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Dubai Trump International Golf Club to open next month

Among the facilities at the site will be Trump themed restaurants

Dubai’s Nakheel invites construction proposals for $1.36bn Deira Islands Boulevard

The development includes 2,924 apartments and townhouses spread across four clusters

Dubai Taxi Corp, AAA partner for smart vehicle recovery app

The new system will offer roadside assistance via a smart app

Dubai named world’s best-selling Rolls-Royce dealership in 2016

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announced its second highest ever annual sales results in 2016

Revealed: World’s most and least powerful passports

The UAE tops the GCC ranking with a visa free score of 122

Pictures: Royal Continental Hotel opens first Middle East property in Dubai

The four-star property is Shariah compliant and features 68 rooms and suites

Dubai property market will see upturn in 2017- KPMG

Real estate transactions in Dubai hit Dhs259bn in 2016

Dubai’s market recorded a total of 60,595 real estate transactions in 2016

Dubai’s Emirates introduces paid access to its lounges

Passengers can pay to access the carrier’s first and business class lounges in Dubai

Dubai issues over 26,700 new business licences in 2016

The number of licences renewed in 2016 stood at 107,043

How your firm can get health insurance overuse in the UAE under control

Insurance premiums across the UAE are going up by around 20 per cent year-on-year

French burger brand Big Fernand eyes Middle East expansion

Big Fernand opened its first Dubai outlet last year

UAE President returns after foreign visit

Sheikh Khalifa left the country on Thursday, January 5

Investment Corporation of Dubai invests in Swiss banking app Centralway Numbrs

Centralway Numbrs CEO Martin Saidler said the company planned to use the backing to roll out new features

Dubai’s Emirates to begin daily flights to Zagreb

The airline said it expected the new daily service to also benefit travellers in Slovenia and regions of Hungary and Austria

E-commerce site Noon to focus on fashion, will launch large private label

The online shopping platform is set to launch this month

Flight delays in Dubai as fog disrupts operations

Heavy fog blanketed the UAE on Thursday morning

Trump turns down $2bn proposal from Dubai’s Damac

The US President-elect is seeking to distance himself from his business empire

UAE’s ADNOC says fire at Ruwais oil refinery contained

No casualties were reported as a result of the fire

Dubai’s RTA signs deal with Uber to explore cheaper transport options

The partnership could eventually see Uber’s pool service and driverless cars come to Dubai

Five Emiratis killed in Kandahar bomb attack

The UAE’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaabi, was also injured in the attack

UAE proposes anti-dumping law to help diversification drive

The move is hoped to protect industry in the country from foreign goods flooding the market

UAE says ambassador to Afghanistan injured in Kandahar bomb attack

The explosion killed at least seven people and wounded 18 others

UAE to invest Dhs600bn by 2050 in clean energy strategy

The UAE aims to increase the contribution of clean energy in the total energy mix to 50 per cent by 2050

UAE mulls background security checks on expat workers

The country also plans to increase the percentage of skilled foreign workers

Etihad to launch third daily flight to Riyadh

The new service will be operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft

DIFC, Accenture launch new fintech accelerator in Dubai

The new initiative, called FinTech Hive, will focus on providing mentorship to start-ups and entrepreneurs

Dubai reveals new public parking rates for commercial areas

December business conditions improve in Dubai but little job growth

Emirates NBD noted a jump in construction activity and sentiment during the month but relatively little job growth

Dubai’s JAFZA introduces more flexible regulation for free zone firms

The new rules reduce capital and other requirements for companies setting up in the zone

Dubai Business Events says 2016 was most successful year to date

The bureau said it won more than 100 bids and proposals for upcoming conferences, meetings and incentive trips

Majid Al Futtaim announces plans for $82m Masdar City mall

The new mall is designed to serve Masdar City’s growing population