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UAE Sets New Visa Rules For Nigerians, Bans Transit Visas
The Will
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July 9, 2025
July 09, (THEWILL) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has introduced new visa restrictions for Nigerian nationals, including an outright ban on transit visa applications and stricter conditions for tourist visa approvals. The new policy, which took...
UAE, Azerbaijan Presidents witness signing of CEPA
Gulf News
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The agreement aims to boost investment flows and unlock opportunities in vital sectors, including renewable energy, tourism, logistics, and construction services. It is also expected to enhance private sector collaboration, strengthen supply...
Expo City Dubai To Be The Official Business Community Partner Of The Final Pitch
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Expo City Dubai has been named The Final Pitch: Dubai's official Business Community Partner, reinforcing its commitment to shaping a vibrant, innovation-driven business ecosystem at the centre of Dubai's future. Filming is...
Improve shipping infra to reduce exposure during global crises, says Commerce Department secy
ETInfra.com
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July 11, 2025
Calling the situation India needs to improve its shipping infrastructure to reduce exposure during global crises and support trade, according to Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal. Speaking at the CII Export Logistics...
Production Begins At Expansion Of EGA Spectro Alloys Recycling Plant In US
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,July 2025: Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest 'premium aluminium' producer in the world, today announced the start of production at the expansion of the EGA Spectro Alloys aluminium...
Wanted mephedrone producer deported to India from UAE, in Mumbai police custody
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 11, 2025
Kubbawala Mustafa, an alleged drugs manufacturer, was brought from the UAE to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, by a four-member team of the state police, around 1 am, an officer said Mustafa was charged in Mumbai and a...
SG Holdings Fuels Africa’s Energy Future with Indigenous Excellence
This Day
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July 11, 2025
SG Holdings, an indigenous energy firm, appears poised as a powerhouse of Africa’s Energy future as the quest for indigenous industrial leadership in Africa becomes more than an economic imperative. The Nigerian company’s decade-long journey from...
Dubai’s RTA completes major intersection upgrade
Gulf News
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Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has successfully completed a series of traffic enhancement works at the busy intersection of Al Wasl Street and Al Manara Street, aimed at improving vehicle flow and reducing congestion. Key enhancements...
Malabar Gold & Diamonds unveils its largest jewellery manufacturing unit in Hyderabad
Daijiworld News
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Media Release Hyderabad, Jul 11: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, the 5th largest jewellery retailer globally with over 400 showrooms across 13 countries, has launched its state-of-the-art, fully integrated jewellery manufacturing unit, the largest of its...
CBI Secures Deportation Of Wanted Narcotics Case Accused Kubbawala Mustafa From UAE
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said that it has coordinated the deportation of Kubbawala Mustafa, a key accused in a synthetic drug case, from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The CBI, in a...
Dubai-Beijing Business Seminar explores avenues of cooperation
Gulf Today
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July 9, 2025
Dubai Chambers has successfully organised the Dubai–Beijing Business Seminar with the goal of enhancing trade and investment partnerships, building new economic opportunities between Dubai and Beijing, and fostering bilateral cooperation across...
UAE Proptech Huspy Secures $59M Series B to Expand Across Europe and Middle East
Fintech News Middle East
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July 9, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Middle East News once a month in your Inbox Dubai-based proptech company Huspy has raised US$59 million in a Series B funding round, led by existing investor Balderton Capital. Other returning investors...
Wanted mephedrone producer deported to India from UAE, Mumbai police take his custody
The Economic Times
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July 11, 2025
An alleged synthetic narcotics producer facing an Interpol Red Notice was deported to India from the UAE on Friday, in an operation coordinated by the CBI through Interpol and Mumbai police, officials said. Kubbawala Mustafa, the wanted drugs...
Huawei’s Pura 80 roll-out in Dubai is latest move in global smartphone push
South China Morning Post
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July 11, 2025
Huawei Technologies rolled out the next phase of its global smartphone push on Thursday, with a launch event for the Pura 80 series in Dubai, as the Shenzhen-based tech giant seeks to revive its once-lucrative handset business amid US sanctions....
OPEC+ increases production by 1.2 mln bpd in June exceeding plan by 1.82 mln bpd — IEA
TASS
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July 11, 2025
MOSCOW, July 11. /TASS/. OPEC+ countries participating in the agreement to reduce oil production increased output by 1.2 mln barrels per day (bpd) in June 2025 and exceeded the plan, taking into account voluntary restrictions and compensations, by...
UAE suspends transit visas, tightens entry rules for Nigerian travellers
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has introduced a new round of visa restrictions for Nigerian nationals, less than a year after both countries resolved a long-standing diplomatic rift over visa issuance. Effective immediately, Nigerian travellers...
UAE’s Q2 job growth outpaces Saudi Arabia driven by tech and property hiring
The National News
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Job growth in the UAE in the second quarter outpaced Saudi Arabia, driven by strong demand in real estate, financial services and technology sectors, the introduction of a digital work permit system and high employer confidence, a report by...
Agriculture exports can rise from Rs 4.5 lakh crore to Rs 20 lakh crore with focus on processing, branding: Piyush Goyal
Sacramento Sun - California
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New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, while addressing the ICC: Krishi Vikram Thematic Session in New Delhi on Wednesday and said that India's agriculture and fisheries exports have now reached Rs...
Etihad Rail sparks biggest jobs and growth wave in UAE
Gulf News
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Dubai – Imagine stepping onto a sleek high-speed train in Abu Dhabi and arriving in Dubai in under an hour—no traffic, no stress, just a smooth, quiet ride across the desert. The numbers tell a compelling story. The Abu Dhabi–Dubai passenger line...
UAE, Azerbaijan Pres witness signing of economic partnership
Sharjah24
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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan stated that the CEPA reflects the UAE’s commitment to building global development partnerships that contribute to sustainable growth, promote peace and stability, and create opportunities for coming...