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Indian living in Nigeria wins $1m in Dubai raffle draw 03 Mar 2021 Rahul Julka poses for a photograph next to the pyramids of Giza. An Indian national based in Nigeria has joined the long list of $1 million winners when the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw was held on Wednesday at Terminal 2 in Dubai International Airport. Rahul Julka, a 53 year-old Indian national based in Port Harcourt in Nigeria became the latest dollar millionaire in Millennium Millionaire...

The de facto ruler of Abu Dhabi, the richest oil emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), became the chairman of the newly-formed board of directors at state oil firm Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)

The new agenda reflects the government’s long-term objectives to sustain economic stability across all sectors.

VIDEO: UAE to go on helping patients of neglected tropical diseases 30 Jan 2021 Gulf Today,   His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that the UAE, through Noor Dubai has treated 18 million people from trachoma, which is a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) causing blindness.   Sheikh Mohammed added: “In addition, we distributed 87 million doses to prevent the disease, besides 350,000 medical operations perfor...

A turning point for the whole Middle East? Saudi Arabia and its allies have agreed to set aside their differences with Qatar at a summit meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The restoration of diplomatic relations could have strategic resonance far beyond the Gulf nations and change the entire region. By Karim El-Gawhary A red carpet is rolled out for the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the airfield of the desert town of Al-Ula. On that carpet stands Saudi Crown Prince Mu...

The normalisation plague is deadlier than the Covid-19 pandemic Tunisian protest against the the normalisation deals with Israel in Tunis, on 18 August 2020 [FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images] December 29, 2020 at 9:56 am The year 2020 is almost history, but its incidents and events are not only likely to continue, but also escalate. There are implications regionally and internationally. There is still no solution for the conflict in Libya, for example. Negotiations have stalled, despite the ce...

Luxembourg bank helped UAEs MBZ bypass US sanctions, attack Qatar, report reveals Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed in Berlin, Germany on 11 June 2019 [Sean Gallup/Getty Images] December 22, 2020 at 3:22 pm A report by Bloomberg News has uncovered further details of the sordid relationship between UAE Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed and the Luxembourg-based private bank, Banque Havilland. A trove of emails, documents, legal filings reviewed by the American news agency, and inte...

UAE, Egypt say improvement in Saudi-Qatari relations not welcome Well-informed sources have told the Khaleej Times that Cairo and Abu Dhabi "do not welcome" recent improvements in the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.  After the Egyptian presidency confirmed that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed had discussed Saudi Arabias reported steps towards reconciliation with Qatar, the sources said "it became clear that the United Arab Emirat...

Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Gulf Cooperation Councils 40th Summit in Riyadh on December 10, 2019 [Handout via Reuters] As we approach the second anniversary of the state-sponsored assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia continues its retreat, losing direction and influence in the Gulf and Middle East regions. More than 50 years after the Saudi kingdom began its rise to regional and international prominence as the leading member of OPEC and ...