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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad waives flight change fee for Australian residents as bushfires rage

The waivers will apply for travel to or from Australia

UAE to issue multiple-entry five-year visas for tourists, offers visa waiver for Mexicans

The new tourist visa scheme will be implemented in the first quarter of this year

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How to sell the right way in Dubai

Mark Dickinson, a hospitality industry veteran, will be conducting a day-long seminar in Dubai to show managers how to transform selling from a process into a customer experience

UAE’s telco Etisalat launches business unified communication service

Etisalat’s CloudTalk offers users an integrated solution to meet their internal and external communication and collaboration needs

UAE posted a 30% increase in number of registered trademarks in December 2019

The number of registered trademarks in the UAE in December last year totalled 1,589, scaling from 1,217 in November

UAE weather alert: light to moderate rain across parts of the country

The UAE recorded its lowest temperature of 9.1°C in Jais Mountain at 6.30am on Monday

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange posted over 23 million contracts in 2019

Last year was DGCX’s most successful since its launch in 2005

ENOC inaugurates two new service stations in Dubai

The launch grows ENOC’s network to 135 stations across the UAE

Emirates relaunches its signature My Emirates Pass

All Emirates passengers flying to and through Dubai from January 1 until March 31, 2020 can avail discounts and benefits across over 500 retail and leisure destinations in the UAE

Dubai’s iconic Burj Khalifa completes a decade

Burj Khalifa, since its launch, has mesmerised billions of people with its lit facade celebrating events around the year

Dubai Municipality grants 4,200 housing plots to citizens during 2018-19

The move is a part of the government’s effort to provide citizens with adequate housing to bolster their social and economic stability

Dubai taxis ride over one billion passengers in 25 years

Dubai Taxis clocked in 682 million journeys from its inception in 1995 to December 2019, while its fleet grew from 81 to 5,201 vehicles

Are startups ‘gearing’ up to change the UAE’s transportation dynamics?

Several alternatives have emerged to traditional vehicle ownership and leasing options

Revealed: The world’s top 20 safest airlines for 2020

The UAE’s Etihad and Emirates feature among the top 10 safest airlines

These were the top 5 best selling categories in Dubai Duty Free in 2019

In 2019, a total of 24.284 million sales transactions were recorded – an average of 66,500 sales transactions per day

Lebanese TV presenter Najwa Kassem dies in Dubai

Kassem, 51, had been working with the Al Arabiya news channel since 2003

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince visits Pakistan, holds talks with PM Imran Khan

The one-day trip marks Sheikh Mohamed’s first official foreign visit in 2020

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince to visit Pakistan

Sheikh Mohamed will hold a meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan

Abu Dhabi toll gates take effect: Everything you need to know

Tolls will only be charged during the peak hours, from 7am – 9am and 5pm-7pm from Saturday to Thursday

Over 2.1 million use public transport in Dubai on New Year’s eve

The Dubai Metro was the most widely used mode of transport

Pictures, videos: Dubai welcomes 2020 with dazzling fireworks

Over one million people gathered in Downtown Dubai to ring in the New Year

Dubai’s Emirates warns of peak travel at the start of the New Year

The busiest days anticipated are January 1-4, 2020

UAE nuclear plant to be operational in Q1 2020 – report

Unit 1, the first of four planned reactors, is currently in a testing phase and is on track to receive an operating licence from regulators, the paper said

Revealed: Top 10 greatest passports of the decade, UAE tops list

The UAE’s passport gained a total of over 111 visa waivers, most of which have taken place in the last three years

Revealed: All the NYE celebrations across Dubai

Fireworks shows have been planned in 25 locations across the city

Video: Road closures, traffic plan for NYE celebrations in Dubai

Burj Khalifa will host a mega fireworks and light show to ring in 2020

Dubai intensifies retail monitoring to ensure DSF discounts are genuine

Officials are monitoring market activity and inspecting commercial establishments

Uber’s acquisition of Careem gets Egyptian nod, with conditions

Any raising of passenger prices has to comply with cap imposed by the ECA

Dubai announces free parking on January 1, 2020

The UAE has declared that the New Year will be observed by both public and private sectors with a one-day holiday

Dubai reveals largest-ever budget for 2020 to ‘stimulate economy’

The budget for the financial year 2020, at Dhs66.4bn, will continue to focus on social services