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Airbnb booming as Dubai hotel rates continue to fall

Dubai hotels have seen double digit rate declines in recent years

UAE: Qatar must shun ‘extremism’ to host 2022 World Cup

The UAE, Saudi, Bahrain and Egypt have severed all ties with Qatar since June

Video: Dubai Police test hover bike

Officials believe the bike could be used to reach road accidents and other incidents more quickly

Emirates to stop flying to Auckland via Australia, seeks new NZ routes

Emirates’ partner Qantas will increase the frequency of its services between Australia and New Zealand

UAE’s Abraaj invests in Colombian firm QBCo

QBCo is the largest private label food manufacturing company in Colombia

UAE app aims to make half of transactions cashless in 5 years

Pilot projects using the app will begin in the coming month

Dubai’s Al Ghurair Properties to build Dhs5bn worth of projects

The developments will include 58 buildings with 8,000 residential units

Residential rents in Dubai continue to drop in Q3

Tenants have been able to negotiate rental declines of 5 to 7 per cent

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar to hand over Ansam, Al Hadeel projects this year

The developments are slated to be handed over in December

UAE ranked world’s third strongest nation brand

The country also climbed four places in a list of the world’s most valuable nation brands

DMCC retain’s world’s top free zone crown

Annual fDi Magazine ranking puts DMCC top of list of 60 global free zone

Noon.com inks deal to sell Etisalat products

The recently-launched e-commerce site also penned an agreement with Dubai Economy at GITEX Technology Week

Dubai’s non-oil growth slows in September

The Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index still recorded overall growth for the month

Adnoc boosts ties with Japan

MoU creates a framework for enhanced business development, technical cooperation and training

Dubai makes birth control pill prescription only

The birth control pill was previously available over the counter

Uber to offer electric vehicle service in Dubai

UberOne will be available from this week

Dubai property database will allow tenants to rent without cheques

Post-dated cheques are used for the majority of property rental transactions in the UAE

Dubai’s Emirates sees improved performance in H1

The carrier will report its results for the first six months of the fiscal year in November

UAE’s Etisalat to invest $817m in infrastructure this year, completes 5G trial

The telco plans to modernise and expand its network this year

Oracle Cloud

Dubai’s ENBD REIT acquires Oracle building for $76m

The acquisition is expected to deliver a gross yield of 7.4 per cent

Dubai’s RTA unveils booking service for drone taxi

The new app also enables the booking of nearly all of Dubai’s public transport options

Dubai’s Emaar unveils revamped Burj Khalifa observation deck

The developer has given the attraction a face lift

Uber discusses offering cheaper transport options with Dubai’s RTA

Uber launched affordable service uberX on a trial basis in Dubai in April

UAE banks seek to reduce cash usage with new app

Klip allows the cashless spending, transfer and storage of money

Viceroy files legal claims against Dubai’s Five Holdings for Palm hotel takeover

The claims follow the hotel company’s denial of allegations made in a lawsuit against it last month

Dubai Future Accelerators draws 46 participants for third round

The programme received 1,100 applications

UAE private sector sees strongest quarter in two years

Emirates NBD’s purchasing manager’s index showed improving business conditions in the third quarter

Abu Dhabi raises $10bn in dollar bond sale

The emirate was said to have been encouraged by Saudi’s $12.5bn sale last week

Dubai ruler uses personal 747 jet to aid Rohingya Muslims

Sheikh Mohammed also ordered the opening of an air bridge to support relief efforts

UAE State Security Court rejects six appeals

The rejections make the previous verdicts issued by the Abu Dhabi Federal Appeal Court final