Australia win ODI series 2-1 against Pakistan
September 4th, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Sep 4 (IANS) Australia won the third and final One Day International (ODI) cricket match against Pakistan here by three wickets, sealing the series 2-1.Michael Clarke won the toss ... Read more...
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US Muslim preacher named Islamic personality of year
July 10th, 2012 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 9 (IANS/WAM) Yusuf Estes, an American Muslim preacher and teacher, was named the Islamic personality of the year for the 16th edition of the Dubai International Holy Quran ... Read more...
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Dubai Airports reduce 72,000 tonnes CO2 emissions
March 28th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 28 (IANS/WAM) Conservation efforts by the Dubai Airports have helped reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions by 72,793 tonnes.Apart from environmental dividends, the Dubai Airports' efforts have also yielded ... Read more...
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Ireland beat Namibia to qualify for World T20
March 24th, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 24 (IANS) Ireland became the second team to qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka after beating Namibia by nine wickets in the second final of the ... Read more...
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UAE discusses military issues with foreign officials
November 15th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 15 (IANS/WAM) Top military officials of the United Arab Emirates met their counterparts from the US, Pakistan, Britain, Germany, France, Belarus, Lebanon and Mozambique and discussed ways to ... Read more...
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Dubai hosts international conference of air chiefs
November 13th, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 12 (IANS/WAM) The Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference (DIAC) opened here Saturday at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel Conference Hall.Organised by the Institute for Near East and Gulf ... Read more...
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UAE president to get Islamic award
August 16th, 2011 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 16 (IANS/WAM) UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be honoured Tuesday with Islamic Personality of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) in its 15th edition.The ... Read more...
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UAE prisoners awarded for memorising Quran
February 18th, 2011 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 18 (IANS/WAM) A number of prisoners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who memorised the Quran while spending time behind bars have been awarded by the government.The Dubai International Holy ... Read more...
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McIntosh hits maiden ton on Indian soil ( Statistical highlights, Day one)
November 12th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 12 (IANS) New Zealand opener Tim Mcintosh scored a steady 102 to become the 11th cricketer to post a century after registering a double duck here on the first ... Read more...
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Pakistani Wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider Goes Missing From Dubai Hotel
November 8th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dubai, Nov 8, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Pakistani cricket fraternity been hit by a brand new scandal after multiple media outlets have reported that wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider has gone missing. Reports ... Read more...
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Dubai airport welcomes 50 millionth passenger
September 9th, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 8 (IANS/WAM) Parvez Khan, an assistant manager with a hotel in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been honoured with a rare distinction. He has become the 50 millionth passenger ... Read more...
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IDBI opens branch in Dubai
June 3rd, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
Dubai (UAE),June 3 (ANI-Business Wire India): IDBI Bank one of India's leading banks, majority owned by Government of India, has received a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to provide ... Read more...
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Indian banks, financial service firms using Dubai as base for regional expansion
May 3rd, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, May 3 (ANI): Indian banks and financial services companies are once again making their presence felt at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).According to a Gulf News report, momentum has picked ... Read more...
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India, China major sources of global capital: Official
March 2nd, 2010 - 4:40 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, March 2 (IANS) Emerging markets like India and China are more important than ever before as they are both a source and destination for global capital, an official said here at ... Read more...
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Asoka de Silva honoured for reaching 100-ODI landmark
February 19th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Feb 19(ANI): Asoka de Silva of the Emirates Elite Panel of International Cricket Council (ICC) Umpires was on Friday honoured for completing a century of ODIs, a landmark reached during the ... Read more...
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Wrong maps landed British sailors in Iranian captivity
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Dubai, Dec.3 (ANI): Wrong maps and a faulty propeller landed five British sailors in Iranian waters, it has emerged. According to The Telegraph, the five were freed on Wednesday morning by Iran's ... Read more...
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UAE calls for greater trade ties with India
October 29th, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) New global economic realities offer wider scope for increased collaboration in banking, finance, trade and investments between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a top official of ... Read more...
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Dubai International Financial Centre simplifies laws
September 20th, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 20(IANS) The United Arab Emirates government has liberalized the company and insolvency laws at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), WAM News agency reported Sunday.
The updates in the Companies Law ... Read more...
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Global investors Looking at Middle East capital markets
November 26th, 2008 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 26 (IANS) The Hedge Funds industry, reeling under the weight of the global financial turmoil, is looking eastwards both for investing and for getting allocations, WAM reported Wednesday quoting a ... Read more...
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Dubai financial bourse lists equity derivatives
November 19th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 19 (IANS) The financial stock exchange in this west Asian metropolis, to be called Nasdaq Dubai from Nov 20, announced Wednesday that it has listed equity derivatives for the first ... Read more...
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Dubai financial bourse renamed Nasdaq Dubai
November 18th, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 18 (IANS) The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) Tuesday announced it will be known as Nasdaq Dubai from Nov 20, after Nasdaq OMX, which runs the Nasdaq stock exchange in ... Read more...
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Banks in UAE not at risk due to Lehman bankruptcy
September 19th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Sep 19 (IANS) Banks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had no exposure to failed American investment bank Lehman Brothers, according to the country's apex bank.The UAE Central Bank said ... Read more...
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Lehman operations in Dubai stopped
September 16th, 2008 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 16 (IANS) Bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers has been precluded from doing any business in the Dubai financial market unless otherwise decided by its administrators.The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) ... Read more...
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Members from 85 nations in Dubai Quran recitation contest
August 29th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 29 (IANS) Contestants from 85 countries will participate in a Quran recitation competition here to mark the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.The 12th edition of the Dubai International Holy Quran ... Read more...
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India Dubai’s top trading partner in gold
August 9th, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 9 (IANS) India was Dubai's top trading partner in gold in the first half of 2008, according to the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC). India, Switzerland and Canada were the ... Read more...
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Dubai financial centre to offer London University degree
June 22nd, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 22 (IANS) The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has tied up with the University of London's Centre for Financial and Management Studies (CeFiMS) at the School of Oriental and African ... Read more...
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Two Indian women killed in UAE road accident
June 22nd, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 22 (IANS) Two Indians were killed and three were seriously injured when the car they were travelling in fell into a gorge near the border between the United Arab Emirates ... Read more...
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UAE to make big investments in India’s infrastructure development
May 13th, 2008 - 11:23 pm ICT by admin
By Naveen KapoorDubai, May 13 (ANI): Dubai's Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammad al Gargavi on Tuesday said that Dubais flagship companies are all set to invest in Indian infrastructure in a ... Read more...
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Saudi knowledge city in tie-up with Wipro
April 12th, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by admin
(Gulf Business Capsule)Dubai, April 12 (IANS) Saudi Arabia's Knowledge Economic City (KEC) Al Madinah will utilize leading Indian IT major Wipro's solutions and assess the possibility of developing an ICT-related research and ... Read more...
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Ad spend in UAE touches $1.3 bn in 2007
March 31st, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by admin
(Gulf Business Capsule)Dubai, March 31 (IANS) Advertisement spending in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rose from $869 million in 2005 to $1.3 billion in 2007, the highest in the Middle East, a ... Read more...
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UAE interior contractor to list on London, Dubai bourses
March 27th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by admin
(Gulf Business Capsule)Dubai, March 27 (IANS) Depa, a leading provider of interior contracting services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA,) has announced that it would pursue primary listing of its ... Read more...
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World Insurance Forum starts in Dubai
March 18th, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by admin
Dubai, March 18 (IANS) The 2008 World Insurance Forum has started at the International Financial Centre here Monday, WAM news agency reported. Senior executives from leading insurers, re-insurers and brokers are discussing ... Read more...
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‘Dubai company still active in bid for Liverpool Club’
March 7th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Abu Dhabi, March 7 (Xinhua) Dubai International Capital (DIC) is still active in its bid for Britain's Liverpool Football lub though one of the club's co-owners has reportedly rejected its offer, local ... Read more...
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Dubai financial centre proposes new set of regulations
February 25th, 2008 - 9:30 pm ICT by admin
By Aroonim Bhuyan
Dubai, Feb 25 (IANS) Onshore global finance hub Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has released for public consultation a new set of regulations proposed under the centre's Companies Law of ... Read more...
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New global financial arbitration centre opens in Dubai
February 17th, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by admin
By Aroonim Bhuyan
Dubai, Feb 17 (IANS) As part of its efforts to become a global financial centre, Dubai has opened a new international financial arbitration centre in partnership with the London Court ... Read more...
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