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UAE authorities slam 'Dubai plane crash' rumoursThe General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has dismissed as fake news the rumours circulating on social media about a plane crash in Dubai, saying that this news is misleading and untrue. The authority stressed that it is the sol More… |
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UAE's aviation authority denies flydubai hijack rumoursThe UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) denied today rumours of an attempted hijack of a flydubai plane passing through Iranian airspace, said a report. Saif Al Suwaidi, director general of the GCAA, said that flydub More… |
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Etihad denies Lufthansa merger rumoursUAE's Etihad Airways has denied recent reports about a possible merger with Germany's Lufthansa, said a report. Media speculations arose when Reuters had quoted Italian newspaper Il Messaggero which reported that executive More… |
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Arabtec terms rumours of Ismaik joining board as falseRumours that a former chief executive of Arabtec Holding, Hasan Ismaik, will be appointed to its board are false, the Dubai-listed construction firm said on Monday. "The rumours over the appointment of Mr Hasan Ismaik as chai More… |
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Emaar denies rumours of chairman quittingEmaar Properties, Dubai's largest listed real estate developer, said on Thursday it categorically denied rumours that its chairman Mohamed Alabbar intended to leave the company. Alabbar is managing the company's business o More… |
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Arabtec to hold news conference Wednesday on rumoursMajor Dubai construction firm Arabtec will hold a news conference on Wednesday to respond to market rumours about the company, it said in a bourse statement on Tuesday. The news conference will be held at the Abu Dhabi offices of More… |
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Saudi to act against social media rumoursSaudi police are monitoring spreading rumours by individuals on social network sites and are taking action against such people, a police offical said. Nawaf Al-Bouq, spokesman of Jeddah police, was quoted by Arab News as saying&nb More… |
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Terror threat reports in Bahrain 'baseless'There was no truth to the reports of an imminent terrorist attack in Bahrain and people behind such rumours are seeking to spread fear in the community, said a senior government official. Minister of State for Information Affairs More… |
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NBK denies CEO resignation rumoursNational Bank of Kuwait (NBK) on Saturday denied rumours that its group chief executive Ibrahim Dabdoub has resigned from the post. In an official statement, NBK chairman Mohamed Al Bahar said neither Dabdoub nor any senior executive at th More… |
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Bahrain probe commission slams media rumoursBahrain's probe commission, set up to investigate incidents and human rights abuse in the kingdom, has hit out at baseless rumours in the international and local Press about its work. In a strongly worded statement, Bahrain Independent Com More… |
