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14 May

UAE Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passes away

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United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, kingdom news agency WAM mentioned on Friday. He used to be also ruler of Abu Dhabi emirate. Under the constitution, vice-president and premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, ruler of Dubai, will act as president till the federal council which agencies the rulers of the seven emirates meets within 30 days to opt for a new president. Khalifa, who was born in 1948, got here to strength in 2004 in the richest emirate Abu Dhabi and became the head of state. He is expected to be succeeded as…

India, UAE sign free trade deal expected to double trade to $100 billion in 5yrs

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India and the UAE on Friday inked a landmark Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and unveiled a roadmap for expansion of overall ties at a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In his remarks, Modi delved into various facets of ties between India-and United Arab Emirates and said both the nations will stand "shoulder-to-shoulder" against terrorism while referring to the recent terrorist attacks in the Gulf country. On CEPA, Modi noted that both sides could conclude the negotiations on such an important agreement in less than three…

Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik Granted Golden Visa by UAE Government

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has granted Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her husband and Pakistan cricket star Shoaib Malik the much-coveted 10-year UAE Golden Visa. Mirza, 34, who hails from Hyderabad, and Malik, 39, a native of Sialkot in Pakistan, got married in 2010 and has been a resident of Dubai for several years. The much-loved sports couple has a three-year-old son named Izhaan. The UAE government instituted the Golden Visa in 2019 as a new system for long-term residence visas. It enabled foreigners to live, work, and study in the country without a national sponsor and 100…