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Motorists in Dubai will no longer need vehicle registration cards

Dubai’s RTA is to begin ‘lifetime’ e-registration for vehicle licences next month

Dubai Business Bay tunnel to open on Friday

The tunnel forms part of the Western Parallel Roads project

Exclusive video: Seddiqi CCO on opening the world’s largest Rolex boutique in Dubai

The boutique, which opened in May, took almost two years to design

Dubai’s DP World, Chinese group to open new Traders Market at JAFZA

The market, spread over an area of three million square metres, will host traders from all over the world

Dubai to host world’s longest desert ultra marathon

The winner will receive an $80,000 cash prize

Emaar to build Middle East’s largest Chinatown at Dubai Creek Harbour

The developer also plans to expand its premium hotel brand, Address Hotels + Resorts, to China

New Dubai road toll gate to hit traffic from Abu Dhabi

The salik gate will be the seventh erected in Dubai

Dubai’s Emaar Properties to double investments in Egypt – Alabbar

The developer plans to invest 100bn Egyptian pounds ($5.6bn) over the next five years

Dubai’s Emaar reopens Al Alamein Hotel in Egypt

The hotel underwent a major refurbishment costing 1.5bn Egyptian pounds

New Chinese radio station launched in Dubai

The 24-hour station, called ‘The Sound of the Dubai Dragon’, will be operated by ARN

Three dead, eight injured in traffic accident in Dubai

A minibus collided with a lorry on Emirates Road on Monday afternoon

Dubai to open new tunnel from Airport Street to ease school traffic

The tunnel is hoped to improve traffic flow from Airport Street to Marrakech Street

Dubai’s Nakheel says Dragon Towers project to break ground in Q3

The developer had previously planned to award the construction contract by the end of 2017

Dubai Parks records over 1.4 million visits in H1 2018

April served as a peak month, with the theme parks attracting over 300,000 visits

Dubai’s RTA awards project to upgrade key junction

The works are designed to ease traffic flow between Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi

Emirates opens $3.6m airport lounge in Cairo

The lounge is Emirates’ 42nd dedicated lounge worldwide

Dubai’s DP World threatens legal action over Djibouti port row

Djibouti ended the contract in February with DP World to run its Doraleh Container Terminal

Dubai ranks third in Expedia’s top EMEA destinations, above Rome, Istanbul

London was rated as the top city on list

Dubai education firm Gems shelves plans for multibillion dollar London IPO

The London listing was reportedly delayed after authorities in Dubai unexpectedly decided to freeze tuition fees

Flydubai to operate certain flights out of Terminal 3 as part of Emirates tie-up

Flights to 10 of flydubai’s destinations will move from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3 from December 2

Vox Cinemas to operate for 24 hours every weekend this summer in Dubai

The 24-hour screening will be available in Mall of the Emirates, City Centre Deira and City Centre Mirdif

Dubai Tram resumes operations after accident

The link between the Dubai Marina and Palm Jumeirah stations was briefly suspended on Wednesday morning

Dubai’s Al Habtoor City scraps deal with Marriott for St. Regis, W Hotels and Westin hotels

The hotels will be managed by the Al Habtoor Group from July 31

Testing set to begin on third reactor at UAE’s nuclear plant

The start-up of operations at the nuclear power plant has been delayed

Mountain lodge, ‘trailers’ hotel, among new projects set to be opened in Hatta

Meraas will also open an adventure centre and an interactive tourism information hub in the mountain town

Dubai’s Creekside 18 project on track for 2019 completion

The residential project is located at the mega Dubai Creek Harbour development

Former CEO of UAE contractor Drake and Scull said to owe firm Dhs1bn

The Dubai-listed contractor has seen its share prices drop about 70 per cent this year

Emirates Skywards launches travel app with 2-for-1 offers

The 2-for-1 offers can be unlocked with 6,700 Skywards miles

Dubai’s retail, construction sectors see strong growth in June

Job creation remained subdued in Dubai’s non-oil private sector in June

Dubai set to open new flyover to ease entry to International City

The new two-lane bridge has an estimated capacity of 1,000 vehicles per hour