BlogsAugust 8, 2017
ABU DHABI - The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity today announced its 2025 honourees: Prime Minister of Barbados, Senior Counsel, Member of Parliament and climate change champion Mia Amor Mottley; humanitarian organisation World Central Kitchen founded by Chef José Andrés; and 15-year-old health innovator Heman Bekele – the award's first...
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DUBAI - Dubai is getting a brand new mega mall. Located in the Nad Al Sheba neighbourhood, this massive 500,000 sq. ft. retail destination is set to open in April 2025. Featuring over 100 stores across fitness, retail, entertainment, F&B and healthcare, the mall promises to be a hotspot in...
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INDIA : Global music icons Steve Aoki and Argy took center stage at an exclusive private event in India, celebrating the birthday of Ashish Bhutani, the visionary CEO of Bhutani Group. The lavish celebration, held at a luxurious venue, was attended by a host of Indian celebrities, singers, and industry...
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Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella had some kind words for DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that roiled his company’s shares earlier this week. The upstart stunned the US tech industry with an open-source AI model called R1 that it claims rivals or outperforms the abilities of western...
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UAE - The first batch of 80 Rafale fighter jets from France has been handed over to the UAE as part of a "historic deal" that reflects the strategic partnership between the countries, it was announced on Thursday. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) received the jets — which are among...
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UAE - A new asteroid, coded '2024 YR24,' has been discovered to have the highest chance of colliding with Earth, the Abu Dhabi-based International Astronomy Centre (IAC) announced. It may pose "potential danger" when it passes by the planet in 2032, the experts said. The asteroid was discovered last December...
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PARIS - Five skiers died in two separate avalanches in the French Alps, local media reported on Wednesday. In the Savoie region of the French Alps, four Norwegian skiers lost their lives in the Val-Cenis area, French newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré and broadcaster TF1 reported, citing the local prefecture. The...
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WASHINGTON - A small aircraft crashed in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport late Wednesday, and fire boats were on the scene, the Washington fire department said. The District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department said on its social media accounts that it was responding to an apparent...
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DUBAI - H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence, received an official invitation from Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, to visit the country in April this year. The invitation was conveyed by Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s...
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