Eid Al Fitr is on Friday

Eid Al Fitr is on Friday

Rulers to lead prayers and receive well-wishers

UAE ranks among top-25 in global competitiveness list

UAE ranks among top-25 in global competitiveness list

It stays in group of "innovation-driven economies" which includes highest-ranked countries

Infrastructure development projects in full swing in capital

Infrastructure development projects in full swing in capital

Abu Dhabi departments float tenders worth hundreds of millions of dirhams to build roads, bridges and airports

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'I don't know how cocaine came to be in the coffee blender box'

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Two-day Eid Al Fitr holiday for private sector

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