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UAE Leads World in Mobile Shopping in 2025, With 67 Per Cent Using Phones to Shop
Gulf Insider
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July 3, 2025
The UAE has emerged as the top mobile shopping market globally, according to the newly released 2025 Global Digital Shopping Index – UAE edition, commissioned by Visa Acceptance Solutions and conducted by PYMNTS Intelligence. Based on a survey of...
UAE students applying for US visa must keep social media public: What you need to know
The Times of India
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July 3, 2025
US Embassy in Abu Dhabi enforces new social media rules for UAE student visa applicants./Image: File Residents of the UAE applying for certain US visas are now required to make their social media accounts public, the US Embassy in the UAE recently...
UAE and China Qingdao Overseas Integrated launch service centre to boost trade
ME Construction News
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July 3, 2025
The UAE and China unveiled the Qingdao Overseas Integrated Service Centre at the China-Arab Business Forum held in Qingdao. This initiative aims to boost the US $400bn trade between China and the Arab world. During the Forum, a total of 40...
UAE students applying for US visa will now have to make social media accounts public
Khaleej Times
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Residents from the UAE applying for certain US visas will now have to make their social media accounts public, the US embassy in UAE announced recently. All applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas will be instructed to adjust the privacy...
UAE team calls on Minister Gurung
The Rising Nepal
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Kathmandu, July 3: The representatives of the UAE Government's Oumolat Security Printing Press called on Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, on Wednesday. In a meeting held at the Ministry on Wednesday,...
UAE and India explore avenues for enhancing economic and industrial collaboration during the upcoming stage
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- Orient Planet Group) Abu Dhabi, 02 July 2025: H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism, today held a high-level meeting with H.E. H. D. Kumaraswamy, Indian Minister of Steel and Heavy Industries, and his...
UAE adds another flying taxi: US-based firm partners with Abu Dhabi for latest test flight success
The Times of India
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July 3, 2025
Abu Dhabi completes its first successful flying taxi test at Al Bateen Executive Airport, paving the way for commercial launch in early 2026/Image credits: WAM Abu Dhabi has taken a major step toward futuristic transportation by successfully...
UAE leaders congratulate President of Belarus on ID
Sharjah24
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, sent similar...
UAE leads the world in mobile shopping usage, global survey reveals
The Times of India
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The UAE ranks first worldwide in mobile shopping, with 67% of consumers using smartphones for their latest purchase, driven by security, ease, and convenience/Representative Image The UAE has been ranked first globally for mobile shopping usage,...
UAE non-oil sector grows steadily, regional tensions weigh on demand - PMI
Zawya
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ABU DHABI - The UAE's non-oil private sector grew steadily in June even as regional tensions weighed on demand, and firms ramped up output to tackle backlogs, a survey showed on Thursday. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global UAE Purchasing Managers'...
Archer flies ‘Midnight’ eVTOL in Abu Dhabi ahead of UAE commercial launch
AeroTime News
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July 3, 2025
Archer Aviation has conducted the first flight of its electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Abu Dhabi ahead of its eventual commercial launch in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Archer announced on July 2, 2025, that its...
Nigerian Extradited From UAE For N470Million Dubai Luxury Car Scam Arraigned in Abuja
Sahara Reporters
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A Nigerian national, Abubakar Mohammed Aboki, who was extradited from the United Arab Emirates for allegedly defrauding an international automobile dealer of $307,500 (about N470 million), has been arraigned and remanded by a Federal High Court...
UAE jewellers slash prices on diamond sets - even 75%
Gulf News
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“Fact is many shoppers are still finding the current rates more favourable compared to the recent peaks we have seen (when Dubai gold rate was hovering above Dh380 a gram for 22K),” said Vinay Jethwani, Partner at Meena Jewellers, which is going...
Amid conflicts and wars, India-UAE tech-innovations mission gains pace
Awaz The Voice
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July 3, 2025
Indian Ambassador Sunjay Sudhir inaugurating the Thumbay Lab for AI in Healthcare at the Gulf Medical University, Abu Dhabi Shankar Kumar While Asia in general and the Middle East in particular grapple with escalating tensions due to the...
Wars at arm’s length: How the UAE became a shadowy power and betrayed Sheikh Zayed’s legacy
Middle East Monitor
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July 3, 2025
Until his death on 2 November 2004, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan guided the UAE with a policy of neutrality, cautious diplomacy, and humanitarian aid. Known as an Arab nationalist, he prioritised pan-Arab unity and support for Palestine....
Midnight Aircraft Clears Key UAE Flight Test
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Archer Aviation completed a successful test flight of its Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi, advancing its push to establish...
Expired cheques in the UAE: What the law says about your rights and legal options
The Times of India
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A bounced or expired cheque in the UAE may still support a civil claim, if filed within legal time limits/ Image: Representative A common concern among residents and business owners in the UAE is what to do when holding an old, uncashed cheque,...
Sony invites UAE students to “Notice the Unnoticed” in a nationwide photography competition
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- ruderfinn atteline) (Dubai, UAE – 2 July 2025) – In celebration of World Photography Day, Sony Middle East and Africa invites students across the UAE to pause, observe, and capture the subtle beauty of everyday life through its new...
Step into UAE's pearl diving history
Gulf News
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A legacy beneath the surface On the guided tour, we step back in time to an era when the Arabian Gulf was known for one thing: pearls. For the unversed, the pearling industry brought prosperity to the UAE from the late 19th century to the early...
Unified Visa for UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman Launching ‘Soon,’ Says GCC Chief
Gulf Insider
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July 3, 2025
A unified tourism visa for visitors to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman will be launched soon, according to GCC Secretary General Jassem Al Budaiwi. In a statement by the GCC Secretariat, Al Budaiwi expressed gratitude to...