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UAE real estate market sees ‘subdued’ performance in Q1

With more supply expected to be added throughout 2019, prices and rents will continue to decline, finds report

Dubai’s Emirates to deploy its revamped B777 to Maldives

Male will become the first destination in the South Asian region to be served on a regular basis by the new aircraft

UAE’s Mars mission progressing with Hope probe launch on track for July 2020

The Hope probe project now 85 per cent complete

Revealed: First image of Legoland Hotel set to open in Dubai in 2020

The 250-room hotel will be located in Dubai Parks and Resorts

UAE federal authority confirms public holidays for 2019, 2020

Public and private sector companies in the UAE will have the same number of national holidays this year and in 2020

Dubai expects 2.1% growth in 2019 on Expo preparation

Recently announced stimulus policies and investments are also set to help the economy

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Dubai’s ruler shares image of long queues at Emirates Post centre, pledges change

Sheikh Mohammed says public services have to meet the required standards and promises transparency in the matter

Emirates signs codeshare deal with India’s SpiceJet for six cities

Those travelling on the codeshare routes will be able to book connecting flights using a single reservation

Saudi Arabia, UAE to send $3bn in aid to Sudan

The aid is the first major publicly announced assistance to Sudan from Gulf states in several years

Owner of Abu Dhabi’s Al Hilal Bank appoints chairman and CEO

Ala’a Eraiqat will be the bank’s new chairman, while continuing as CEO of ADCB

Foundation stone laid for Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple

The temple is estimated to cost up to Dhs450m, and is expected to be completed by 2020

Why customer experience is key for banks in the UAE

Strategies based on pricing or new products are unlikely to be unique differentiators in the banking sector

When will demographics and demand drive housing, education prices in the UAE?

How supply and demand could create a shift in the UAE’s housing and education markets

How to protect your UAE real estate through gifting or probate

When a UAE property owner dies, their assets will be distributed in accordance with an interpretation of Sharia law

Four reasons why copyright is better than trademarking for your UAE startup

For most startups, your unique idea is the thing that’s really going to help you grow, so you want to do everything to protect that

UK court adjourns case to extradite Abraaj founder to the US on fraud charges

Arif Naqvi was arrested in the United Kingdom earlier this month

Dubai’s Emirates to operate first scheduled A380 service to Riyadh

The jumbo jet will operate the route five times a week

Dubai developer Nshama to hand over 5,000 new units in Town Square this year

By end-2019, the development expects to be home to over 18,000 people

UAE’s Tabreed appoints former Masdar exec as CEO

Bader Saeed Al Lamki replaces Jasim Husain Thabet, who joined as the first Emirati CEO of Tabreed in August 2012

Abu Dhabi’s property market ‘has become more affordable’

There’s not a huge amount of new supply expected to enter the market this year or the next

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince named among Time’s ‘100 most influential people’

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed was appreciated as a “long-term thinker”

Abu Dhabi allows foreigners to own freehold properties in investment areas

Previously, foreign investors in Abu Dhabi were largely restricted to 99-year leases

Dubai property prices down 27% compared to mid-2014 – report

Residential rents fell by 9 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, finds ValuStrat report

Emirates NBD approves 40% dividend

Dubai bank Emirates NBD posts 15% Q1 profit rise, confirms CFO resignation

Loan growth and improved margins offset an increase in provisions and operating costs

World’s tallest observation wheel, Ain Dubai, to be completed next year

Standing at a height of over 250 metres, it will carry up to 1,900 passengers at a time

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh

The two leaders discussed ways of consolidating bilateral ties

UAE minister hails Trump’s veto of US Congress resolution on Yemen

The resolution sought to end US involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen

Dubai’s Coca Cola Arena eyes Arabic, Bollywood and sports events to expand reach

The 17,000-seat capacity venue will open in June

Abu Dhabi’s ADGM regulator fines Eshara Capital and its CEO for breach

The investment fund and its CEO were individually fined $10,000 for failing to submit audit reports on time

Etihad Airways Group CFO departs amid turnaround plan

Powers, who joined in January 2018, resigned for personal reasons, the airline said