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Dubai’s Global Village extends current season by another week

The tourist destination has pushed back its closing date for the current season to April 13

Dubai Holding to improve traffic access to Souk Madinat Jumeirah

Dedicated roadways will be developed around the venue, along with a dedicated taxi entrance and a bus parking area

Dubai bans electric scooters amidst safety concerns

Companies offering electric scooters for hire have temporarily halted operations

Dubai Healthcare City cuts fees to attract investment

Start-up and operating fees for healthcare, commercial, research and educational entities in the freezone have been reduced

Dubai’s Emirates to launch second daily flight to London Stansted

The new route, set to be launched in July, will bring Emirates’ total weekly flights to the UK to 140

Dubai developer Emaar to introduce blockchain tokens this year

The Emaar community token will allow users to access a referral and loyalty system across the entire company

Flydubai says ‘confident’ about the airworthiness of its Boeing 737 fleet

China’s aviation regulator has ordered its airlines to ground all of the country’s Boeing MAX jets in operation

Dubai’s DIFC sees over 1, 220 new jobs, 430 new company registrations in 2018

The total number of active registered companies operating in the centre has reached 2,137

Dubai’s RTA says construction of Route 2020 metro project is 70% complete

All rail works of Route 2020 are scheduled for completion by May 2019

Sheikh Hamdan reveals plan to create freezones in Dubai universities

The plan will allow students to carry out business and creative activities during their education

Dubai Lynx – sessions to watch

As the region’s creative industry prepares for the annual Dubai Lynx festival, we take a look at some of the highlights at this year’s event

Dubai’s DFSA bars expat from working in DIFC for fraud

The financial relationship manager was accused of producing inaccurate information and making unauthorised investments

Dubai developer Nakheel’s Q4 profit falls 69%

The developer reported annual profit of Dhs4.38bn for 2018, down from Dhs5.67bn in 2017

Everything you need to know when renting your first house in Dubai

New tenants should be aware about the documents required to rent a property in Dubai

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Dubai reveals five new initiatives to support and cut costs for SMEs

The initiatives also seek to boost public-private partnerships in the emirate

14,000 social media accounts shut down in Dubai for selling counterfeit goods

The accounts, closed in 2018, had a combined 77.9 million followers

Dubai ‘makes progress’ in fight against illegal diesel trade

A group comprising ENOC and six government entities have found 62 per cent of companies to be in violation of diesel guidelines

DP World asks court to halt antitrust probe at Mumbai port

Last year the Competition Commission of India said it suspected antitrust violations by DP World and Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk at terminals they operate

Dubai school staff member dies on campus

All the children were sent home on Monday

Dubai regulator says Abraaj collapse may spur oversight changes

Abraaj fell out with investors last year over a $1bn healthcare fund

Sheikh Hamdan approves ‘Dubai Silk Road’ strategy

The strategy includes nine initiatives and 33 projects that will see the collaboration of several government entities

Dubai’s DGCX launches aluminium and zinc futures

The two new products, which will go live on March 22, are designed to appeal to global market participants

Exclusive video: Inside a Spanish cruise ship homeporting from Dubai

Dubai is hoping to receive 725,000 cruise tourists in the 2018/19 season

Flights from GCC to Pakistan cancelled as it shuts airspace amidst rising tensions with India

Airports in certain parts of India were also closed on Wednesday

Dubai breaks another record with ‘world’s largest sand painting’

The record was broken a massive sand portrait of the Kuwaiti emir which covers 170,000 square feet

Developer of Dubai’s Heart of Europe project to hire 1,500 staff in H1 2019

The company said its workforce grew from 878 staff in January 2018 to 1672 by the end of December last year

Dubai’s Emaar Malls fully acquires online fashion retailer Namshi

The Dubai firm paid Dhs475.5m to acquire the remaining 49 per cent in Namshi from GFG

Dubai’s Emaar launches new Arabian Ranches project with units priced from Dhs1.4m

Arabian Ranches III will have townhouses along with a massive central park, a lazy river and a cricket pitch

Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan again features in Dubai Tourism ad campaign

The six-part series shows the Bollywood actor on a treasure hunt across the city

Dubai-bound plane from Dhaka faces hijacking attempt, suspect dies

The gunman was “mentally unstable” and asked to speak to the PM, officials said