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Revealed: 8 essential skillsets that millennials need to succeed

In the decade ahead, about half of the existing jobs will go through a complete skills overhaul

Indian low cost carrier IndiGo to launch daily flight from Amritsar to Dubai

The new route will be launched on October 28

In pictures: German pavilion revealed at Dubai Expo 2020

Germany will invest EUR50m (Dhs213m) in its Expo 2020 participation

Hard Rock Cafe to open at Dubai airport

The cafe will open in early November in the airport’s Concourse B

UAE’s Gulftainer to operate US port of Wilmington

Gulftainer plans to invest up to $600m in the port

Dubai’s Emaar, Emirates NBD partner for new credit cards

The Visa credit cards will allow users to earn and redeem points at 1,500 Emaar touchpoints across hotels, restaurants and leisure outlets

British woman jailed for three months in Dubai after post-brunch row

The expat was part of a group accused of assaulting a Swedish man

GCC spurs German tourism growth

The GCC is among the top 15 source markets globally for Germany

UAE’s new retirement visa to help boost Dubai’s property market

The law will see a five-year renewable visa provided to expatriate pensioners over the age of 55

Two people killed and five injured in Dubai road accident caused by tyre explosion

A van carrying seven people crashed on Sheikh Rashid Road

Dubai bank Emirates NBD expands in Saudi

The lender now has branches in three Saudi cities including Riyadh, Jeddah and Khobar

Dubai says 163 free zone firms given permission to operate onshore

Abu Dhabi also said on Sunday it would allow free zone companies to operate onshore for the first time

Dubai opens new interchange on Sheikh Zayed Road

The two projects will enhance the link between Sheikh Zayed Road and both Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road

Tabarak Investment increases its stake in Dubai contractor Drake & Scull

The company will hold a general assembly on September 27 to vote on whether it should continue operating

Five minutes…Craig Hartenstine, executive producer, Dubai show La Perle by Dragone

The show has welcomed “several hundred thousand guests” in its first year of operations

Dubai financial regulator appoints new CEO

Stirewalt replaces Ian Johnston, who announced his intention to retire in late 2017

Dubai’s DSI says it will seek to keep operating as shares slide

The company posted a second-quarter net loss of $49.3m, with shares down 82 per cent since the end of last year

Dubai contractor Drake & Scull says shareholders to decide whether to dissolve firm

Drake & Scull’s stock price has plunged 80 per cent this year and hit a record low last week

Dubai’s Emaar refutes reports that it will provide 10-year investor visas

A media report claimed that the company was handing out the visas to buyers in six projects

Dubai’s Emaar to offer 10-year investor visas to some buyers – report

Projects covered in the plan include six under development in Dubai Creek Harbour and Downtown Dubai

Fitness platform ClassPass to launch in Dubai in October

The platform is targeting regional growth with $85m fund

Dubai editor case: Forensic expert says Francis Matthew was ‘temporarily insane’ when he killed his wife

Matthew, 62, is currently appealing against a 10-year sentence that was handed down by a Dubai Court earlier this year

Dubai’s Emirates to briefly operate A380 to St. Petersburg in October

The jumbo jet will be deployed to the Russian city from October 25-29

Dubai’s non-oil economy growing at a ‘similar rate to 2017, or a touch slower’

The travel and tourism and construction sectors saw softer growth in August

Dubai has invested Dhs100bn on roads and transport infrastructure

The Dubai Metro began operations nine years ago

Five minutes with… Faris Abouhamad, managing director of Smarty International

The TV marketing solution provider launched in Dubai this year

Dubai nightclub Mahiki closes down

The club opened in 2011 at the Jumeirah Beach hotel

British tourist returns home from Dubai after Dhs170,000 speeding fine

Farah Hashi was prevented from leaving the city until he settled his debts

Dubai to have dry night for Islamic New Year

Alcohol and live entertainment will be barred for 24 hours

UK high court rules that Djibouti cannot terminate JV with Dubai’s DP World

The Djibouti ports authority seized the Doraleh Container Terminal from DP World in February