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Work begins on Dubai’s record-breaking Meydan One Mall

The mega retail development is scheduled for completion in 2020

Dubai Ruler makes Emirati filmed feeding live cat to dogs clean the zoo

A video of the incident drew widespread criticism when it was picked up by news outlets this week

Dubai non-oil trade dips for second year running in 2016

China remained the emirate’s top trade partner

Dubai selects IBM, Consensys for city-wide blockchain project

The partnership will see public and private sector firms roll out blockchain pilot projects throughout the year

Dubai rises to 74th in city quality of living index

Mercers 2017 ranking considers 39 factors affecting quality of life for international employees

Dubai Taxi Corp to rent out 119 smart school buses

The buses will text parents when their children are picked up or dropped off

Dubai’s Emirates begins controversial Athens-Newark route

The fifth freedom route has been met with opposition from some US carriers

Saudi woman sets new record as she swims Dubai Creek and Dubai Water Canal

Dr Mariam Saleh Binladen undertook the challenge to raise awareness for orphaned Syrian refugees

Dubai private sector job creation halts in February

February marked the end of seven months of job creation, according to Emirates NBD

Dubai’s Damac says $380m of contracts awarded in Jan, Feb

Among the main contracts awarded were for various services at its Akoya Oxygen, Damac Hills, Aykon City and Avanti and Merano Tower projects

Emirates bookings to US dropped 35% overnight after Jan travel ban

“The effect it had was instantaneous” said president Tim Clark

Dubai introduces fines of up to $5,445 for illegal drone use

New rules will fine those using drones, fireworks and other aerial equipment without permission

Dubai sets up new court to resolve cases in ‘one-day’

The initiative will reduce the process of resolving minor cases to two steps

In pictures: What a hyperloop station in Dubai will look like

Hyperloop One is developing a system that will reduce the travel time between Abu Dhabi and Dubai to 12 minutes

Dubai’s ENOC-owned Dragon Oil appoints new CEO

Dragon Oil’s new board of directors was appointed in January this year

Dubai opens new St. Regis polo resort

The Andalusian-style resort is the first St Regis-branded polo resort globally

Two killed, eight injured in accident on Dubai’s Al Wasl Road

The crash happened on Monday evening

Dubai’s RTA reveals traffic diversions on Sheikh Zayed Road until July 2018

The diversions, between Interchanges 2 and 3, begin from March 10

Dubai airline Emirates says it employs over 29,0000 women

Women make up close to 44 per cent of the airline’s workforce

UAE’s Al Futtaim launches new 100-store mall with IKEA, ACE in Dubai

The mall, located in Jebel Ali area, is set to be completed by Q1, 2019

Emaar chairman hopes for better year after ‘tough’ 2016

Alabbar said he was “cautiously optimistic” about Dubai’s property market

Dubai Financial Market launches ETF trading platform

The platform launched with one ETF from Afkar Capital

Dubai to introduce further regulations for desert tour, camp operators

Dubai Tourism said it has created a more “manageable and cohesive” set of rules

Emirates NBD to list Islamic REIT fund on Nasdaq Dubai

The firm will use its proceeds to fund acquisitions of real estate assets

Pictures: Dubai reveals plans to develop city’s largest public park

The construction of the first phase of the park, covering 318,000 sqm, is scheduled to commence later this year

Emirates rejects Lufthansa, Air France-KLM claims

European legacy carriers have been hit by the rapid growth of the main Gulf airlines

Pictures: Massive blaze breaks out at Dubai’s Lamcy Plaza

Everyone was evcuated from the mall

Dubai Airports bans ‘irregular’ and ‘oversized’ baggage

The ban is set to be enforced from March 8

Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates installs nine Tesla charging points

The charging stations are located at the Fashion Dome valet parking and on the first and second floors of the mall

Carillion venture chosen as main contractor for $600m Dubai Expo project

The company will develop three districts of the Expo site