Dubai
Dubai Expo 'new city' will exist for decades, says chief
The $7 billion, purpose-built showground occupies a vast site on Dubai's outskirts, with hundreds of pavilions and exhibitions sprawling across an area twice...
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'Gupta fixer' implicated in Transnet, Trillian case identified as Kuben Moodley
The alleged fixer for the Gupta family appeared in court on Wednesday afternoon after he was arrested at OR Tambo Airport on Tuesday night as he was about to board a plane en route to Dubai.
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Singh: I didn’t know my Dubai trips were paid for by Salim Essa
The state capture commission has shown him evidence proving that he travelled to Dubai repeatedly and either Essa or the Guptas paid for his flights and accommodation.
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Glitzy Dubai limits entertainment activity as virus cases spike
COVID-19 infections have surged since the New Year and the UAE registered a daily record of 3,529 new cases on Thursday, a new high for the tenth consecutive day.
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Dubai charts a path to luxury industry's new normal
As the pandemic lockdown eases in Dubai, its world-class tourism industry is charting a gradual comeback -- but the new normal has taken a toll on the city's 'wow' factor.
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SA couple in Dubai do the balcony marathon
What would possess anyone to run on their 19m balcony more 2200 times to cover the distance of a standard marathon? Boredom and cabin fever perhaps in a time of lockdowns across the world? Maybe it’s for a greater purpose.
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Dubai ruler ordered abduction of daughters: UK judge
Judge Andrew McFarlane, who heads the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales, found Sheikh Mohammed 'ordered and orchestrated' the abduction of Sheikha Shamsa from the UK city of Cambridge when she was 19 in August 2000.
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'Jetman' stuns with Iron Man-style flight over Dubai
Reffet and his collaborators, known as 'Jetmen', have literally scaled new heights with the help of jetpacks and carbon-fire wings, staging a series of aerial displays that send them tearing through the skies at breakneck speed.
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Dubai airport flights delayed, cancelled due to heavy rain
Flights are likely to be delayed throughout the day and some have been cancelled or diverted to nearby Al Maktoum airport, state-owned Dubai Airports said on Twitter.
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Lamola: SA to use UN conference to discuss extraditing Guptas
Ronald Lamola also confirmed that more 50,000 offenders, including 14,000 inmates, will be considered for pardons and remissions by President Cyril Ramaphosa to mark Reconciliation Day.
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AfriForum could pursue private prosecution against Mbalula
The group filed complaints of fraud and money laundering against Mbalula in Pretoria on Tuesday.
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Dubai bus crash kills 17, including 12 Indians
The Indian consulate in Dubai said 12 nationals were killed in the crash. The identities of the other four victims was not immediately known.
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Streaming services battle Netflix for Arab audiences
Viewing spikes during the month as families traditionally settle down with soap operas after breaking their fast at sunset with the iftar meal, or during the Suhoor, the pre-dawn meal.
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Osaka cites 'happiness' as motive behind coaching split
The US and Australian Open champion this week split with Sascha Bajin, who led her to a pair of Grand Slam titles as well as the world number one ranking over the past year.
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NPA yet to decide on criminal charges against Mbalula
The Public Protector released her report into the 2016 family holiday, confirming Fikile Mbalula accepted R300,000 from Sedgars to fund half of the R680,000 trip.
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PM's reforms sees Ethiopia become top feeder of air traffic to Africa
Travel consultancy ForwardKeys said on Wednesday Addis Ababa airport had increased the number of international transfer passengers to sub-Saharan Africa for five years in a row, and in 2018 had surpassed Dubai.
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Ethiopia overtakes Dubai as top feeder of air traffic to Africa
Travel consultancy ForwardKeys said on Addis Ababa airport had increased the number of international transfer passengers to sub-Saharan Africa for five years in a row.
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SA elected to ITU executive council & radio regulation board in Dubai
This is the highest decision-making body of the United Nations' Specialised Agency for the ICT sector.
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The 10 most-visited cities in 2017
Bangkok topped Mastercard's 2017 list of most-visited cities in the world, with over 20 million international overnight visitors followed by London with over 19 million. Dubai took fourth place with just over 15 million international visitors overnight.
