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Comprehensive private health insurance in the UAE: Are you covered?

While many UAE workers receive insurance from their employer, they face restrictions in terms of coverage and quality of healthcare

Exclusive video: Inside a Spanish cruise ship homeporting from Dubai

Dubai is hoping to receive 725,000 cruise tourists in the 2018/19 season

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to launch new seasonal routes to Alexandria, Salalah

Flights to both the cities will operate four times per week during the two summer months of July and August

Sheikh Mohamed visits Singapore as part of Asia trip

The UAE and Singapore are looking to boost bilateral ties

UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim reveals Dhs377m Deira mall revamp, to open Masdar mall in Q2

City Centre Deira will add 25 new homeware and fashion brands and a ‘food hall’ with 20 new F&B concepts

Rainfall expected in parts of UAE, temperatures to stay low

UAE weather update: Rains, strong winds forecast with poor visibility

Cloudy weather conditions have also been predicted for the weekend

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UAE’s Emirates Development Bank sets final price guidance for debut dollar bond

Orders for the five-year senior unsecured bonds totalled almost $3.5bn

Over 4% rise in UAE petrol prices in March

The price of diesel has been increased by 5.7 per cent to Dhs2.41 per litre

Flights from GCC to Pakistan cancelled as it shuts airspace amidst rising tensions with India

Airports in certain parts of India were also closed on Wednesday

UAE, Korea to jointly build world’s largest oil storage facility

The Dhs4.4bn underground facility, with a capacity of 42 million barrels, will be built in Fujairah

Fujairah oil hub offers cleaner marine fuels ahead of new rules

The International Maritime Organisation will prohibit ships from using fuels with sulphur content above 0.5 per cent from 2020

Abu Dhabi welcomes more than 10 million visitors in 2018

More than 2.6 million people visited for the emirate’s cultural destinations, including Louvre Abu Dhabi and Qasr Al Hosn

Dubai breaks another record with ‘world’s largest sand painting’

The record was broken a massive sand portrait of the Kuwaiti emir which covers 170,000 square feet

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Investments appoints new CEO, signs Dhs1.2bn deal with Etihad

The Abu Dhabi firm will acquire full ownership of Etihad Plaza and Etihad Airways Centre

UAE, Kuwait, Oman could co-host expanded Qatar 2022 World Cup if rift resolved

FIFA is expected to decide next month whether it will expand the World Cup in Qatar from 32 to 48 teams

UAE’s ADNOC signs agreements with South Korean energy companies

The deals cover upstream, downstream and bunkering opportunities

Senior Abu Dhabi businessman Abdullah Mohamed Al Masaood dies

He served as the chairman of the Al Masaood Group until March 2017

Developer of Dubai’s Heart of Europe project to hire 1,500 staff in H1 2019

The company said its workforce grew from 878 staff in January 2018 to 1672 by the end of December last year

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince begins two-day South Korea visit

Sheikh Mohamed will discuss bilateral issues with South Korean President Moon Jae-in

UAE’s Emirates Steel CEO sees challenges in 2019

A slowdown in the regional construction sector, surge in iron ore prices and market protectionism have hit the industry

UAE labourer wins McLaren supercar when renewing his mobile registration

Balvir Singh, an Indian national, became the lucky owner of a McLaren 570S Spider

UAE announces Dhs32bn housing plan for citizens

The income limit for those eligible for a housing loan has been increased to Dhs15,000 a month

UAE to host Libyan meeting to try reopen El Sharara oilfield

The 315,000 barrel-a-day El Sharara field has been closed since state guards and tribesmen seized it in December

Trump thanks UAE for its help in freeing US hostage Danny Burch in Yemen

Danny Burch, an American oil worker was abducted in 2017

Dubai’s Emaar Malls fully acquires online fashion retailer Namshi

The Dubai firm paid Dhs475.5m to acquire the remaining 49 per cent in Namshi from GFG

Watch: UAE astronauts get winter survival training in Russia ahead of space visit

One of the two Emirati astronauts will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on September 25, 2019

Dubai’s SellAnyCar.com hires bank to advise on possible stake sale

The company is fundraising to expand and increase the number of products it offers

Dubai’s Emaar launches new Arabian Ranches project with units priced from Dhs1.4m

Arabian Ranches III will have townhouses along with a massive central park, a lazy river and a cricket pitch

Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan again features in Dubai Tourism ad campaign

The six-part series shows the Bollywood actor on a treasure hunt across the city

UAE weather update: Rains expected with a drop in temperatures

Strong winds are expected to lower visibility across the country