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KOREAN K-POP SUPERGROUP, EXO, TO MEET FANS IN DUBAI ON JANUARY 16
26 Dec 2017
The Dubai Fountain, the tallest performing fountain in the world, will add the Korean pop song, “Power” from the globally successful Korean boy band EXO to its list of melodies and will be premiered on 16 January, 2018.
The K-Pop artist, EXO made its debut in 2012 and has enjoyed phenomenal success as a boy band in Korea as well as across Asia, selling millions of records. The song “Power” is EXO’s newest hit, released in September this year to great success, topping the... Read More
Dense fog and travel disruption set to continue until Thursday
26 Dec 2017
The National -- People have been warned to prepare for even more delays as fog is set to persist across the UAE.
Heavy fog has blanketed parts of the country since Friday, disrupting flights, stranding passengers and causing traffic problems over the busy holiday period.
But no respite is forecast until at least Thursday.
Dense fog could hit Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the central and northern areas of the country, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said on Monday.
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Abu Dhabi on track to attract 4.9m hotel guests this year
26 Dec 2017
The National -- Abu Dhabi is on target to welcome a record 4.9 million hotel guests this year as the emirate benefits from the much-awaited opening of the Louvre and high profile events such as the Formula One, the Department of Culture and Tourism said on Monday.
Abu Dhabi, which received more than 4.4 million guests in 2016 , has already attracted 4.3 million guests in the first 11 months of this year, a 9 per cent year-on-year increase , the department said. In November alone,... Read More
Emirates flights to Tunisia cease after 'security warning' prompts increased safety measures
26 Dec 2017
The National -- There is little clarity over when Emirates airline will resume its Dubai-Tunis route.
On Sunday an intelligence warning about a possible terror attack prompted Emirates airline to step up security screening of Tunisian female passengers, this in turn prompted Tunisia to ban Emirates from landing in Tunis.
“There was a security warning,” the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Gargash told The National on Monday, after the Dubai carrier announced it... Read More
World’s largest amphibious plane, the AG600, makes successful maiden flight in China (Video)
25 Dec 2017
The Telegraph -- The world’s largest amphibious aircraft, the China's first home-grown large amphibious aircraft AG600, made its maiden flight on Sunday, and comes as the latest milestone in the country’s efforts to modernise its military.
At 9:39 a.m., the amphibious aircraft AG600, code named "Kunlong," soared into the sky from the Jinwan Civil Aviation Airport in the city of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province.
The plane has a 39.6-meter-long fuselage and 38.8-meter... Read More
UAE world's largest donor of official development aid, OECD report says
25 Dec 2017
The National -- The UAE has been ranked as the world's largest donor of official development aid, relative to its national income, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The official development aid provided by the UAE during 2016 reached Dh15.57 billion, making up 1.21 per cent of the country's gross national income.
More than 58 per cent of the development aid provided by the UAE was in the form of grants, WAM reported.
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UAE bans chicken and egg imports from Saudi Arabia
25 Dec 2017
The National -- The UAE banned the import of all chicken and egg products from Saudi Arabia following the detection of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu in Riyadh.
The ban extends to all live domestic, wild and ornamental birds, chicks, hatchling eggs, any egg-based products not thermally treated, poultry meat and products not thermally treated, including table eggs.
The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) announced that it was acting on a notification from... Read More
Dubai Frame to open this week
25 Dec 2017
Gulf News -- Dubai Frame, the latest tourist attraction in the city, will open to public coming week, a top official said.
The official inauguration of the project will take place at coming week and the public will be able to visit the Frame from the next day, Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality told Gulf News.
“It won’t be free (like Dubai Safari which gave free entry to visitors for 10days after its soft opening),” he said.
Lootah said... Read More
The most wonderful flight of the year! (Video)
24 Dec 2017
This week Etihad Airways surprised guests travelling on EY22 from Manchester to Abu Dhabi with the most wonderful flight of the year. Etihad know that travelling during the holiday period can be stressful, so the airline put the true meaning of "holiday" back into holidays.
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Death toll from Philippine tropical storm Tembin rises to 200 (Video)
24 Dec 2017
MANILA, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from mudslides and flooding triggered by tropical storm Tembin has risen to 200, police said here late Saturday night.
Tembin has also left dozens of others missing as it has been pounding the southern Philippines and dumping torrential rains in its way since early Friday.
In a report, Superintendent Lemuel Gonda of the provincial Philippine National Police (PNP) said 135 people have died in Northern Mindanao and 47 in Zamboanga... Read More
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