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Dubai property market will see upturn in 2017- KPMG

Dubai plans to implement new rental law

Dubai Land Department also confirms year-on-year rise in the value of real estate transactions in Q1

Dubai Police arrest Ajman hacker group suspected of targeting White House

Three men have been detained and hacking software and millions of dollars in assets has seized

Dubai’s Noor Bank to get new CEO – sources

The head of corporate and investment banking at Mashreq will be taking on the role

In pics: Huge translucent dome to be part of Expo 2020 Dubai site

The Al Wasl Plaza will be located at the centre of the 4.38-square kilometre Expo site

Boat sailing from Dubai hijacked off the coast of Somalia

The boat had 11 Indian sailors onboard

Abu Dhabi Media relaunches Radio 1 and Radio 2

The two stations were previously operated by Gulf News Broadcasting

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad says bookings to US ‘healthy’ despite laptop ban

Last month, the US introduced a ban on most electronics from the cabins of passenger flights from the Middle East

Al Noor Hospitals Group rebrands as Mediclinic in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain

The two companies merged in February 2016

Revealed: The UAE’s top 10 salaries

The average monthly pay packet in the UAE rose 0.66 per cent in the last year from $11,276 to $11,350

Merged NBAD, FGB bank gets new name – First Abu Dhabi Bank

The new bank began trading on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange on Sunday

Australia to screen electronic devices on flights from UAE, Qatar

€œExplosive detection screening will be conducted for randomly selected passengers and their baggage

Dubai property market to ‘bottom out’ before end of 2017

The Burj Khalifa registered a 25 per cent drop in values in the last 12 months, making it the weakest performer across the city

Dubai reveals new holiday home regulation

Dubai FDI down nearly 11% in 2016

The emirate also saw nearly 11.5 per cent fewer new investment projects last year

UAE telecom operator Etisalat cuts GCC roaming tariffs

Data roaming charges have been reduced by close to 35 per cent from April 1

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar awards $136m contract for Mayan project

The contract will cover the construction of five 11-floor buildings comprising 512 units

Fire breaks out at building near Dubai Mall

The blaze erupted in a building under construction

Dubai Holding CEO and vice chairman step down

Dubai Holding’s previous chairman, Mohammed Abdullah al-Gergawi, resigned last month

UAE’s state-owned fund Mubadala plans overseas investments

The fund may also sell or reduce some of its existing stakes in companies

How UAE firms can avoid the five biggest health insurance mistakes

It is not prudent to only choose providers based on ultra-competitive prices

Video: Gold-clad Dubai Frame takes shape

The Dhs160m project is coming up at Zabeel Park

Fire breaks out at Dubai International Airport

“The blaze was extinguished within minutes by Dubai Airports’ Fire Service,” a spokesperson said

UAE bans import of poultry products from Tennessee, Malaysia

The move come amidst concerns of an avian influenza outbreak

Vice Media launches in the Middle East with Dubai HQ

Vice will launch a website and digital channel this summer in the region

Rights group Amnesty says Emirati professor sentenced to 10 years

The professor was reported sentenced to jail for social media activity

Deputy ruler of UAE’s Fujairah dies

Sheikh Hamad bin Saif Al Sharqi passed away on Wednesday

Indians with US visas to receive visa on arrival in the UAE

Indian passport holders with visas to travel to the US will now be applicable for a UAE visa on arrival

Taxi sharing app Careem on lookout for acquisitions, IPO an option

Careem was valued at about $1bn

Speed limits reduced on two major Dubai roads

Emirates Road and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road will have new speed limits in Dubai

In pictures: NY architect eyes Dubai to build world’s tallest tower hanging from space

Analemma Tower, created by Clouds Architecture Office, will be suspended from an orbiting asteroid

Etihad offers first, business class passengers free wifi, iPads on US flights

The move comes following a ban on large electronic devices in airplane cabins of direct US flights