrency mining?
Cryptocurrency mining in the private wallets of citizens is exempt from UAE value-added tax (VAT), the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) said
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UAE employees demand higher housing, transport allowances amidst rising rents, Salik tolls
Workers in the UAE are pushing for more housing, transport and children’s school allowances and bonuses from employers in the wake of rent
Read MoreUAE: Rents in Sharjah likely to remain high for the next 2 years
Sharjah rents will be high for the next two years, as new residents come into the emirate. According to experts, rentals are 5–10 per cent higher now, although it is less than in other emirates. “Rents are rising in
Read MoreUAE-made MBZ-SAT to blast off to space on January 14 from California
The latest UAE earth-imaging satellite MBZ-SAT will launch on Tuesday, January 14, 10.49pm UAE time from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) said. This will be the second
Read MoreUAE doctors caution against flu symptoms
UAE doctors are warning about persistent flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. As Dr Rajesh Kumar Gupta, an internal medicine doctor at Burjeel Specialty Hospital in Sharjah, said, flu and RSV this year have arrived
Read MoreIndian rupee may hit 26 to the UAE dirham as RBI loosens grip
The Indian rupee could fall to less than 26 per the UAE dirham or 90 per dollar this year as the Reserve Bank of India is all set to exit its implicit quasi-peg to the dollar under the new governor. The rupee has crashed to historic lows
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