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It is hard to believe that less than 50 years ago, life in the UAE relied entirely on the natural environment. When you look at photographer Richard Allenby-Pratt’s images of landscapes across the country, the devastation to the fine balance of a desert ecosystem caused by modern consumptive lifestyles is heartbreaking. Shots of the Hajar Mountains in Fujairah reveal great trenches carved out for cement production. On […]

DUBAI, June 10 (Reuters) – Saudi Telecom Co (STC), the Gulf’s largest telecommunications operator by market value, said on Tuesday it had completed a 2 billion riyal ($533 million), 10-year debut sukuk issue. The issue, which was almost two times oversubscribed, carried a floating profit rate of 70 basis points over the three-month Saudi interbank offered rate , currently at 0.9525 percent. Government investors, banks, asset managers […]

|By Arabian Post Staff|DP World, which already has a tie-up with Hyperloop One for conducting a feasibility study on moving containers from ships docked at DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port via the Hyperloop system to a new inland container depot in Dubai, is now keen to join China’s multi-trillion dollar One Belt One Road (OBOR) project. DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem […]

OPEC is embarking on a last-ditch diplomatic push to reach a production cut, with ministers flying to Russia for talks, as Saudi Arabia for the first time suggested the oil-club doesn’t necessarily need to curb output. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will meet on Wednesday in Vienna to try finalize the terms of its first production decrease in eight years. Yet the group remains divided about […]

Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of NASA returns to Earth Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, after a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Williams captured this photograph and wrote, “I will certainly miss this view! Vast gratitude toward my crewmates, ground teams, supporting friends, and family.” Source link

A selection of films from around the world are to be showcased next week at the 13th annual Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), its organisers have announced. Held at the Madinat Theatre at Dubai’s Souk Madinat Jumeirah, the festival runs from December 7-14 and includes numerous cinema screenings and red carpet gala events.   On December 8, festival goers will experience the world premiere of ‘Befikre’, a Hindi […]

It was not just the manner in which Rosberg succeeded, and his generosity in praising his teammate, but also the contrasting style with which Hamilton lost the title, that defined this final duel of the 2016 season. Continue reading the main story With just 12 points between them before the race, and Rosberg leading the series, Hamilton, who started from the pole position — with Rosberg starting […]

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ABU DHABI // Even though Sunday was a working day, there was a holiday atmosphere on Yas Island where thousands of fans flocked to the big race. Marie Jacob, 35, from South Africa, travelled from Dubai with her friends to watch the race, arriving about 3pm. “I am too excited and it’s one of the most thrilling races in the world,” she said. Ms Jacob has been […]

While the world may have been gripped by race-day dramas on the track, for many more casual UAE motorsports fans Sunday’s prime attraction was a live appearance by pop superstar Rihanna at du Arena as part of the Yasalam after-race concert series. There could be far more fitting acts to take this coveted closing night slot – previously filled by music legends including Prince, The Who and […]

With less than a month left until Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters, Disney has released some new extended footage from the movie. The video, which lasts less than two minutes and is titled “Trust”, doesn’t contain any new scenes. Instead, the focus here is on offering new looks at some of the film’s biggest action sequences, including the battle between the rebels and an […]

The UAE’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) has begun establishing committees to start collecting tax data on any US citizen living in the UAE from 2017, it has announced. The moves are required under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a US federal law that aims to combat offshore tax evasion by US persons. The ministry will coordinate with various government authorities to collect financial data in […]

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said it had killed four militants linked to the Islamic State on Sunday after they attacked Israeli forces in the Golan Heights. The confrontation appeared to be the first of its kind between Israel and Islamic State-affiliated forces based in Syria. It was not immediately clear if the militants’ attack was spontaneous or if it signaled a possible change of policy by […]

What are the differences between a regular car and a racing car? What is it like to be in a high-speed accident on a race track? How do you master corners without losing control of your car when you are driving at breakneck speeds? A series of short programmes from the free-to-air Quest Arabiya channel attempts to answer these questions and more besides, as they ­explore everything […]

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The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 48 crew members NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 (Kazakh time). Source link

the UAE’s Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MoID) plans to construct all of its buildings using 3D technology, according to local media. “All of the buildings to be built in the future by the ministry across the UAE will be 3D-printed in line with the national agenda of the country and the UAE 2021 vision,” Munira Abdul Kareem, manager of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development’s Project Execution Department […]

Today we learn of yet another campus full of disaffected Hillary snowflakes who were triggered by a post-it note suggesting that they should stop whining about the election and just “suck it up, pussies.”  This latest example comes to us from Edgewood College in the ultra-liberal bastion of Madison, Wisconsin via Campus Reform. Apparently the simple post-it note was determined to be a “hate crime” by the […]

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 27 November 2016 Saudi Hollandi Bank, announced today that it has rebranded to Alawwal Bank. The name change marks the start of a transformation that will see the bank build on its reputation for innovation and service excellence. The new branding highlights the bank’s commitment to supporting the growth of the country’s economy while meeting the demands of its existing customers and a new […]

Hotel demand will outpace supply by 2020, according to STR’s client relationships director Sarah Duignan. She made the pronouncement at the Accommodating growth in the Middle East presentation at the Hotelier Express Summit 2016, held on November 23 in Dubai. Duignan said Middle East hotels’ revenue per available room (RevPAR) levels had peaked in October 2009 at AED1,300 ($353.9) and today current average rates over the last […]

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Here are the big questions we are asking at FT Markets into the week when the calendar flips over into December. Will Opec deliver a meaningful production cut? All eyes are on Vienna and Opec’s annual gathering with a keenly awaited decision on production levels. An Opec deal on Wednesday that delivers a concrete supply reduction of at least 1m barrels a day, with non-members such as […]

The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 48 crew members NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin, and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016(Kazakh time). Williams, Ovchinin, and Skripochka are returning after 172 days in space. Source link

First Avenue, the new shopping mall and hotel planned for Dubai’s Motor City, has signed up leading retailer Carrefour as a key anchor tenant ahead of the project’s launch early next year. Carrefour, owned by Majid Al Futtaim, will open the new store in First Avenue while other major retailers are set to be announced for the AED500 million project’s launch during the first quarter of next […]

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