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Dubai Taxi Corp awards contract for 125 school buses

The firm plans to increase its bus fleet to 650 by 2024

Workers at Dubai company behind Apple HQ roof go without pay – report

Premier Composite Technologies reportedly faced similar financial issues in January

Four UAE soldiers die in helicopter crash in Yemen

The four men died while carrying out routine duties in Shabwah, Yemen

Dubai developer calls for more property regulations

Farhad Azizi, CEO of Azizi Developments, says the emirate’s property market has matured

Emirates president accuses US airlines of seeking to preserve long-haul market “domination”

“They hope to go back to a time when they could extract pricing premiums from US consumers while providing a poor product in return,” Clark said

Video: Dubai’s Meraas opens food truck park Last Exit Mad X in Jebel Ali

Last Exit Mad X caters to those travelling from Dubai towards Abu Dhabi

Dubai hotel rates down double digits in July

New hotel openings have impacted demand in the emirate

Dubai’s DP World creates joint venture firm with Egypt’s Suez Canal Zone

DP World plans to establish an industrial and trade logistics district in the freezone

Dubai’s Nakheel awards contracts worth Dhs430m for Deira Islands

The contracts are for a sewage treatment plant, a district cooling plant, a substation and piling work for the 800-room RIU resort

Emirates increases services to Cairo

Airline to offer four additional weekly flights to the Egyptian capital from October

UAE, India agree to aviation capacity talks

Passenger capacity between the two countries has been fully utilised, according to UAE news agency WAM

Dubai private sector growth slows in July amid marginal job creation

Dubai’s non-oil firms saw increases in output and new business but this was not matched by hiring activity, according to Emirates NBD

Dubai builder Arabtec swings to Q2 profit

It was Arabtec’s second straight profitable quarter

Bollywood park, Dubai parks and resorts

Dubai Parks operator shakes up senior management as it unveils new strategy

DXB Entertainments is re-organising its business into three new divisions

More images revealed of air taxis set to begin trials in Dubai this year

Dubai’s RTA has teamed up with German company Volocopter to develop the flying taxis

Police arrest 17 in Australia, Dubai, Netherlands drug raids

Five men were arrested in the UAE by Dubai police

Dubai’s DEWA allows customers to activate utilities online

Customers will no longer have to visit DEWA offices to activate utility services

UAE developer Eshraq awards Dhs144m contract for Abu Dhabi project

Construction of the Marina Rise project is expected to be completed by the end of 2019

Video: Sheikh Mohammed tours Expo 2020 site by helicopter

Sheikh Mohammed said he was “encouraged” by the development of the site so far

UAE to introduce mandatory registration for drones from September

The Emirates is cracking down on drone use after a number of disruptions at airports

Abu Dhabi’s Al Hilal Bank issues $100m private sukuk

The issue, led by First Abu Dhabi Bank, has a two-year maturity

Dubai’s Aramex launches new chatbot in the UAE

The bot will offer personalised conversations in English and Arabic

Fire breaks out in Dubai’s Movenpick JBR hotel

This is the third fire to break out in the Dubai Marina area within a week

Abu Dhabi opens court for cases related to tourists

The court, located at the airport, will look into minor offences committed by tourists

UAE manufacturing firm JBF RAK seeks to renegotiate Dhs2bn of debt

The polyester producer is 60 per cent owned by RAKIA

Abu Dhabi Global Market, KPMG launch fintech challenge for start-ups

The programme sees fintech firms asked to address challenges in six areas of the financial services industry

Abu Dhabi initiative to provide Dhs700 accommodation for lower earners

Two new unit categories will target those earning between Dhs2,000 and Dhs6,000 a month

Emirates crash investigation: No ‘engine abnormalities’

Flight EK521 crashed at the Dubai airport on August 3, 2016

Another tower in Dubai Marina catches fire

Smoke was seen rising from the upper floors of the Tiger Tower on Sunday

Dubai to hold medical tests for motorists aged 65 and above

The validity of the renewed driver licence for older motorists has also been reduced to three years