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Dubai-based PR agency Edelman DABO lays off staff

The agency said about 20 employees had been made redundant

Dubai’s Emaar to recover Dhs1.22bn for Address hotel fire insurance claim

The Address Downtown hotel caught fire on New Year’s Eve 2015

UAE approves new visa scheme to attract ‘talented’ professionals

The initiative will focus on the tourism, health, and education sectors

UAE debt runaway cases up 200% in 2016

A total of 814 runaway cases were recorded in the emirates by the end of Q4, according to Coface

Tesla shares give up gains on renewed prospect of Musk buying Twitter

Tesla reveals Dubai job openings as it prepares to launch officially in the UAE

Tesla have confirmed that they will be launching in the UAE this month

Dubai Properties says luxury tower 1/JBR to be completed by 2019

Dubai Contracting Company has been awarded the main contract for the project

UAE private sector shows improvement in Jan

Emirates NBD’s PMI showed its highest reading since July last year

uae flag, UAE appoints Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s son as chairman of State Security

UAE announces death of two soldiers

One soldier died while taking part in the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s mission in Yemen

Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways to let barred passengers on US flights

A federal judge blocked Trump’s move to ban citizens from seven countries

Costa Rica to use UAE as ‘launching point’ into the Gulf region

Costa Rica has announced the launch of a new embassy in Dubai

First-time investor in Dubai? Here is where to start

Five top tips for investing in real estate in the region

Top Sri Lankan tea brand eyes GCC expansion

Dilmah plans to open seven tea lounges in the UAE over the next three years

Video: Snow in UAE, heavy winds topple crane in Dubai

Three cars were set ablaze in the accident on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road

Dubai’s Emirates NBD targets millennials with digital banking service Liv.

The bank also hopes to roll Liv. out over the next year or so to Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Residential rents, sales prices in Dubai could rise from mid-2017

Sale prices in the mainstream market dropped 5 per cent in 2016 compared to 7 per cent in 2015

UAE’s non-oil foreign trade touches Dhs1.17 trillion between Jan-Sept

Direct non-oil foreign trade accounted for 69 per cent of the country’s total international trade

Temperatures could dip below zero degrees in parts of the UAE

Temperatures are set to fall “significantly” on Thursday and Friday

Lufthansa sees rapid growth of Gulf airlines slowing

Etihad has signed a $100m deal to take catering services from Lufthansa unit LSG

Flydubai boosts Kuwait capacity for holiday traffic

Flydubai 2016 profit tumbles but revenues rise

The airline carried a record number of passengers last year, up 14.4 per cent to 10.4 million people

UAE says Trump travel ban is ‘not against Muslims’

Trump’s directive put a 90-day bar on citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad partners with Lufthansa

The partnership covers catering and engineering contracts

Dubai developer Nakheel records highest-ever net profit in 2016

Nakheel made a net profit of Dhs4.96bn in 2016

Senior Dubai police official warns of ‘clash of civilizations’ if Trump wins

Dubai police official backs Trump travel restrictions

Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim has become known for his controversial comments

Abu Dhabi bank NBAD to offer cross-border blockchain payments

The bank is offering blockchain payments after partnering with US-based Ripple

Villa prices to drop by at least 15% in Abu Dhabi this year

The residential property market is not expected to recover in the next 12-18 months

Abu Dhabi approves ‘intelligent’ transport system in Al Ain

A Dhs114m contract for develop infrastructure for the system has been approved

Etihad to launch third daily flight to Bengaluru

The new service will be operated by a two-class Airbus A321 aircraft

National Bank of Abu Dhabi Q4 profit jumps ahead of FGB merger

Abu Dhabi’s largest lender saw higher lending fees and insurance sales

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Q4 profit drops 16% on impairments

The emirate’s second-largest bank by assets made a net profit attributable to shareholders of Dhs1bn

UAE telecom operator du has cut jobs -CEO

The company began the restructuring process in April/May last year