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Damac Launches Paramount Pictures Hotel Project

The $1 billion project will be located in the heart of Downtown Dubai and is expected to be completed by the end of 2015.

VOX Cinemas In Middle East Expansion

The chain has opened a new venue in Dubai’s Mercato Mall as it attempts to become the region’s largest operator.

Rosetta Stone To Open First Middle East Office

The global language-learning company is to set up shop in Dubai, amid several new school announcements at GESS.

Dubai’s Emirates Airline Plans Second Bond Sale This Year

Emirates has hired six banks to arrange a potential dollar-denominated, benchmark sukuk sale.

Kenya Airways To Fly Dubai-Hong Kong

New route provides some competition for Emirates and follows recent codeshare agreement with Etihad

Exclusive: Dubai-Based Chocodate Maker Plans Major Expansion

The company is currently in talks to export the product to the US, UK, Japan, Brazil and Russia, among other countries.

Dubai Sees Big IPO In 2014/15, Says Debts Under Control

Mohammed al-Shaibani, CEO of the Investment Corporation of Dubai said that Dubai had a plan to deal with debts maturing in coming years

Dubai Islamic Bank To Boost Capital Through Sukuk Sale

The dollar-denominated Islamic bond is expected to be benchmark-sized.

Shoppers Fuel 10% Dubai RevPAR Rise

Hoteliers benefited from the month-long Dubai Shopping Festival and high in-flows of tourists, particularly from Europe

EXCLUSIVE: Oberoi Dubai Targets March Opening

The 250-room hotel is the luxury Indian chain’s first UAE property.

Starwood Relocates Global HQ To Dubai In March

With 80 per cent of Starwood’s pipeline coming from rapidly growing markets, President says it’s not possible to lead a truly global business “from a boardroom in Connecticut”

Emirates’ Perth Flights Go Triple Daily

Latest capacity increase means the airline’s services have grown more than five-fold since it first flew to Perth in 2002

New Dubai Firm To Manage Islamic Endowments

Awqaf are believed to control tens of billions of dollars worth of assets around the Muslim world.

Al Habtoor And Accor Mull Partnership

Al Habtoor has talks with global operator about potential projects at home and abroad

Dubai’s Noor Sets Up JV With State-Owned AMAF

The new company, called Noor Awqaf, is being set up with a share capital of Dhs10 million.

Novak Djokovic Seals Dubai Tennis Title

This is the Serb’s fourth Dubai Championships win in five years.

Property Speculators’ Return Fuels Dubai Bubble Fear

Queues of investors have formed outside the offices of real estate developers in scenes that recall the emirate’s boom days before 2008.

Dubai Utility DEWA Launches $1bn Sukuk

The utility printed the five-year paper at par at a profit rate of three per cent.

Emaar Reports Strong Investor Interest For New Property

Dubai-based developer says its website received traffic from 75 countries for online registration for The Address Residence Sky View.

MAF Investing Dhs140m In City Centre Residence

Salman Haider, executive managing director of hotels at MAF, said work will start at the beginning of 2014.

Dubai Group Unit Sells 41.1% ONIC Stake To Oman Fund

The asset sale is part of the Dubai Group’s $6 billion restructuring process, said officials.

Arabtec Tumbles After Massive Capital Raising Plans

The contractor also replaced its chief executive as part of a shakeup driven by investment fund Aabar, its largest shareholder.

Federer And Djokovic Power Through In Dubai

Federer dismissed Spain’s Marcel Granollers while Djokovic overcame a late stumble to beat another Spaniard Roberto Bautista.

Dubai Plans Central Islamic Finance Regulatory Board

The emirate is hoping to become a global hub for Islamic finance and other businesses based on Islamic principles.

Dubai’s Arabtec CEO Riad Kamal Resigns

Managing director Hasan Ismaik will replace Kamal as the new chief executive of the construction company.

Abercrombie & Fitch To Launch In Middle East With MAF

American fashion house will open a Hollister store in Mall of the Emirates in Q3 of this year.

Kingfisher Airlines Loses Rights To Fly To Dubai

The carrier has lost its traffic rights allowing it to fly 21 times a week into the UAE.

Tennis – Djokovic And Del Potro Go Through In Dubai

Novak Djokovic extends his unbeaten run to 14 matches.

“Being Global Doesn’t Matter” – Frost & Sullivan

The GIL 2013 event in Dubai highlighted the importance of visionary innovation and megatrends in business.

Dubai’s DEWA To Print Sukuk This Week, Sets Price Talk

DEWA CEO Saeed Mohammed al-Tayer indicated last week that the sukuk would be $1 billion.