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Classic Piano International competition sees 70 virtuosos showcase their talents

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Classic Piano International competition: 70 virtuosos go head-to-head

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The Classic Piano International competition brings together the world's most promising and talented pianists, each vying for a share of the overall prize money, totalling €250,000. We find out who the winner of this two-year-long journey is, as the final plays out in Dubai.

07/03/2024

Andrey Gugnin receiving a €100,000 cheque at the final of the Classic Piano International Competition.

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Andrey Gugnin wins at Classic Piano International Competition

The prestigious competition featured 70 pianists from around the world, with finalists performing alongside the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra in Dubai.

27/02/2024

The EU is worried about money laundering controls in Dubai

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EU Policy. Dubai clearinghouse barred from EU access

The United Arab Emirates appears on the EU’s list of suspect dirty-money jurisdictions.

06/02/2024

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Iran summons Russian envoy over Persian Gulf islands dispute

Iran summoned the Russian envoy to Tehran after Moscow and Arab countries released a joint statement earlier this week challenging Iran’s claim to disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, state media reported Sunday.

24/12/2023

A person walks past signs that read "stop war" and "go green" at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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COP28: Talks enter last day with no agreement in sight on fossil fuels

Hopes for finishing the critical summit on time are fading as countries are still far apart on key issues.

14/12/2023

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber, center, claps after passing the global stocktake at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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COP28: Delegates agree to 'transition away' from fossil fuels

Negotiators at United Nations COP28 climate talks agreed Wednesday the world must transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels, a significant step toward shifting how the world is powered but one filled with questions about how soon and who will pay for the transition.

13/12/2023

Delegates arrive for a meeting at the COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai, December 2023

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Euroviews. COP28 could phase out fossil fuels without us realising

The various milestones agreed so far at COP28 are far from everything we need — but they’ll play a key role in shifting energy markets into a new gear under the realisation that the demise of the age of oil can be accelerated or delayed, but is ultimately unstoppable, Dr Nafeez Ahmed writes.

12/12/2023

Activists from CAN International call for 'Equity and Finance for 100% Renewables', 11 December 2023, Dubai

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'End the fossil fuel age': Oil and gas under the spotlight at COP28

UN officials and activists say negotiators have no time to lose.

11/12/2023

Rachel Cleetus, the Union of Concerned Scientists, speaks to members of the media at the COP28 UN Climate Summit

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Fossil fuels and adapting to climate are still sticking points at COP

Negotiators are urged to narrow down their options in order to agree on how to save the planet from disastrous levels of warming and help vulnerable societies adapt to weather extremes.

10/12/2023

Islene Facanha, of Portugal, participates in a demonstration dressed with images of wildfires at the COP28 UN Climate Summit, 8 December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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COP28: What is happening on day 9 of the UN climate conference?

The biggest march for climate justice at COP is taking place today, as negotiations on the Global Stocktake resume.

09/12/2023

People walk through the venue for the COP28 UN Climate Summit in Dubai, November 2023

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Euroviews. A fresh approach at COP28 could help humanity turn the corner

It is time for every country and every leader to reach a consensus on a clear course towards tangible progress in global climate action, and come together at COP28 to deliver the necessary change. Our world will be watching, Ambassador Hend Al Otaiba writes.

01/12/2023

A visitor looks at Pablo Picasso’s painting 'Femme à la montre' displayed for viewing at Sotheby’s Dubai on September 25, 2023.

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Picasso masterpiece could sell for over €113 million at auction

The 1932 oil painting will be the focal point of a two-day auction event at Sotheby's in New York in November, featuring artworks from the Emily Fisher Landau collection.

26/09/2023

A coal-fired power station scheduled to shut down is seen in As Pontes, Spain.

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EU to push for deal on 'phasing-out' fossil fuels at COP28

A proposal to phase out CO2-emitting fossil fuels at COP27 last won backing from more than 80 countries but oil and gas-rich nations opposed it.

04/09/2023

An Emirates jetliner comes in for landing at the Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 11, 2019.

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Dubai plans ‘world’s largest airport’ by 2050

Dubai’s ‘second airport’ could handle up to 250 million passengers a year by 2050.

29/08/2023

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Delays at Dubai Airport after bear escapes from its carrier on plane

Passengers faced delays after the bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of a plane.

07/08/2023

COP28 climate talks are due to take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates later this year.

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COP28 president reveals climate action plan for UN summit

COP28 is due to take place in November in Dubai and some decisions around the climate conference have already caused controversy.

14/07/2023

Car plate sold at auction in Dubai for a record $15 million.

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Car plate "P7" sold at auction in Dubai for a record €13.8 million

The charity auction for special number plates hits a record high in Dubai with the P7 number plate sold for a record €13.8 million to support the "1 Billion Meal Endowment" campaign. The initiative aims to create the biggest Ramadan sustainable food relief endowment fund.

11/04/2023

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf gestures at a news conference in Islamabad on Thursday 23 March, 2000,

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Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79

General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the US war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 79.

05/02/2023

Reach for the sky: How an Emirati air race pilot achieved his dream

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Reach for the sky: How an Emirati air race pilot achieved his dream

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Explore how a Flying Academy teen achieved his dream: Husam Gamal tells Euronews how his career as a qualified air race pilot took off.

26/01/2023

Art, technology and innovation behind beauty in the UAE

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Explore the art, technology and science behind beauty in the UAE

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Euronews explores the pioneering technology that is revolutionising the world of beauty in the UAE.

25/01/2023

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Dubai airport still in chaos after unprecedented flooding

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