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Pompeo to visit Saudi, UAE this week to discuss attacks, Iran

The US secretary of state will discuss ways to “counter Iranian aggression” in the region

Attack on Saudi Arabia a ‘dangerous escalation’ – UAE minister

Linking the attack to developments in Yemen is totally “unacceptable”, says Anwar Gargash

Revealed: Top 20 busiest airports in the world

Dubai remains the world’s busiest airport by number of international passengers

Oracle to open cloud data centre hubs in the UAE, Saudi

The centres will provide regional customers access to services including its autonomous database as well as Oracle fusion applications

Oman low-cost carrier Salam Air launches Abu Dhabi-Muscat flights

The airline has launched four weekly flights between the Gulf capitals

Over 100 fintech firms register in Dubai’s DIFC since 2018

The centre offers fintech firms subsidised licensing options and access to a $100m fintech fund

‘I’m a scapegoat,’ says former CEO of Dubai contractor Drake and Scull

Khaldoun Tabari said the Dubai-based contractor has filed 15 complaints against him to the public prosecutor last year

Chinese superstar Tuzki checks out Dubai as part of new tourism campaign

The internet-famous cartoon bunny is visiting the emirate as part of a campaign to encourage more Chinese tourism

Abu Dhabi Airports, Etihad launch trial of autonomous wheelchairs

The autonomous wheelchairs will allow passengers with restricted mobility to navigate easier through the Abu Dhabi airport

UAE’s ‘first’ female Indian doctor receives gold card residency visa

The permanent residency visa was granted to Zulekha Daud, 81, chairperson of the Zulekha Healthcare Group

Video: Bruno Mars to headline Abu Dhabi New Year’s celebrations

The crooner is one of a number of big-name acts coming to the UAE to close out the year

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Dubai to reveal best and worst government entities

The announcement will be based on the results of the happiness index of the Dubai government

New Dubai law states Land Department will replace RERA for registering rental contracts

RERA will prepare and update policies designed to balance supply and demand in the market

Flydubai adds seven additional destinations to Dubai airport’s Terminal 3

The move is aimed at helping improve connections between Emirates and flydubai

UAE doesn’t expect the Boeing 737 Max to fly this year

The UAE will conduct its own checks before the plane can use its airspace and airports again

UAE telco du appoints new CEO to replace Osman Sultan

Johan Dennelind will take up his appointment in early 2020

New festival launched to support Dubai’s media industry

ON.DXB is scheduled to take place in November

Sheikh Mohammed names UAE’s best and worst government service centres

The results were announced following an assessment of 600 centres across the UAE

Revealed: The highest-ranking universities in the UAE

The United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain is the highest-rated university in the country

Mubadala and ACWA Power reportedly building a $891m water desalination plant

Commercial operations at the plant in Taweelah are expected to begin in Q4 2022

UAE to introduce colour-coded food labels to promote healthy eating

The nationwide policy will become mandatory by 2022

Emirates surpasses 25 million Skywards members

Emirates also says it is adding nearly 10,000 Skywards members a day

Dubai’s Emirates NBD to roll out banking with Amazon Alexa

Customers will be able to discuss their account details and other banking matters with Alexa

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OPEC+ meets in Abu Dhabi as concerns loom about slowing oil demand

Expected demand for OPEC crude next year of 29.4 million barrels a day is below current production of 29.7 million

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar first investor in major UK electric vehicle charging initiative

Masdar has pledged about GBP70m for 3,000 electric vehicle charging stations

Sharjah ruler calls for class size, teaching limits in schools

Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi calls for no more than 25 students per class, and teachers teaching no more than 24 classes per week

Pictures: Apple launches new iPhones, UAE prices revealed

Apple says flagship device iPhone 11 Pro features its “best camera ever made”

Video: Dubai’s Global Village set to return October 29

Season 24 will reportedly feature more than 3,500 shops and restaurants

Dubai property market will see upturn in 2017- KPMG

Ellington Properties inks Dhs150m Dubai tower deal

Deal with entrepreneur Abdul Razeq Abdul Ahad through Déjà Vu Real Estate for tower in central location

Dubai contractor Arabtec mulls merger with Abu Dhabi’s Trojan

The two companies have “commenced a review of the possibility of combining their construction businesses”