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Flydubai launches double daily flights to Bangkok

The route, at just over six hours, is one of the airline’s longest in terms of travel time

Saudi wealth fund to buy 50% of investment firm Adeptio from Dubai’s Alabbar

Last month, a subsidiary of Adeptio completed the acquisition of a 67 per cent stake in Americana

Dubai builder Arabtec appoints new CEO

Depa CEO Hamish Tyrwhitt will replace acting CEO Saeed Al Mehairbi

DEWA signs purchase agreement with Masdar for 800MW solar project

The 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is slated to be operational by 2020

Dubai’s Landmark Group launches seven new e-commerce sites for its brands

The retail group has also unveiled iPhone and Android apps for each brand

Dubai’s Alabbar in $138.5m JV deal with luxury e-retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter

The new company will initially operate in the GCC

Tecom launches new incubator for start-ups in Dubai Design District

The new facility is slated to open in January 2017

Dubai’s RTA completes Dhs1.9bn Mohammed bin Zayed Road expansion

The last phase of the project – the Al Houdh Interchange – opened on Saturday

Sheikh Mohammed among mourners at Dubai Police chief’s funeral

Al Mazeina passed away on Thursday night from a heart attack

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Amazon in talks to buy Souq.com for about $1bn – report

Amazon is mulling a bid to acquire the entire site, according to a report

Dubai airport passenger traffic crosses 69 million between Jan-Oct

The airport posted a 2.7 per cent growth on traffic in October

Dubai passes new ruling on protection of government employees

The new regulation outlines the compensation for occupational injuries and diseases

Two new international schools to open in Dubai

Brighton College (UK) and Dwight School (the US) will have a combined enrollment capacity of 4,000 students

Dubai firm forms JV to develop $1.6bn steel plant in Algeria

Emarat Dzayer has teamed up with state-owned Groupe Imetal to set up the plant

JetSmarter launches shared Dubai-London private jet service

The scheduled service is expected to offer a cheaper form of private jet travel

World’s new tallest tower in Dubai undergoes geotechnical investigation

A range of geotechnical testing has been done on the upcoming Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour

Dubai public prosecutor drops charges in alleged Briton rape case

The alleged rape was reported in late October

Bank of Singapore to open branch in Dubai’s DIFC

The licence will allow the bank to conduct private banking

Dubai’s Damac glad it stuck with Trump, says he doesn’t ‘discriminate’

Damac chairman asserts that the US President-elect continues to have a strong brand

Dubai’s Nakheel opens 11km Boardwalk at Palm Jumeirah

The promenade will feature fitness facilities and retail outlets including food trucks

Soft opening for Dubai’s Jumeirah Al Naseem resort in December

The Burj Al Arab-facing resort contains 387 rooms and 43 suites

Dubai launches new shopping sale for National Day

Retail outlets will offer shoppers discounts of between 30 – 90 per cent

Investigation into Emirates crash in Dubai to take up to three years

The crash was the first major accident in Emirates’ more-than-30-year history

Dubai property market set to ‘stabilise’ in 2017

Residential property prices and rents continued to drop in the third quarter of this year

Dubai-India trade hits Dhs48bn in H1 2016

Trade with India accounted for 7 per cent of Dubai’s total non-oil foreign trade in H1

Landing gear failure on Emirates A380 under investigation

The airliner was arriving in Dubai from London last week when the crew received an error message

Video: Exploring Dubai’s new Water Canal

The 3.2km waterway will feature the UAE’s longest promenade

Dubai issues new ruling on land mortgages

The law pertains to lands owned by the government and granted to beneficiaries

China’s ICBC becomes Dubai commodities exchange settlement bank

The move will allow more investors to clear transactions in yuan

Emirates NBD expects sharp drop in retail loan growth in 2017

The bank expects retail lending growth to halve to around 5 per cent as the market slows