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Narendra Modi hailed the ever-closer relationship between the UAE and India on the eve of his third visit to the country in four years. The Indian leader will arrive in the country late on Friday. On Saturday he will hold talks with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received Thursday a phone call from President of France, Emmanuel Macron. During the conversation, they reviewed the strong friendship ties between the UAE and France, and prospects of …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, got a phone call Thursday from the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, on prospects of consolidating concerted action and furthering collaboration between the two friendly countries. The two …

The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal adjourned to Aug 28 the sentence in the case of 24-year-old GCC woman national charged with abusing crystal drug. The defendant confessed to drug abuse in court. She said she had psychological problems which forced her to take it since her mother died last …

Mohammed bin Zayed held yesterday evening a phone call with the Amir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad, during which His Highness was reassured about the health of the Amir of Kuwait. His Highness wished the Amir of Kuwait good health and wellness.

A total of 2,208 Indian companies joined Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry as new members in the first six months of 2019, marking a 18 percent increase compared to the same period last year, the non-profit public organisation has revealed. Indian firms accounted for 24.4 percent of the new …

DUBAI, 22nd August, 2019 (WAM) — Dubai Airports celebrated the arrival of the inaugural flight of full service Indian carrier Vistara from Mumbai at a ceremony at Dubai International, DXB, on Wednesday. Vistara’s daily non-stop service between Mumbai and Dubai will offer an additional choice to the tens of thousands …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will promote a homegrown Indian payment scheme this weekend during his third official visit to the UAE. He will launch RuPay on Saturday at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, where he will be awarded the Order of Zayed, the UAE’s highest civilian honour. “The bilateral …

The Arab Coalition Forces on Thursday morning intercepted and shot down two drones launched by the Houthi militia from Yemen’s Amran province towards Khamis Mushait in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Press Agency, SPA, quoted the Coalition Spokesman Colonel Turki Al Maliki as saying that “all attempts by the Iranian-backed terrorist …

The number of people killed in road accidents in Abu Dhabi last year fell by 4.2 percent, a police official said on Tuesday, as they revealed traffic control systems have contributed to the curbing of accidents and fatalities by 87 percent between 2009 and 2018. The figures were set out …