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Dubai’s Amlak Says Debt Restructuring Proposal Approved

The company said that it would shortly make an initial payment to creditors of approximately Dhs2 billion ($545 million), with the remaining debt to be paid over a 12- year period.

DWC Traffic Surges In Q2 Due To Flight Relocations

The growth in passenger traffic was mainly due to the temporary shift of almost 600 flights from Dubai International during the runway upgrade project.

Dubai Hopes To Submit Olympics Bid Within Eight Years – Official

The bidding process for the 2024 games is expected to begin in 2015, and the winning city will be revealed in 2017.

Emirates To Suspend Flights To Iraqi City Of Erbil From August 12

The Dubai-based airline said it will continue to operate flights to Basra and Baghdad.

Skai Holdings Sells Out All Suites In New Dubai Hotel Project

The hotel called ‘Suites in Skai’ had 234 hotel rooms, 234 one and two bedroom apartments and 33 penthouses for sale.

Damac Acquires Dubailand Plot For $513m

The plot spread across 55 million square feet of land is almost 30 per cent larger than Damac’s current biggest project Akoya.

Regulations Make Dubai Property Sector “Stable” For Foreign Investors

Dubai’s real estate sector offers a number of medium to long-term investment options for foreign buyers, an expert says.

Dubai’s Depa Wins New Contracts Worth Dhs300m In Singapore, Netherlands

The contracts were awarded to subsidiaries of the interior contracting company.

UAE July Business Activity Growth Edges Down, Still High

The HSBC UAE Purchasing Managers’ Index was at 58 points last month, down from 58.2 points in June.

Emirates Starts Chicago Flights

New services to the ‘windy city’ provide Emirates with new destination and transfer opportunities

Dubai Holding Completes $1.7bn Sale Of German Packaging Firm

The sale is one of the largest asset disposals by the state-owned investment unit since the 2009 debt crisis.

Dubai’s Emaar Posts 41% Rise In Net Profit For H1 2014

The Dubai developer’s net profit was boosted by increased revenues from its malls and hospitality businesses.

Flydubai Launches Flights To Iran

The low-cost carrier will fly to Tehran from August 11 and Mashhad from August 10.

Dubai Investments H1 Net Profit More Than Doubles

In May, Dubai Investments divested a 66 per cent equity stake in Globalpharma, which contributed a profit of Dhs472 million.

Accor To Manage New 3-Star Hotel In Dubai’s Business Bay

Accor has signed an agreement with Indian developer Hiranandani Group to manage an ibis Styles hotel.

Dubai Airport’s New Concourse D On Track To Open In Q1 2015 – Sheikh Ahmed

The new concourse will be connected to an existing terminal by an automated train.

Emirates Suspends Flights To Guinea Over Ebola

The Ebola outbreak, which began in Guinea and has spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone, has killed more than 700.

Revealed: Top Residential Project Launches In Dubai In 2014

Dubai saw a number of new property launches, some of which garnered strong investor interest as sales launched. Gulf Business picks the top 10 property launches in 2014.

Lenders May Exit Dubai World As It Seeks To Revise $25bn Debt Deal

The conglomerate plans to make its first big repayment early, in exchange for more time before a second and much larger obligation needs to be repaid.

Dubai’s Luxury Property Price Growth Slows Sharply In Q2

With 25 to 35 per cent of buyers in Dubai depending on mortgages, regulations that limit lending have been instrumental in easing the growth in luxury house prices.

Stock News: UAE Markets Mixed, Investors Bet On Property

The Dubai benchmark added 0.5 per cent in the first hour of trade with builder Arabtec rising 1.5 per cent.

Bollywood Star Shah Rukh Khan Backs Dhs2.3bn Real Estate Project In Dubai

The Royal Estate project, which was stalled in 2008, was relaunched this year as a joint venture between developers Aristocratic Star, PAL Developments and Pacific Ventures.

Property Developer Damac Looks To List Shares On Dubai Bourse

The developer is offering its investors an option to convert its Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), listed on the London bourse into ordinary shares that would be listed on Dubai’s stock market.

Emirates To Avoid Iraqi Airspace As Violence Rises

Emirates also suspended all its flights to Kiev and none of its planes fly over the Ukraine airspace.

Dubai Industrial Rents Rise Up To 47% In Certain Areas In Q2 2014

Growth in Dubai’s retail sector is stimulating demand for warehouse and distribution facilities, says report.

UAE’s LuLu Opens New Dhs370m Mall In Fujairah

The new mall will feature an entertainment zone and an ice rink and will anchored by a LuLu hypermarket, the retail giant said.

Dubai’s Arabtec Q2 Net Up 11%, Misses Estimates

Net profit climbed to Dhs103 million ($28.1 million) in the three months to June 30 from Dhs92 million a year earlier, the company said in a statement.

Former CEO of Dubai’s Arabtec Trims Stake -Bourse Data

Ismaik cut his stake to 28.77 per cent from 28.85 per cent, the website of the Dubai Financial Market showed.

Dubai Lender ENBD Trims Loan Growth F’cast Despite Bumper Q2 Profit

Dubai’s largest lender expects to see its lending grow by four to five per cent this year, the bank’s finance head Surya Subramanian told reporters.

Dubai’s Aramex Q2 Net Profit Up 12% y-o-y, In-Line With Estimates

Aramex posted a second-quarter net profit of Dhs80.8 million compared with Dhs72.3 million in the corresponding period of 2013.