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Emirates receives 80th A380 jet from Airbus

The aircraft will be used on the Dubai-Vienna route from July 1

Dubai ranks among the world’s top 10 cities for green buildings

The ranking assesses cities on the number of green building initiatives and their effectiveness

Dubai airport expects nearly 2m passengers over two weekends

Traveller numbers are expected to peak during the weekends of June 30 and July 7

Gas pipeline burst at Dubai eatery injures one

One person injured and three-storey building damaged in Al Karama area

Jumeirah Golf Estates appoints contractor for Alandalus project

Construction on the project is slated to begin in June 2016

Dubai launches WhatsApp number to check authenticity of rumours

Dubai Municipality’s new service aims to address public concerns about rumours circulating on social media

Handover begins of delayed Dhs 7bn Living Legends project in Dubai

The Saudi-based developer has started handing over the first phase to investors

In pictures: Two new Apple stores open in Dubai airport

Located in Terminal 3, the stores are Apple’s largest in travel retail

Dubai wins bid to host World Real Estate Congress in 2018

The event is expected to attract over 1000 industry professionals

Alabbar-led group buys major stake in Kuwait’s Americana for $2.4bn

The Dubai-based investment group named Adeptio has bought the stake from the Kharafis

Dubai Parks and Resorts mulls company name change

The theme operator said it is awaiting shareholder approval to change its name to dXb Entertainments

Emirates to deploy A380 on Moscow route

The Dubai airline will upgrade one of its two daily flights to Moscow from December 1

Dubai’s ENOC gets $230m loan from China’s ICBC

The five-year loan will help ENOC fund new projects and expansion plans

Revealed: Best private schools in Dubai

The ranking is based on KHDA’s annual review of schools in the emirate

Dubai’s Nakheel awards Dhs 4m contract for Deira Islands

The contract is for work on a sewage treatment plant at the Deira Islands development

Dubai airport passenger traffic climbs 7.2% in April

Double-digit growth in traffic to and from Eastern Europe and Asia led to the rise

Dubai-based pay TV network OSN appoints new CEO

Martin Stewart replaces David Butorac, who served as OSN’s CEO from 2010.

First Avani hotel in the Middle East to open in Dubai in July

Minor Hotels brand taking over the management of Movenpick Deira

ENOC group CEO appointed Gulf Energy Maritime chairman

Saif Humaid Al Falasi takes over the post from IPIC’s Khalifa Al Romaithi

Emirates’ dnata acquires stake in Destination Asia

The acquisition marks dnata’s first foray into Asia’s inbound travel market

Dubai’s Meydan raises Dhs 1bn Islamic financing

The money will help strengthen Meydan’s capital structure and support new projects

Dubai’s ruler approves Dhs 335m RTA Expo 2020 control centre

The new five-storey building will help manage public transport systems required for Expo 2020

Dubai briefly shuts airspace after unauthorised drone activity

The shutting of the airspace around noon on Saturday caused several flight disruptions

Emaar requests Dhs 1m for apartment booking in Dubai’s Opera District

Prices at the 77-storey tower range from Dhs 2,800 to Dhs per square foot

Dubai property plateau suggests end to down cycle

The monthly ValuStrat Price Index indicates the ‘bottoming-out’ of Dubai residential prices

Alabbar says Trump’s proposed Muslim ban “ridiculous”

The Republican candidate was brought up during a recent CNN interview with Mohamed Alabbar

Dubai Creek tower to be 100m taller than Burj Khalifa

Project developer Emaar previously said the tower would be a ‘notch taller’ than the Burj

UAE’s IT security spending is not enough – expert

IDC says 80 per cent of UAE firms lack IT security infrastructure

Dubai Properties says first phase launch of Bellevue Towers sold out

The developer released 100 out of the total 300 units for sale

Dubai mandatory health insurance deadline extended

Penalties will not be imposed on those who are not insured by June 30