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Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 20, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Theatre festival Short+Sweet Abu Dhabi is a festival of 10-minute plays encompassing various genres, which will be staged over two nights by UAE-based actors, directors and playwrights who are members of the […]

Government of Dubai Media Office – 19 January 2017  Chairperson of Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today announced the appointment of Dr. Amer Al Zarooni as the Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Healthcare City Medical (DHCM), a new cluster that oversees […]

A bonus of $250,000 is on offer to any runner who can break the world record at Friday’s Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon. The bonus is in addition to the first prize of $200,000 and underlines the status of the popular IAAF Gold Label race as the richest marathon in the world. Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele, whose personal best is just six seconds outside the world record of 2h:02m:57s […]

After starring in the West End production of Miss Saigon in London, Filipino performers Rachelle Ann Go, Eva Noblezada and Jon Jon Briones moved to New York City this week to begin rehearsals for the Broadway revival of the hit musical, which will return to the stage there on March 1. Noblezada, 20, will reprise the lead role of Kim, while Go will play Gigi Van Tranh. […]

Appoints Industry Veteran Amid Al-Shanteer to Lead Regional Office in Dubai Covering Middle East and North Africa 19 January 2017 FREMONT, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire) Responding to growing business in the Middle East and North Africa, AlertEnterprise, the leading Silicon Valley based provider of Security Convergence software, has appointed Amid Al-Shanteer as Vice President of Sales for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market effective January 16, […]

DUBAI // A new date has been set for the country’s own hardcore adventure race launched by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, earlier this month. The inaugural event, named Sandstorm, will now be held on February 10 at the Al Qudra Lakes, within Al Marmoum Conservation Reserve Dubai. The decision to move the date back from January 27 was made in response to large […]

19 JANUARY 2017 – DUBAI, UAE: Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Founding Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group, hosted his inaugural ‘Open Talk’ session with a group of 50 of his social media followers.  Open Talk is a monthly series of face-to-face discussions on key issues impacting the UAE and wider region. Al Habtoor said, “Social media is such a powerful platform. I have many followers who I […]

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Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of the Executive Council, on Wednesday approved the new maternity leave policy for Dubai Government employees. The policy extends maternity leave to three months paid leave, effective from March 1 and covers all governmental entities, a statement said. The amendment to the maternity leave aims to extend the compulsory fully paid maternity […]

New Zealand is pressing to finalise a stalled free trade deal with the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that includes two of the Middle East’s largest economies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Trade Minister Todd McClay visited the UAE and Kuwait this week in an effort to promote the deal with the GCC, his country’s sixth largest trading partner. The GCC comprises Saudi Arabia, the […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 19, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Yoga class Register to take part in an inversions yoga class with Laura Sykora and learn different variations of headstand, forearm stand and handstands. The workshop is open to all ability levels, […]

| By Arabian Post Staff| Amazon.com Inc. and India’s Flipkart Online Services Pvt have walked away from talks to acquire Dubai-based Souq.com after disagreeing over price, Bloomberg reported quoting sources. Souq is now seeking other potential investors and is negotiating with mall-operator Majid Al Futtaim, it further said. Amazon reportedly entered talks with Souq.com last year in a deal that would have been worth about $1 billion. […]

Given that Cats has been seen by more than 73 million people worldwide, it is more than likely that a fair number of those who watched the first UAE performance of the musical – at Dubai Opera, where it runs until January 28 – will have seen it before. They would not have left this international touring production disappointed. Yet it is those new to the show […]

Kitchen Nation, a fully equipped culinary incubator, has opened its doors in Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai. The incubator is launched to help start-up founders and small business owners to connect, develop ideas, and seize opportunities in the local F&B sector, in addition to offering a number of services, such as facilities, sales, events, consulting and marketing. Rami Salous, founder and CEO of Kitchen Nation, struggled with getting […]

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum The event brings together the most inspiring personalities in space to shed light on their discoveries, experiences and hopes to inspire the UAE youth and community Al Shaibani: The space sector is of strategic importance in terms of shaping the future of science and technology in the UAE 18 January 2017 […]

DR. MUSADDIQ MALIK, SPOKESPERSON OF THE PRIME MINISTER ALONGWITH PML (N) MNA MR. DANIYAL AZIZ ADDRESSING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN ISLAMABAD ON JANUARY 17, 2017. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had not sought immunity in Panama papers case, spokesperson to the Prime Minister Dr Mussadiq Malik said here on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference along with member of National Assembly PML-N Daniyal Aziz, he said […]

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, meets with Filip Vujanović, President of Montenegro, on Tuesday. Wam Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, meets with Luis Solís, President of Costa Rica, on Tuesday. Wam Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, meets with Horacio Cartes, President of Paraguay, on Tuesday. Wam Sheikh Hamdan, Crown Prince of Dubai, […]

From a domestic murder-mystery and a Serbian folk tale to an Arabian moral fable and an “existential crisis in 10 minutes or less”, audiences can expect a dizzying display of diversity at this weekend’s Short+Sweet Abu Dhabi theatre festival. The competitive event, at New York University Abu Dhabi, will showcase a dozen locally-produced plays – each performed both on Friday and Saturday (January 20-21) – constrained only […]

Pop singer Jessie J will serenade passing shoppers with a free performance at a Dubai shopping mall. The Price Tag singer will be at Mall of the Emirates on Friday (January 20), onstage at 6pm. It marks an intimate appearance for the British star, who has previously sung to more than 10,000 fans at RedFest DXB in 2014. The gig is part of the festivities surrounding the […]

Home» Top News » World Top News Tuesday, 17 January 2017 21:00 Posted by Imaduddin ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had not sought immunity in Panama papers case, spokesperson to the Prime Minister Dr Musadiq Malik said here on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference along with member of National Assembly PML-N Daniyal Aziz, he […]

|By Arabian Post Staff| The trend of falling real estate prices in Dubai is expected to continue throughout 2017, real estate consultancy CBRE said in an annual report. “With an expanding pipeline of new units, current deflation trends are likely to continue throughout 2017, with many new homes set to complete, Mat Green, Head of Research & Consultancy UAE, CBRE Middle East said, The residential sector experienced […]

DUBAI // A UAE charity group that is building the first ­state-of-the-art diabetes hospital in Pakistan needs another US$2.5 million (Dh9.18m) to complete the project. The Diabetes Centre is being built in Islamabad by a group of Pakistani expatriates in Abu Dhabi who started the project six years ago. The hospital aims to offer free treatment to diabetes patients, as well as provide preventive education. So far, […]

DUBAI Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday U.S. President-elect Trump cannot unilaterally cancel the nuclear deal Tehran signed with world powers including Washington and that talk of renegotiating it was “meaningless”. Trump, who will take office on Friday, has called the July 2015 agreement “the worst deal ever negotiated”. He has threatened to either scrap the agreement or seek a better deal. Under Iran’s agreement with […]

|By Arabian Post Staff| Dubai-based leading private-equity firm Abraaj is raising an investment fund this year that will have a global focus as the company seeks opportunities in defensive industries such as health care and education, chief executive Arif Naqvi said in an interview at Davos. The firm has “a group of investors who have been supportive of us all the way through the last few years,” […]

ABU DHABI // Permits are now being issued to food trucks operating outside the city, Abu Dhabi Integrated Transport Centre said on Tuesday. Locations where the vehicles are permitted include Al Raha Beach, Saadiyat Island, the E11 Abu Dhabi-Dubai road, Al Falah and Al Garm. Parking regulator Mawaqif has also issued permits to companies hosting recreational activities. “This step will contribute to diversifying the ways of offering […]

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