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UAE billionaire Hussain Sajwani to invest $20 billion in US data centres, Trump announces
Dubai - UAE billionaire Hussain Sajwani will spend $20 billion in the growing US data centre market over the next five years, he and the US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday at Trump's Palm Beach, Florida, home. A Damac
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UAE-based gamers reveal the most anticipated video games of 2025
As 2025 gets underway, gaming circles are abuzz about some of the most anticipated games in years. From long-awaited sequels to groundbreaking technologies, 2025’s slate is set to be legendary. To get an idea of the excitement, we asked gaming
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UAE airlines say flights to the US not impacted by winter storm
Dubai-based UAE Airlines said on Monday that flights to the United States were spared the winter storm's adverse weather. Storm — which dumped snow and ice across most of the US — cancelled more than 2,200 flights and
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UAE weather: Red, yellow alerts issued for fog; humidity to rise at night
Some people in the UAE will see cloudy skies on Tuesday after the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts for higher humidity. The
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Some UAE students start their day before sunrise
When Zoya, a nursery student in Al Majaz 3, Sharjah, got up at 5.50am on Monday to take her school bus, she moaned to her mother: "Why am I
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UAE public holidays 2025: How to turn 13 days off into 45 days break with smart planning
Zuhara Safa, an Indian expat and marketing manager, 23 years old, knows how to book a holiday in January. She started 2025 on Wednesday, January 1,
Read MoreUAE residents go ice chasing in Al Ain, RAK as temperatures near 0°C
When the temperature in the UAE has dropped to almost zero degrees Celsius, people have been ice-chasing. Others have been lucky enough to witness ice-like reflections, others were near-freezing outside. The Sharjahi Nizar Ahmed left home
Read MoreUAE: Why some parents opt to homeschool their children
Tara in Sharjah’s home was the reason her daughter’s first report card set her on the homeschooling path. She still homeschools all three of her children now (11, 8 and 3 years old). "My daughter was in kindergarten, and
Read MoreSmall UAE shops now use payment apps to serve customers who don't carry cash
And if you buy locally, at little shops and pop-ups, be prepared to pay with cash — although that has recently begun to change with digital payment apps. Small-scale business use cash or long-distance bank wires for payments for a
Read MoreUAE hits highest-ever Emiratisation rate with 131,000 citizens in private sector
It comes after Emiratis working in UAE’s private sector reached 131,000 for the first time in 2024 — an increase of 350 per cent, it said on Thursday. Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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