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New Year celebrations line-up revealed in Abu Dhabi

Concerts by international and Arabic singers as well as a 10-minute fireworks show have been planned

Dubai Duty Free sales cross $2bn in 2019

The airport retailer achieved a similar sales figure last year

UAE telecoms authority TRA responds to ToTok issue

ToTok co-founder Giac has also urged Apple and Google to re-instate the app

Revealed: Dubai’s biggest foreign trade partners during the first nine months of 2019

The emirate’s non-oil foreign trade grew 6 per cent to cross Dhs1 trillion between Jan-Sept

Why now is a great time to be a female entrepreneur in the UAE

The UAE offers greater gender equality than any other country in the region

UAE announces petrol prices for January 2020

Prices are unchanged from December 2019

Revealed: The new key laws introduced in the UAE to support businesses

The creation of a strong legal framework for commercial companies will positively impact the growth of FDI in the UAE

Video, pictures: UAE witnesses annular solar eclipse

The next such phenomenon is set to take place in the UAE after 83 years

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to increase its seasonal flights to Alexandria, Salalah

A new fifth weekly service introduced on both routes on Fridays

Dubai Shopping Festival: Gala plan revealed for the opening weekend

Cheb Khaled, Sherine Abdel Wahab and Emirati singer Hussain Al Jassmi will perform on DSF launch day at Burj Park on Thursday

Video calling app ToTok responds to allegations of being a spy tool

Allegations that the app is a spy tool are “deranged”, say ToTok’s co-founders

Dubai’s Emaar denies reports that it is selling Burj Khalifa observation deck

The company said it is considering a transaction wherein financing is being raised against the cashflows of the observation deck

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark to step down in June 2020

Clark will step down from June 2020, but will remain an advisor to Emirates

UAE car sharing app ekar launches in Sharjah

The pay-per-minute car-sharing service now has 200 vehicles operational in Sharjah

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Dubai’s Emaar mulling sale of Burj Khalifa observation deck – report

The deal could raise up to $1bn for Emaar, a report by Reuters said

Dubai sets new ‘record’ for volume of real estate transactions in past 12 months – report

A total of 44,590 transactions were recorded between November 2018 and November 2019

Abu Dhabi billionaire BR Shetty’s NMC plans review after short seller attack

London-listed NMC’s stock lost 47 per cent last week after the report

UAE’s Sheikh Sultan appointed to the board of global esports body IESF

The International Esports Federation is also expanding into the Middle East

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to launch new seasonal flights to Spain’s Malaga

Three weekly flights will operate via the Moroccan capital, Rabat, from June 26 to September 13, 2020

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways, Kuwait Airways sign new codeshare deal

The codeshare will cover selected routes operated by the airlines for travel starting in early January

Free video calling app ToTok no longer available in the UAE

Currently, all free voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services including Skype and WhatsApp calls are blocked in the UAE

New Year holiday confirmed for UAE public and private sectors

Several celebrations have been planned across the country

Abu Dhabi toll gates to implement charges from Jan 2, no fee during non-peak hours

Previously, there were plans to charge a Dhs2 fee for crossing the toll gate during on-peak hours, on Fridays and during public holidays

Dubai developer MAG Development mulling IPO – report

The planned listing comes as MAG Development invests in a Dhs2bn project known as MAG City

Dubai’s RTA opens new roads leading to Expo 2020 site

The project includes the construction of a bridge extending 1.4km and roads stretching about 8km

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UAE-based Shetty family lose $820m over Muddy Waters report

London-listed NMC called the Muddy Waters report “principally unfounded”

Dubai will be the ‘fifth fashion week in the world’

Why more designers could be coming to UAE in the future

Deutsche Bank’s former compliance officer in Dubai fined, barred from working in DIFC

She was found guilty of withholding information from DIFC regulatory authority DFSA

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala invests in Spanish food delivery platform Glovo

Mubadala was the lead investor in Glovo’s 150m euro ($167m) funding round

Noon founder Alabbar says Amazon ‘should go back to Seattle’

Global e-commerce giant Amazon began regional operations after acquiring Dubai-based Souq.com