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Asia Cup 2022: Groups, schedule, venue, team list and full squad

Asia Cup 2022 will be played in Dubai and Sharjah from August 27 to September 11. Read this detailed article to know about the venues, groups, and full squad and schedule

Dubai airport sees air travel surge, expects FIFA World Cup boost: CEO

Dubai International Airport saw a surge in passengers over the first half of 2022 as pandemic restrictions eased and the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar will further boost traffic to the city-state's second airfield, its chief executive said Wednesday. Paul Griffiths, who oversees the world's busiest airport for international travel, told The Associated Press that the airport handled 160% more traffic over the past six months compared to the same period last year, part of an air travel rebound around the world. The nearly 28 million people who traveled through the airport over the past six months represent some 70% of the airport's pre-pandemic levels, even as Dubai's key source market of China remains closed due to severe pandemic restrictions. Griffiths said he expects the airport's traffic to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year. It's a very, very welcome surge of traffic, Griffiths said. The first World Cup in the Middle East, he added, will send foreign socce

Indian visitors to Dubai more than double to 858,000 in Jan-Jun 2022

Dubai attracted 71.2 lakh international overnight visitors between January and June 2022, recording close to three-fold growth in visitors compared to 25.2 lakh tourists in the same period in 2021.

Dubai's metaverse plan targets 40,000 virtual jobs in next five years

Government aims to develop global standards in building safe and secure platforms for users and develop infrastructure and regulations to accelerate adoption of these technologies, WAM news said

138 stranded SpiceJet passengers leave for Dubai in alternate aircraft

An alternate aircraft of SpiceJet flew to Dubai from Karachi's Jinnah International Airport on Tuesday night, ending a wait of nearly 11 hours for 138 passengers who were stranded

SpiceJet's Delhi-Dubai flight diverted to Karachi, say DGCA officials

This is the sixth such incident on SpiceJet aircraft in the last 17 days

Pakistan Army chief Bajwa meets ailing Pervez Musharraf in Dubai: Reports

Gen Bajwa, accompanied by top physicians of the Pakistan Army, spent some time with Gen Musharraf and his family at their apartment in Dubai while the army doctors examined the former military ruler

Dubai's Emaar says aware of report claiming CEO detained in India

Dubai's Emaar Properties is aware of a media report that its Group Chief Executive Amit Jain has been detained in India, a spokesperson for the company said on Saturday

Gupta brothers, wanted for graft in South Africa, arrested in UAE

In a statement, the Dubai Police said that Rajesh and Atul have been arrested in connection with money laundering and criminal charges in South Africa

UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed dies after prolonged illness

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has passed away, media reports said on Friday."The Ministry of Presidential Affairs condoles the people of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic nation and the world over the demise of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the UAE," Emirates News Agency, also known as WAM, said in a statement.Sheikh Khalifa Al Nahyan served as the president of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi since November 2004, Khaleej Times reported.He succeeded his father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in November 2004.Born in 1948, Sheikh Khalifa was the second President of the UAE and the 16th Ruler of Abu Dhabi.

Dubai delivery workers go on second rare strike this month: Report

The foreign workers contracted by Talabat, the Middle East unit of Delivery Hero, began their walkout late Monday after organising on social media

Emirates to start paying back Dubai for its $4-bn lifeline

The cash infusion of close to 15 billion dirhams ($4 bn) provided a lifeline to one of the world's biggest airlines at a time when travel had come to a near standstill globally due to Covid

Billionaire's abrupt death leaves Dubai ruler to untangle messy inheritance

Al Futtaim's inheritance was left unresolved when the octogenarian died in December. While the villa was intended as a residence for him and his third wife

Imran sold valuable Toshakhana gifts worth Rs 140 mn in Dubai: PM Shehbaz

As per the country's law, any gift received from dignitaries of a foreign state must be put in the state depository or the Toshakhana

Protest in Dubai against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's ouster

The supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have staged a protest in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates against Imran Khan's ouster as the Prime Minister through a no-confidence motion last night.Taking to Twitter, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said: "Dubai, UAE Call was for Pakistan but Pakistanis across the globe standing up for #ImranKhan."Meanwhile, in Pakistan, PTI has taken out massive rallies in several cities across the country. The cities include Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, and Lahore with demonstrators shouting slogans against the Opposition.On Monday, PTI chairman Imran Khan expressed gratitude to the people of the country for supporting the protests against his ouster as the Prime Minister of Pakistan."Thank you to all Pakistanis for their amazing outpouring of support and emotions to protest against US-backed regime change abetted by local Mir Jafars to bring into power a coterie of pliable crooks all out on bail. Shows Pakistanis at home & abroad have emphatically ..

Fossil fuel backers overshadow MENA climate change talks in Dubai

A flurry of summits this week across Dubai addressed the threat of climate change, or at least acknowledged that a pivot away from fossil fuels toward cleaner sources of power is needed

India's aim is to become world's largest startup destination: Piyush Goyal

India's Aim is to Become World's Largest Startup Destination: Piyush Goyal

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India-UAE ties to be a defining partnership for the 21st century



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India's Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, and Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, Shri Piyush Goyal yesterday said that the country aspires to become the largest startup ecosystem in the world.



Addressing a session, Gateway to Growth - Roundtable on Indian Startup Ecosystem' in Abu Dhabi, Shri Goyal said, Today we are the third largest startup ecosystem, but our aspiration is to be the world's number one startup destination. The startup bug has caught India's imagination. The entire innovation ecosy

Our aim is to make India the content subcontinent of world: Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur, on the third day of his Dubai visit, held a conversation with actor Ranveer Singh on "The Global Reach of Indian Media and Entertainment Industry" at the India Pavilion at Dubai Expo.

Around 17 lakh people visited India Pavilion at Dubai Expo: Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday said that around 17 lakh people visited the Indian Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020.

Opportunities galore to invest in TN: CM Stalin tells Dubai industrialists

Holding that the United Arab Emirates and Tamil Nadu share a "long history" of rich cultural and trade relations, he said, "we are committed to develop and strengthen this relations"