dubai Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:11:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png dubai Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 I’ll make Rivers global-to-go destination like Dubai— APGA guber candidate https://freedomonline.com.ng/ill-make-rivers-global-to-go-destination-like-dubai-apga-guber-candidate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ill-make-rivers-global-to-go-destination-like-dubai-apga-guber-candidate https://freedomonline.com.ng/ill-make-rivers-global-to-go-destination-like-dubai-apga-guber-candidate/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:11:59 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=178238 The Rivers APGA Governorship Candidate, Prince Ugo Beke has pledged to secure the oil rich state for businesses to thrive and make it a global-to-go destination like Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Beke, a merchant banker and financial consultant in a statement in Lagos, said his plan was to build a 250 billion dollars  revenue yielding […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ill-make-rivers-global-to-go-destination-like-dubai-apga-guber-candidate/feed/ 0 Record-breaking Ethiopians dominate Dubai Marathon https://freedomonline.com.ng/record-breaking-ethiopians-dominate-dubai-marathon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=record-breaking-ethiopians-dominate-dubai-marathon https://freedomonline.com.ng/record-breaking-ethiopians-dominate-dubai-marathon/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:14:00 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=64496 Ethiopia’s Mosinet Geremew set a new Dubai Marathon record when he sprinted clear from a large group of his compatriots to claim victory in the 10th fastest time over the distance on Friday. The 25-year-old crossed the line in two hours and four minutes exactly, two seconds ahead of Leul Gebresilase with last year’s winner […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/record-breaking-ethiopians-dominate-dubai-marathon/feed/ 0 Dubai to test run world’s first automated aerial taxis by end of 2017 https://freedomonline.com.ng/dubai-to-test-run-worlds-first-automated-aerial-taxis-by-end-of-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dubai-to-test-run-worlds-first-automated-aerial-taxis-by-end-of-2017 https://freedomonline.com.ng/dubai-to-test-run-worlds-first-automated-aerial-taxis-by-end-of-2017/#respond Wed, 09 Aug 2017 15:31:20 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=56739 The trial run of the world’s first automated aerial taxis (AAT) is expected to start by the end of 2017, a local media in Dubai, the gulfnews.com website, reported on Wednesday.  The media outfit said Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) was collaborating with German firm Volocopter, which specialises in manufacturing Autonomous Air Vehicles (AAV) […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/dubai-to-test-run-worlds-first-automated-aerial-taxis-by-end-of-2017/feed/ 0 Dubai to complete world’s tallest tower in 2020 https://freedomonline.com.ng/dubai-to-complete-worlds-tallest-tower-in-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dubai-to-complete-worlds-tallest-tower-in-2020 https://freedomonline.com.ng/dubai-to-complete-worlds-tallest-tower-in-2020/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2016 20:38:42 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=42766 Dubai said on Monday it had started building what would be the world’s tallest tower, another record for the city that is already home to the highest skyscraper – the Burj Khalifa. The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour – a joint venture between Emaar Properties and Dubai Holding, the investment vehicle of the emirate’s ruler, […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/dubai-to-complete-worlds-tallest-tower-in-2020/feed/ 0 Bangkok edges out London as world’s top travel destination, says MasterCard https://freedomonline.com.ng/bangkok-edges-out-london-as-worlds-top-travel-destination-says-mastercard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bangkok-edges-out-london-as-worlds-top-travel-destination-says-mastercard https://freedomonline.com.ng/bangkok-edges-out-london-as-worlds-top-travel-destination-says-mastercard/#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:31:55 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=41902 The Thai capital of Bangkok has beaten London to be crowned the world’s most popular travel destination in 2016. This is contained in the annual ranking released by global payments and technology company, MasterCard. Thailand, South-East Asia’s second largest economy had been a rare bright spot for tourism. It had grappled with weak consumer confidence […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/bangkok-edges-out-london-as-worlds-top-travel-destination-says-mastercard/feed/ 0 Lagos signs multi-billion dollar Smart City deal with Dubai https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-signs-multi-billion-dollar-smart-city-deal-with-dubai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lagos-signs-multi-billion-dollar-smart-city-deal-with-dubai https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-signs-multi-billion-dollar-smart-city-deal-with-dubai/#respond Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:19:23 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=37225   The Lagos State Government and the City of Dubai have entered into a historic partnership that will see Lagos emerge as the first Smart City in Africa. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Lagos Smart City was signed at the Emirate Towers, Dubai by the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/lagos-signs-multi-billion-dollar-smart-city-deal-with-dubai/feed/ 0 Chinese stowaway found on Dubai flight, says ‘I was told even beggars in Dubai make a lot of money’ https://freedomonline.com.ng/chinese-stowaway-found-on-dubai-flight-says-i-was-told-even-beggars-in-dubai-make-a-lot-of-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chinese-stowaway-found-on-dubai-flight-says-i-was-told-even-beggars-in-dubai-make-a-lot-of-money https://freedomonline.com.ng/chinese-stowaway-found-on-dubai-flight-says-i-was-told-even-beggars-in-dubai-make-a-lot-of-money/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2016 09:28:09 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=36327   A Chinese teenager has been found hiding in the cargo hold of an Emirates passenger jet that had flown from Shanghai to Dubai. Emirates said on Tuesday the stowaway had been found on Flight EK303 from Shanghai last Friday and had been handed over to Dubai police. The airline did not name the stowaway […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/chinese-stowaway-found-on-dubai-flight-says-i-was-told-even-beggars-in-dubai-make-a-lot-of-money/feed/ 0 New Year: Dubai https://freedomonline.com.ng/new-year-dubai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-year-dubai https://freedomonline.com.ng/new-year-dubai/#respond Fri, 01 Jan 2016 19:52:28 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=28682 Fireworks illuminate the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday.

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/new-year-dubai/feed/ 0 Huge fire erupts at site of New Year celebrations in Dubai 63-storey hotel https://freedomonline.com.ng/huge-fire-erupts-at-site-of-new-year-celebrations-in-dubai-63-storey-hotel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=huge-fire-erupts-at-site-of-new-year-celebrations-in-dubai-63-storey-hotel https://freedomonline.com.ng/huge-fire-erupts-at-site-of-new-year-celebrations-in-dubai-63-storey-hotel/#respond Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:45:41 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=28670 A huge fire ripped through a luxury Dubai hotel on Thursday near the world’s tallest tower, where people were gathering to watch New Year’s Eve celebrations, authorities said. The Dubai government media office tweeted that a “fire has been reported in the Address Downtown hotel. Authorities are currently on-site to address the incident swiftly and […]

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