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Senior Dubai editor pleads not guilty to wife’s murder

Matthews stands accused of hitting his wife twice on the head with a hammer at their home in Jumeirah on July 3

Dubai’s Emirates adds three extra flights a week to Stockholm

The additional flights add to the carrier’s existing daily service

Dubai ranks fourth for overnight visitors with 7.7% growth expected this year

The emirate also continued to have the highest international overnight visitor spend

Watch: Dubai conducts first test flight of self-flying taxi

Autonomous air taxi takes to the skies in successful maiden flight

Traffic delays after bus catches fire in Dubai Marina

The incident occurred near JLT Metro Station during rush hour

Dubai Safari, Frame to open in November

Dubai Safari was originally due to open last year

Construction work begins at Uptown Dubai district

The project was originally known as Burj2020

Dubai introduces free charging, fee wavers for electric vehicles

The new incentives aim to reduce the emirate’s carbon footprint

All Dubai government service centres to close for one day

Initiative aims to encourage customers to use ‘smart channels’ to complete tasks

UAE’s ARACO wins contracts for three projects valued at $108m

ARACO will take responsibility for the architectural, MEP, structural design and other work across the projects

Dubai begins replacing skyscraper facades after series of fires

The government did not specify how it would ensure that owners complied with the policy

UAE investigating ‘serious incident’ involving Emirates A380 in Moscow

The ‘serious incident’ category means an accident nearly occurred

Free parking in Dubai during Hijri New Year holiday

All paid parking zones will be free across the emirate on Thursday

Emaar to develop waterfront residences, hotel at Dubai Harbour

The hotel will be operated by Emaar’s Address Hotels + Resorts

Retailer Alshaya invests in Alabbar’s Noon ahead of its launch this year

E-commerce site Noon was slated to launch in the UAE in January, but is yet to begin operations

Work begins on Dubai’s One Za’abeel Tower project

The mega mixed-use project will feature “the world’s largest cantilever”

Dubai’s DP World unit, IGY Marinas to build superyacht marina project

The project in France will offer 12 superyacht berths for the world’s largest vessels

Dubai Parks operator takes Dhs245m loan from shareholder Meraas

The loan will be used to fund operational expenses and debt repayments

Dubai’s Atlas Jewellery still struggling to resolve debt issues

Atlas defaulted on loans in 2015 and its owner, M M Ramachandran, was sentenced to a three-year jail term

Nakheel assesses construction bids for RIU resort at Deira Islands

The lowest bid for constructing the 800-room resort stands at Dhs363m

Dubai’s Five Holdings repays Dhs1.1bn financing over a year ahead of schedule

The financing was used to build the company’s projects in Palm Jumeirah and Jumeirah Village

Viceroy denies allegations of US lawsuit filed by Dubai’s Five Holdings

The lawsuit relates to the management of a luxury hotel in Palm Jumeirah

Dubai’s ruler launches free education project

The project aims to translate 11 million words of math and science material to Arabic

DP World to buy Dubai Maritime City, Drydocks World for $405m

Both deals are expected to close before the end of the first quarter of 2018

Dubai’s DIFC Courts can now handle complex construction, technology disputes

The Technology and Construction Division features specialist judges and a new set of industry-specific rules

Dubai’s DP World says won’t renew Indonesia port contract

The announcement comes after DP World confirmed a deal with the Indonesian government to advise on port development in July

Creditor support grows for Dubai’s GGICO $572m debt deal

The deal is set to achieve the target of 75 per cent creditor support by the end of the month, sources said

Dubai adds 50 Tesla electric vehicles to taxi fleet

The RTA signed a deal for 200 Tesla vehicles in February

Middle East VC firm MEVP invests in online travel site Wego

The investment was made in exchange for an equity ownership in Wego

Dubai’s RTA uses ’emojis’ to warn drivers to slow down near schools

The RTA has set up smart signs near schools in Dubai