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      Patrick Ryan

      Patrick Ryan

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      Patrick is an experienced journalist with a long-standing record in news publications in Ireland and across the Middle East. He has a keen interest in news and current affairs as well as community issues. Patrick has covered a wide range of areas in his time as a reporter including crime, transport, community news, business, sport and technology.
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      Prof Sharon Lewin, speaking at Arab Health. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      Chances of finding HIV cure 'quite high', conference hears

      There are 180,000 people living with HIV/Aids in the Middle East and North Africa

      HealthJanuary 31, 2023
      Alison Rego with her daughter Kristen lives in the 1BHK apartment at the Skycourts tower D in Dubailand in Dubai. She pays Dh33,000 rent for this apartment. Pawan Singh / The National
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      My Dubai Rent: 'Crazily good' deal for one-bedroom apartment

      Alison Rego pays Dh33,000 a year for home she shares with her daughter

      UAEJanuary 29, 2023
      Restaurants have been urged to provide filtered tap water to customers. Reem Mohammed / The National
      Many restaurants 'short-changing customers' by not offering filtered water

      Charging up to Dh35 ($9) for bottled water leaves diners with a sour taste, say industry experts

      UAEJanuary 29, 2023
      Firms must submit fixed-term contracts for employees by February 1 or risk being fined. Getty Images
      Firms 'scrambling' to meet UAE employment contract deadline

      Many companies have left the requirement to the last minute

      UAEJanuary 26, 2023
      Russell Reyes Tuazon, from the Philippines, won Dh15 million in the Emirates Draw. Photo: Emirates Draw
      Friday the 13th lucky for Dh15m Dubai lottery winner

      Russel Reyes Tuazon considers starting his own business after jackpot success

      UAEJanuary 24, 2023
      Italian architect Luca Curci believes his floating city design could help redefine urban living as sea levels continue to rise. Photos: Luca Curci
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      Could this floating city be the future of urban life?

      Italian architect Luca Curci says his model could be home to more than 50,000

      MegaprojectsJanuary 23, 2023
      Maroun Farah outside the building where he lives, in the Gardens. Pawan Singh / The National
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      All rosy in this family's Dh48,000 two-bedroom home in The Gardens

      Maroun Farah has lived in same apartment for more than eight years and has no plans to move anytime soon

      UAEJanuary 15, 2023
      From second left: Belinda Balluku, Albania’s deputy prime minister and minister of infrastructure and energy, Steven Kobos, president and chief executive Excelerate Energy, Neeraj Agrawal, chief financial officer of Crescent Petroleum, and Roger Martella, chief sustainability officer of General Electric, in session at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
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      Russia's invasion forces nations' hands on diversifying energy

      Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum hears how crisis has led to need for rapid change in energy production

      GovernmentJanuary 14, 2023
      Careem has listed several trends it noticed on its apps in 2022. Bloomberg
      UAE resident shelled out Dh70,000 on 1,900 taxi trips in a year

      Latest Careem user trends reveal another customer spent Dh80,000 on 1,100 food orders

      TransportJanuary 13, 2023
      Chinese tourists at Burj Beach in Dubai in May 2019, before Covid-19 led to a three-year shutdown in China. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      Gulf set for 'critical' economic boost as China reopens

      UAE and Saudi Arabia among nations expecting demand for oil and goods to rise, with tourism predicted to normalise by 2024

      GulfJanuary 13, 2023
      Speed limits between Dubai and Hatta have been reduced to 80kph. AwesomeDigital
      Speed limit reduced on key Dubai road

      New signs are already in place along 6km stretch of road

      UAEJanuary 12, 2023
      The Onpassive metro station, formerly known as Al Safa, will look like this after its rebranding. Photo: RTA
      Dubai's Al Safa metro station renamed Onpassive

      Station rebranded after US firm for next 10 years as part of deal with RTA

      TransportJanuary 11, 2023
      The Monday-to-Friday working week brought about changes for most UAE employees. Ravindranath K / The National
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      How employees in UAE have adapted to Monday-to-Friday week

      The need to be available for clients in other GCC countries means Sunday can still be a busy day for some in the private sector

      UAEJanuary 01, 2023
      Lauren O'Connell and her family at their home in Sustainable City, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
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      My Dubai Rent: Family pays Dh200,000 for Sustainable City villa

      Lauren O'Connell and her family swapped a busy city centre life for the serenity of the suburbs during the pandemic

      UAEJanuary 01, 2023
      The drive-through Covid-19 testing centre at Al Wagan Hospital in Al Ain. Photo: Seha
      Seha to close all Covid-19 centres in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra

      Screenings and vaccinations will take place at healthcare centres

      CoronavirusDecember 30, 2022
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