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Damac Properties’ profits fall for second consecutive quarter

The developer made Dhs704.8m in total comprehensive income for the April – June period

Dubai Taxi Corp awards contract for 125 school buses

The firm plans to increase its bus fleet to 650 by 2024

Workers at Dubai company behind Apple HQ roof go without pay – report

Premier Composite Technologies reportedly faced similar financial issues in January

Dubai developer calls for more property regulations

Farhad Azizi, CEO of Azizi Developments, says the emirate’s property market has matured

Emirates president accuses US airlines of seeking to preserve long-haul market “domination”

“They hope to go back to a time when they could extract pricing premiums from US consumers while providing a poor product in return,” Clark said

Video: Dubai’s Meraas opens food truck park Last Exit Mad X in Jebel Ali

Last Exit Mad X caters to those travelling from Dubai towards Abu Dhabi

Dubai hotel rates down double digits in July

New hotel openings have impacted demand in the emirate

Dubai’s DP World creates joint venture firm with Egypt’s Suez Canal Zone

DP World plans to establish an industrial and trade logistics district in the freezone

Dubai’s Nakheel awards contracts worth Dhs430m for Deira Islands

The contracts are for a sewage treatment plant, a district cooling plant, a substation and piling work for the 800-room RIU resort

Emirates increases services to Cairo

Airline to offer four additional weekly flights to the Egyptian capital from October

Dubai private sector growth slows in July amid marginal job creation

Dubai’s non-oil firms saw increases in output and new business but this was not matched by hiring activity, according to Emirates NBD

Dubai builder Arabtec swings to Q2 profit

It was Arabtec’s second straight profitable quarter

Bollywood park, Dubai parks and resorts

Dubai Parks operator shakes up senior management as it unveils new strategy

DXB Entertainments is re-organising its business into three new divisions

More images revealed of air taxis set to begin trials in Dubai this year

Dubai’s RTA has teamed up with German company Volocopter to develop the flying taxis

Police arrest 17 in Australia, Dubai, Netherlands drug raids

Five men were arrested in the UAE by Dubai police

Dubai’s DEWA allows customers to activate utilities online

Customers will no longer have to visit DEWA offices to activate utility services

Video: Sheikh Mohammed tours Expo 2020 site by helicopter

Sheikh Mohammed said he was “encouraged” by the development of the site so far

Dubai’s Aramex launches new chatbot in the UAE

The bot will offer personalised conversations in English and Arabic

Fire breaks out in Dubai’s Movenpick JBR hotel

This is the third fire to break out in the Dubai Marina area within a week

Emirates crash investigation: No ‘engine abnormalities’

Flight EK521 crashed at the Dubai airport on August 3, 2016

Another tower in Dubai Marina catches fire

Smoke was seen rising from the upper floors of the Tiger Tower on Sunday

Dubai to hold medical tests for motorists aged 65 and above

The validity of the renewed driver licence for older motorists has also been reduced to three years

Over 100 million commuters used Dubai Metro during H1 2017

Over 275 million commuters used public transit means in Dubai during the first half of the year

Dubai’s DEWA awards Dhs129.55m of transformer contracts

The transformers will help expand the city’s power network

How Dubai can establish sustainable tourism practices

Public-private partnerships are needed for a greener tourism offering

Video: Massive fire breaks out at Dubai Torch Tower, no injuries

This is the second time in two years that a fire has broken out at the 86-storey tower

Dubai opens smart pharmacy with a robot to dispense medication

The robot can store up to 35,000 medicines and dispenses around 12 prescriptions in less than one minute

Video: Dubai-backed Hyperloop One completes second phase of testing

The company is expected to its office in Dubai this September

UAE banker sues Dubai hotel for $13.6m over ‘bloodied bandage’ in meal – report

The discovery was made during a dinner with the country’s top banking officials, according to reports

New Dubai video wall breaks three world records

The display is the highest resolution video wall in the world