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Emaar opens first midscale Rove hotel in Downtown Dubai

​The 420-room property is the first of 10 hotels planned across Dubai

Sharjah’s debt burden to exceed 15% of GDP in 2017 – Moody’s

Sharjah posted a fiscal deficit of Dhs 3.58bn last year

Amazon, Meta join ranks of tech companies slashing thousands of jobs

Stagnating job market hits UAE non-oil growth in April

Payroll numbers failed to increase for only the second time in the history of Emirates NBD’s PMI index

Dubai Holding launches 3D printing centre for 700 businesses

The announcement follows the unveiling of the emirate’s 3D printing strategy last week

UAE teachers need to be licensed by 2021, minister says

Pilot scheme rolled out in 2017 in bid to tackle failing schools

Abu Dhabi TAQA mulls hiving off oil, gas assets – sources

Loss-making TAQA has been scaling back investments overseas and cutting costs to cope with the slump in crude oil prices

25% of UAE firms say Emiratisation does not apply to them – survey

Emiratis were found to make up less than 10 per cent of the total workforce in half of the companies surveyed

UAE eyes man-made mountain to maximise rainfall

The country is using groundwater reserves more than 20 times faster than they can be recharged

RTA announces new bridge linking Jebel Ali North, South

The bridge will ease congestion on nearby roads, according to the RTA

Dubai renters now able to apply for holiday home permit

Rule changes are designed to make the licencing process easier for homeowners and renters

Revealed: Top Q1 locations for renting, buying property in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Despite price declines, yields remained high in both emirates, Bayut.com said

UAE petrol prices to increase again in May

Prices declined for seven consecutive months prior to April

UAE carried out 400% more cloud-seeding operations during stormy Q1

The news follows extreme weather conditions in March that closed airports and schools, damaged buildings and caused flooding in parts of the country

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UAE woman fined Dhs 500,000 for Whatsapp comments

The case is believed to be the first carried out under new hate crime laws

Dubai to reach 100,000 hotel rooms in May

Emirate expected to enter top 10 global cities in terms of room supply

Dubai plans to 3D print 25% of buildings by 2030

The new strategy will cut costs and reduce construction times, Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed said

Continued decline ‘likely’ for UAE real estate prices

Standard & Poor’s said there was no sign of market improvement

Dubai theme park IMG Worlds of Adventure reveals ride line-up, expansion plans

Four zones will feature numerous attractions and food options across the park

Dubai residential prices, rents decline with more pain expected

Factors including affordability concerns, job losses and low oil prices are dampening the market, Cluttons said

Damac Properties reveals its Aykon Dare tourist attraction

The development will allow daredevils to venture to the edge of the roof in nothing but a harness

GCC residents to require e-visa for UAE from Friday

The new rules are designed to reduce queues at border points

Dubai sets no-fly zones for drones

New rules follow an incident at Dubai International in 2015

Dubai’s Emaar Malls Q1 net profit rises 22%

The unit reported growth in rental income during the quarter

Dubai Sukuk listings top $42bn

Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector said the emirate was a leader in the Islamic bond sector

Dubai welcomed 4.1 million tourists in Q1

Dubai Tourism released official figures showing a 5 per cent rise in overnight visitors in the first quarter of 2016

UAE’s Huda Kattan ranked top worldwide on Instagram

Beauty blogger has 12.7 million followers on the platform

IMF says it’s encouraged by Gulf’s economic reform plans

Six months ago the IMF warned that budget reforms being considered by most of the Middle East’s oil exporters were likely to be inadequate

UAE’s Arabian Radio Network to launch new digital stations

The new additions, which cater to specific musical tastes, are positioned under the company’s existing brands

Abu Dhabi says to fund wider 2016 deficit mainly via bond issues

The increase in deficit has been attributed to low oil prices and bonds could be issued later this week

Dubai theme park IMG Worlds of Adventure to open in August

The attraction will open several months ahead of rival Dubai Parks and Resorts