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Dubai’s Emirates to begin charging for seat selection

New fees apply for certain economy class fares

ENOC announces $1bn expansion of Jebel Ali refinery

The expansion will increase the capacity of the refinery by 50 per cent

Domestic workers in Dubai earn highest in the region

On average, a domestic worker in the emirate pockets a monthly salary of Dhs1,697

New York’s Bareburger to open first outlet in Dubai

The store will be launched next month at Festival City mall

Dubai Future Accelerators: Developers of hyperloop, 3D printers among 30 chosen

The 30 companies will work with seven government authorities over a 12-week period

Dubai Transport Corp replaced, granted greater autonomy

Dubai Taxi Corporation will be able to sign franchising and management deals and access credit and loans

Dubai South unveils apartments priced from Dhs280,000

Residential units at The Pulse will go on sale at the end of this month

Dubai’s RTA confirms Bluewaters Island bridges to be ready in December

The Dhs475m bridges project is currently 85 per cent complete

Dubai among top 20 cities for highest office rents in skyscrapers

Prime skyscraper office rents in Dubai remained unchanged in the last six months

Bahrain’s GFH disposes of remaining Leeds United stake

GFH first acquired the club in late 2012

Abraaj may buy Middlesex University’s Dubai campus

The deal could be worth around $55m to $70m

Dubai’s DEWA awards advisory contract for 200MW power plant

The contract for the 200MW CSP plant was won by a consortium led by KPMG

Dubai’s Apple store to begin selling iPhone 7 on Sept 17

This is the first year that Apple will launch the iPhone in Dubai at the same time as the rest of the world

Dubai World unit Istithmar cuts most of its staff – report

More than 15 staff responsible for selling the assets of Dubai World have been handed notices

Dubai’s Abraaj exits investment in Colombian retailer Koba

Koba was sold for an undisclosed amount to Capital Group Private Markets

Dubai real estate owners can now create online property will

The registration cost of a single property will is Dhs7,500

Dubai ranks high among world’s top 10 busiest airports in 2015

Dubai remained the world’s busiest airport for international passenger traffic

“Challenging” for high-end pizzerias to succeed in Dubai

Pizza restaurant operators are faced with major challenges in Dubai

Nakheel chairman says Palm Jebel Ali still a ‘long-term’ project

The company announced last month that it had repaid all its debts

Dubai airport Eid rush: Over 160,000 travellers in Terminal 3 this weekend

In total, Emirates is expecting more than 250,000 passengers to travel during the upcoming Eid Al Adha period

Emirates mulls premium economy; could soon charge extra for seat selection

The Dubai-based airline is looking to boost its ancillary revenues, said president Tim Clark

Dubai reveals new public parking rates for commercial areas

Dubai’s private sector hiring remains slow despite overall growth

The monthly Emirates NBD business tracker found Dubai’s private sector growth on track in August

Revealed: Most popular and most affordable areas to rent studios in Dubai

Dubai property could become as unaffordable as London

Residents could be permanently priced out of the market, according to Cluttons

Nakheel launches luxury twin-tower project at Dubai’s Ibn Battuta Mall

The complex will feature 531 apartments

Deyaar appoints Millennium & Copthorne to manage 3 Dubai hotels

The three properties total nearly 1,000 units

Dubai municipality awards Dhs1bn contract for mega library

The Mohammed bin Rashid Library is slated for completion in mid-2018

Windshear highlighted in Emirates EK521 accident

The crew of Emirates flight EK521 grappled with windshear on final approach

Dubai metro extension to begin running in May 2020

Route 2020 is expected to serve about 125,000 riders per day

Expo 2020: Firms selected to design theme pavilions

Dubai Expo 2020 site to become conference, office space

The expo organisers intend for much of the site to be reused

Dubai’s annual property exhibition Cityscape begins

All the news and gossip from the property show which runs from September 6-8 at Dubai World Trade Centre