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Abu Dhabi appoints new tourism chief

Abu Dhabi sells $10bn of bonds in first international offering in two years

The emirate is taking advantage of investor demand for high-quality debt

Sheikh Mohammed issues new law on joint ownership of real estate in Dubai

Violators of the new law are subject to financial penalties up to Dhs1m

Video: Largest ground-mounted private solar plant in UAE opened by Nestlé in Dubai

New plant at Nestlé Middle East’s Al Maha factory contains about 28,000 solar panels – enough to take about 1,500 cars off roads

Emaar opens first cafe in Dubai Mall

The Dubai developer’s new Emaar Cafe will also boast a variety of smart services beyond food and beverage offerings

UAE sets 50% clean energy target by 2050

Climate and Environment Minister announces at UN in New York that the UAE plans 50 per cent of its energy to come from renewable sources by 2050

Abu Dhabi to sell dollar bonds amid demand for high quality debt

The emirate plans to sell benchmark-sized dollar-denominated bonds in three maturities

Dubai one of world’s top 10 financial centres – new report

Global Financial Centres Index ranks Dubai as the world’s eighth most-important financial centre – its highest ranking ever

Overseas voting for UAE elections begins

Polls have opened overseas for Federal National Council elections

Revealed: Top 10 nations for remittances from the UAE

Remittances from the UAE surpassed Dhs80bn ($21.78bn) in the first half of 2019

Dubai’s Meraas, Brookfield create Dhs5bn retail joint venture

The joint venture will own and operate the portfolio of Meraas retail assets, including The Beach, City Walk and La Mer

Dubai airport briefly halts flights on suspected drone activity

At least two Emirates flights were diverted to nearby airports

Women account for 60% of Dubai social media business licences – new data

UAE nationals constitute about 72 per cent of social media business licences issued since 2017

Revealed: Top 10 banks in the UAE

The UAE’s biggest listed banks ranked by total asset size

UK issues UAE travel advisory

The Foreign Office has issued an advisory reminding UK citizens products which contain CBD are illegal in the UAE

Dubai’s Emirates postpones premium economy launch due to 777x delay

Emirates is the launch customer for the plane, with 150 orders

Dubai’s Emirates offers facial recognition ID checks on US-bound flights

The airline has become the first non-US airline to receive approval for biometric boarding from US Customs Border Protection

New project featuring a church, mosque and synagogue to be built in Abu Dhabi

Called the Abrahamic Family House, the project will be located on Saadiyat Island

UAE’s Commercial Bank plans to cut up to 18% of its workforce

Between 80 to 100 people are expected to accept the offer via a voluntary redundancy programme

Strong growth for women-led startups in the GCC

More female founders are starting their businesses in the GCC and the Middle East. But work remains to close the gender gap.

GCC healthcare market to be worth $70bn by 2020

UAE healthcare: How clinics can survive the crowded market

A partnership model can help clinics achieve profits via economies of scale and cost-sharing

RTA Tamkeen programme

UAE leads GCC in social progress – report

The UAE once again tops the GCC in the 2019 Social Progress Index

Air Arabia begins nonstop service from Sharjah to Vienna

Six-hour flight to the Austrian capital will operate four times a week, becoming daily in December

UAE joins international alliance to protect Gulf shipping

Saudi Arabia also joined the US-led alliance earlier this week

Emaar opens new 286-room Vida hotel at Dubai Creek Harbour

The property is the fourth under Emaar’s Vida brand

Dubai startup Seafood Souq seals deal with Emirates for speedy shipping

New agreement will see fresh salmon and other seafood brought to the UAE and wider Middle East from around the world

Different Arab money

UAE, Saudi central banks lower interest rates after Fed cut

The UAE’s central bank lowered the repo rate and its certificates of deposit rate by a quarter percentage point

UAE retailer Majid Al Futtaim launches new loyalty programme

Existing Majid Al Futtaim loyalty programmes will be replaced by Share

Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi diverted due to smoke from tablet – reports

Flight from Abu Dhabi to Washington DC diverted due to smoke allegedly coming from a passenger’s tablet

Dubai’s property market is ‘performing perfectly’ – Danube Properties director

In an exclusive interview, Atif Rahman shares his strategy in spearheading the growth of Danube Properties, and why remains bullish about Dubai

Dubai’s DSA Investments leads bid for mines once owned by Guptas, Glencore

The Dubai firm has teamed up with two South African companies for the bid