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UAE to tax sugary drinks, e-cigarettes from 2020

An excise tax of 50 per cent will be levied on sweetened drinks and a 100 per cent excise tax on electronic smoking devices

Dubai Expo 2020 to invest $75m in landscaping

Nursery also planned with more than 12,000 trees and 256,000 shrubs

UAE construction sector to grow 6-10% in 2020 – KPMG survey

Comes ahead of Expo 2020

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UAE’s Finablr posts 9.1% rise in first-half group income

The company raised $400m in an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year

Emirates says over half a million people will arrive in Dubai over the next two weeks

The airline said it is implementing several initiatives to ensure smooth movement for passengers

Dubai communities that saw the biggest price drops in H1 2019

Apartment and villa prices in Dubai were down in the first half of the year

Video: Etisalat says 5G coverage available at world’s tallest tower in Dubai

Etisalat aims to build 1,000 5G towers across the UAE this year

Islamic New Year holiday for UAE public and private sectors announced

The holiday is expected to fall on September 1, though it is subject to the moon sighting

Dubai Police warn of scammers posing as celebrities on social media

If you get a message from Mariah Carey… it’s probably not Mariah Carey

Revealed: The Middle East’s most punctual airline

Abu Dhabi airline Etihad leads the pack for the first seven months of the year

Indian PM Narendra Modi to visit the UAE this week

Modi will also travel to Bahrain following the two-day UAE visit

Abu Dhabi developer Imkan appoints main contractor for Pixel project

Completion of the project, which will feature seven towers, has been pushed back from Q4 2020 to Q4 2021

New Dubai business licences up more than a third in H1

Women were granted 12 per cent of the new licences

UAE’s FTA launches new e-system to register excise goods

Excise taxable persons have been urged to comply with the new declarations, tax return forms and reporting requirements

Dubai welcomes over 8.3 million tourists in the first half of the year

Numbers up 3 per cent in first six months of 2019 compared to 2018

Dubai’s DEWA awards Dhs1.4bn contract for Hatta hydroelectric power station

The hydroelectric project will generate 250MW of power when complete

Saudi, UAE want to invest in Lebanon, says PM Hariri

Saad al-Hariri said talks were under way with Riyadh on some 23 economic deals

Are holiday homes gaining popularity in Dubai?

From cars to homes, people are getting paid to share some of their biggest assets

UAE nationals now exempt from pre-entry visas to South Africa

Emiratis will be allowed to stay for a period up to 90 days in South Africa

UAE flights to Hong Kong return to normal

Emirates and Etihad flights to Hong Kong are back to taking off close to their scheduled departure time amid ongoing protests

UAE’s IBC group plans to acquire 10,000 holiday homes in Dubai in $5bn deal

The properties to be acquired will be financed via a $1 trillion Sharia-compliant bond

UAE satellite captures image of Makkah from space during Hajj

KhalifaSat, built by Emirati engineers, was launched into space in October 2018

Revealed: Top 10 highest earning airline routes

Dubai airline Emirates’ service to London Heathrow features high on the list

UAE telcos Etisalat and du offer discounts for people of determination

The telcos will offer internet and mobile data for half-price

First utility-scale wind farm in GCC begins producing power

The Dhofar wind farm in Oman has begun generating electricity

Dubai developer Damac Properties, contractor Arabtec Q2 profits drop

Dubai property prices have fallen since a mid-2014 peak, hurt by weaker oil prices and muted sales

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Here’s when the next public holiday in the UAE is expected

The next official public holiday will be given for the Hijri New Year

In pics: Sheikh Mohammed inspects progress at Dubai Expo 2020 site

The six-month long event opens doors its on October 20, 2020

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets Saudi King, discusses Yemen

Sheikh Mohamed also met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed in Mina

Emirates, Etihad flights to Hong Kong affected after airport closure

Hong Kong International Airport cancelled all departures on Monday due to protests