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Over half of Dubai residents don’t have home insurance – survey

Up to 67 per cent of apartment buildings and 50 per cent of villas in Dubai are uninsured, says survey by MoveSouq.com and RSA

Dubai’s Nshama awards construction contract for Town Square projects

The contract for the Zahra and Hayat Townhouse communities in Town Square has been awarded to Beaver Gulf Group

Dubai to have 27 new private schools by September 2016

Increased supply is expected to ease the financial burden of high school fees on parents and provide them with more choices, officials said

Dubai contractor Drake and Scull appoints Deeb as CFO

Deeb was formally CFO of Abu Dhabi-based family conglomerate Al Jaber Group, whose core business is construction

Dubai stock market suffers biggest one-day fall since December 2014

Dubai’s stocks closed down 7 per cent as oil prices weakened

Dubai continues push to become global design hub by 2020

The recently developed Dubai Creative Clusters Authority is investing heavily in the design sector

UAE stocks sink on oil’s slide, Saudi worries

The main stock index in Dubai, the region’s most volatile market, tumbled 4.0 per cent to 3,563 points, hitting a four-month low

Exclusive: Gerald Lawless on Jumeirah Group’s ambitions

Jumeirah Group CEO Gerald Lawless opens up on everything from building a global brand and avoiding Disneyfication in hotels to disruptive technology, the Qatar World Cup and much more besides


RTA inks deals with seven Dubai schools to provide transport services

The deal will see RTA’s unit Dubai Taxi Corporation’s buses transport 2,500 students from these schools during the new academic year

Pakistan’s MCB looks to the Middle East to drive growth

Pakistani finance minister Ishaq Dar said that both the UAE and Pakistan could learn from each other when dealing with issues such as extremism

Dubai’s DGCX appoints Gaurang Desai as CEO

Desai had been appointed acting CEO a year ago after former CEO Gary Anderson resigned due to ill health

Dubai expects returns of over Dhs 100m during upcoming Chinese event

More than 6,000 Chinese delegates are expected to attend the International Dragon Awards set to be held this month in Dubai

Dubai World Central renamed as Dubai South

The aerotropolis is expected to house a million people and support around half a million jobs once it reaches full capacity

Stock news: Dubai tumbles 2.7% after oil hits new low

Oil prices in the United States tumbled to their lowest level since 2009 on Wednesday

Dubai issues new law to dispose impounded vehicles

Vehicles will be allocated for disposal following three months of impoundment

Dubai’s Arabtec denies withdrawing from mega Egypt housing project

The project was originally announced more than a year ago but it has not yet been launched

US firm Parsons bags infrastructure contract for Dubai Expo 2020 site

The company will be responsible for infrastructure design and construction supervision services on the site

Dubai receives 118,000 medical tourists in Q1 2015

Around 46 per cent of medical tourists to Dubai were from Asian countries while 25 per cent of them were from other Arab countries

Dubai’s ruler issues new law to boost public-private partnerships

The law aims to encourage the private sector to participate and invest in infrastructure development

Emirates to resume flights to Baghdad from Sep 17

The airline suspended operations to the Iraqi city in January because of security concerns

Dubai among world’s top 10 fastest growing city economies

Metropolitan areas continue to power national economic growth, report shows

Dnata JV invests $4m in Pakistan expansion, begins services in three airports

The unit, a joint venture between dnata and Gerry’s group in Pakistan, is planning to create 140 new jobs

Emirates adds more flights to Phuket

The new flights will increase capacity by 57 per cent on the route, the airline said

Dubai’s Arabtec swings to Q2 loss as costs rise

Arabtec made a net loss attributable of Dhs 718.3m in the three months to June 30

Emirates plans world’s longest non-stop flight with Panama service

The flight to Panama on a Boeing 777-200 LR jet will have a flight time of 17 hours and 35 minutes

Nakheel awards Dhs38m contract for retail centre, mosque in Al Furjan

The company said that it is developing a second retail centre within its Al Furjan community

Aster DM Healthcare expands to Bahrain, invests $2m

Aster will open four more outlets in the country over the next two years – including both medical centres and pharmacies

Dubai Aquarium introduces shark breeding programme, new visitor experiences

Two new educational experiences have been introduced to provide visitors with insights into the project.

Starwood, Dubai Properties sign deal for four new hotels

Under the deal, Starwood will open three Aloft hotels and one Element hotel in Dubai

Emirates to launch more A380 services on Singapore-Australia route

The airline said that it will upgrade its Dubai-Melbourne route via Singapore to an A380 from March 1, 2016