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Rainfall expected in parts of UAE, temperatures to stay low

Dubai unveils new radar to detect rain from 200km away

The radar will be able to identify the types of thunderstorms and their time of occurrence and direction

Dubai among top 10 cities for most expensive residential property

The emirate ranked 10th on the list, with Monaco leading worldwide

Mandarin Oriental announces plans for second Dubai hotel

The Downtown Dubai hotel will anchor the 63-storey mixed-use Wasl Tower

DIFC-registered non-financial firms can now also operate in Dubai mainland

DIFC has signed an MoU with Dubai Economy (previously DED)

After Souq, Dubai-based online retail platform JadoPado has now been acquired

The site said it was acquired by a “large regional business”

Azizi announces plans for two buildings in Dubai Studio City

The developer is also planning a luxury gated community in the area

Nakheel, Hilton sign partnership for 704 new hotel units in Dubai

The agreement has been signed for DoubleTree by Hilton properties at Jumeirah Village and Deira Islands

Dubai government workers now entitled to 90 days of maternity leave

Leave is also now granted for miscarriages and stillbirths

Dubai launches its own font in global first

The new font will be used by government departments

Dubai’s Aramex posts 5% drop in Q1 net profit

The company made a net profit of $25m in the three months to March 31

Huge residential land plot in Dubai sold for Dhs60m

The plot in the Meydan district is 120,000 sq ft

DEWA committee to ensure back-up power at major sites following Dubai Mall outage

Last week’s power outage saw thousands of people plunged into darkness at the emirate’s largest mall

Dubai’s health authority announces change to sick leave policy

Healthcare facilities in Dubai will no longer be allowed to give predated sick leave

Emirates to fly all A380 to Melbourne as Qantas drops Melbourne-Dubai-London route

Emirates will operate its third daily Melbourne flight with an A380 from March 2018

Dubai Frame subject to copyright lawsuit in the US

Fernando Donis won the design competition for the project in 2008

Accor brings Mama Shelter hotel brand to Dubai

Mama Shelter is positioned as a trendy, casual boutique brand

Uber plans to bring flying taxis to Dubai by 2020

Uber’s flying taxis will be small, electric aircraft

Dubai’s Emirates to fly only A380 jets to Spain

The airline, which already flies a double daily A380 service to Barcelona, will also operate a double daily A380 service to Madrid

Dubai developer Nakheel reports flat Q1 net profit

The company handed over 412 land form and built form units during Q1 2017

Pictures, video: Apple store Dubai Mall to offer free music, photo training sessions

The store at Dubai Mall includes 150 products

Emirates chairman signals US expansion plans on hold after travel curbs

Emirates said last week it was cutting flights on five US routes

Up to 80% of Dubai’s Expo 2020 site to be redeveloped

Earlier this month, Siemens revealed that it would shift its global logistics headquarters to Dubai’s expo site

Pictures: Dubai’s Meraas unit launches villas-only boutique hotel

The hotel at Qasr Al Sultan is scheduled to open in September 2017

Passenger traffic at Dubai International airport up 7.4% in Q1

About 22.5 million passengers used the airport during the first quarter

Flydubai to increase flights to Russia after UAE visa changes

Russian visitors to Dubai rose 106 per cent in the first three months of 2017

Live: Arabian Travel Market begins in Dubai

All the updates from this year’s Arabian Travel Market event

Dubai Mall briefly plunges into darkness after power outage

Power was restored nearly two hours later

Dubai sees 11% increase in tourists in Q1

Dubai Tourism said growth during the quarter doubled

New Zealand mulling extra security on flights from Dubai, Doha

The new rules would follow similar measures introduced last month by the US, Britain and Australia

Dubai’s Damac launches 2,000-room luxury golf course hotel

A five-star property, Golfotel will be located within the Akoya Oxygen development