Home UAE Dubai

Dubai

Dubai hotel Jumeirah Al Qasr completes room upgrades

Changes designed to provide guests with a ‘rich yet modern’ guest experience

Loan growth, higher margins boost Dubai bank Emirates NBD’s Q4 net profit

The lender reported a 10 per cent rise in fourth-quarter net profit

Dubai skyline

Dubai’s non-oil sector growth eases, with job cuts in construction, travel and tourism

The Emirates NBD Dubai economy tracker index fell to its second-lowest reading in over two years in December

UAE telco du reveals plans for health blockchain solution

The solution will help verify if blood bags and pharmaceutical products are authentic across the medical supply chain

Revealed: The biggest hotels on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

At present, the Palm has 18 hotels and hotel apartments that are operational with several more in the pipeline

Dubai radio presenter James Aramouni dies at 28

James Aramouni joined Shock Middle East in October 2017 as the Dance 97.8 Drive Time presenter

RTA taxi bookings in Dubai hit record 12m in 2018

The number of bookings was up 17 per cent from 2017’s 10.5m

Dubai Parks and Resorts records almost 2.8 million visits in 2018

Average occupancy at the Lapita hotel rose to 60 per cent in 2018, compared to 35 per cent in 2017

Dubai has now become more of an ‘affordable buyers’ market’ – report

Residential capital values in the emirate fell 11.1 per cent in 2018

DMCC awards contract for 78-storey tower in Uptown Dubai district

The contract for Uptown Tower has been awarded to BESIX’s Dubai-based entity Belhasa Six Construct

Dubai’s DP World signs acquisition agreement for Chile port operator

The Dubai port operator said it would offer $502m for 100 per cent equity ownership

Sheikh Mohammed reviews progress of Dubai’s Museum of the Future

The structure is slated to open in 2020

Emirates says many flights will be cancelled, rescheduled during runway closure

Up to 48 of Emirates’ aircraft will not be utilised during the 45-day period this year

Dubai skyline

Areas in Dubai that saw the biggest rental drops in Q4

With rents continuing to fall, landlords are now eyeing holiday rentals, finds report

RTA to operate ferry between Dubai Mall and Dubai Marina Mall

The ferry service will take about 1 hour 20 minutes one-way

Consortium led by Saudi’s ACWA Power to raise over $2bn for Dubai solar project

The loan will fund the $4.3bn Noor Energy 1 project, expected to become the world’s largest single-site concentrated solar power plant

Video, pics: Palm Tower, with one of Dubai’s highest pools, gets ready to open this year

The luxury tower, which rises 240 metres tall, will include a 289-room St. Regis hotel and 432 residences

Dubai Tourism to return $68m in bank guarantees to local firms

Bank guarantees will be returned to tourism companies in Dubai as the emirate seeks to attract 25 million visitors by 2025

AW Rostamani and Hilton to build a hotel in Bur Dubai

The 458-room hotel is expected to be ready by 2020

In pictures: Dubai’s ruler approves DIFC expansion plan

The new expansion will add a total of 13 million square feet of space to the DIFC

Luxury residential waterfront project launched at Dubai Creek Harbour

The 44-storey Palace Residences tower is the first launch in the Dubai Creek Harbour development in 2019

Dubai residential prices could fall by up to 10% in 2019 – report

Dubai is heading towards the bottom of its property market downturn, says Savills regional chief

New multi-screen Vox Cinemas to open at Dubai’s Wafi mall

The 16-screen multiplex will open in the third quarter of this year

Sheikh Mohammed

A virtual commercial zone, Silk Road in Dubai among new projects outlined by ruler

Nine initiatives are revealed by Sheikh Mohammed under his ‘Fifty Year Charter’ programme

Passenger traffic at Dubai airport reaches 81.4 million between Jan-Nov

The number of passengers using the airport fell 0.8 per cent to 6.9 million in November

Dubai bank Emirates NBD to make it easier for VAT-registered SMEs to get loans

The new programme will cover home loans, auto loans and business loan products

Sheikh Mohammed issues eight principles of governance in Dubai

Dubai is a business capital that will continue to attract new talent and focus on economic diversification, says ruler

Hamad Buamim Dubai Chamber of Commerce

Power Letters 2019: Hamad Buamim, head of Dubai Chamber

The President and CEO of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry talks about plans to cement Dubai’s reputation as global business hub.

Sir Tim Clark Emirates Airlines

Power Letters 2019: Sir Tim Clark, Emirates president

The President of Emirates talks innovation, growth and how to cope with headwinds in the aviation business

No security incidents reported during New Year’s Eve in Dubai – police

More than two million people gathered across the emirate to usher in the New Year