Dubai: Fancy using your date of birth, wedding day or any special day for your car number plate? If you have trouble memorising your number plate, this might be the answer. The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will allow more motorists to …
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Sharing fake news could land you a fine of AED1 million
The UAE’s Telecommunications and Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued a statement urging all UAE residents not to publish or share fake news on social media as the action is punishable by law. Taking to Twitter, the regulatory body said: “Remember …
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Property platform taps interest for digital…
Imagine if you could buy and sell a real estate asset at the click of a button? This could soon be possible courtesy Evareium, an entity which is launching a $90 million Dubai-focused real estate investment fund where investors can use digital currency to …
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Dubai solar park enters Phase 3, adds 200MW more
Dubai: Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated the 200 megawatt (MW) first stage of the 800MW third phase of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The solar park is one of …
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Dubai Adds 200 More Megawatts of Solar Power in Renewables Push
Dubai took another step toward completing what it says will be the largest solar park of its kind, inaugurating a 200-megawatt facility with partners Electricite de France SA and Abu Dhabi-based renewables company Masdar. The third and latest phase of …
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Dubai adds more solar power in major renewables push
Dubai has taken another step toward completing what it says will be the largest solar park of its kind, inaugurating a 200-megawatt facility with partners Electricite de France and Abu Dhabi-based renewables company Masdar. The third and latest phase of …
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Dubai to tender 300MW solar plant by the beginning of 2019
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority will tender a 300 megawatt concentrated solar power (CSP) plant for the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park before the first quarter of 2019 as the UAE looks to meet 7 per cent of its power needs from the sun by …
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Abu Dhabi’s cleaners receive gifts and certificates
It is the first time I am getting an honour like this,” Ziaur Rahman, 31, a Bangladeshi supervisor at a cleaning facility, told Gulf News. He was among more than 100 cleaners who were honoured by the Centre of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi (Tadweer …
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Dubai’s Lumina announces Saudi expansion plan
Andrew Nichol, who previously served as head of corporate finance for PwC in Saudi Arabia, has been appointed as a partner to enable Lumina to link three major markets – Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the UK – for capital flows and M&A deals. Regulated by …
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English radio station opens in Sharjah
Sharjah Media Corporation announced in a statement on Tuesday that it is opening a new FM station dubbed ‘Pulse 95’. Broadcasting at 95.0, the new station, said owners, “will present a vibrant mix of local and international news, exclusive interviews …
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Indian family rescued in Abu Dhabi fire
ABU DHABI: An Indian-origin family has been rescued after a fire in their residential complex here, officials said. The fire broke out in the complex in Abu Dhabi’s Navy Gate area late Saturday. All the residents, including the Indian-origin family of …
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Dubai solar park enters Phase 3, adding 200MW more
Dubai: Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated the 200 megawatt (MW) first stage of the 800MW third phase of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The solar park is one of …
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Mayfair Exhibition Promotes Dubai Property to London’s Super-Rich
The prestigious London district of Mayfair is to be the stage for a lavish exhibition promoting the international launch of The 118, Dubai’s most luxurious residential skyscraper. Designed to market the ultra-prime residences to international super-rich …
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Dubai’s Emaar Properties sees profit jump thanks to strong retail market
Dubai’s Emaar Properties reported an 8.5 per cent increase in net profit on Tuesday on the back of strong contributions from its shopping malls business despite a weaker property market. Dubai’s residential property market is showing few signs of …
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Boosting Dubai’s appeal to business community
Dubai: A business workshop attended by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is part of a series of government initiatives aimed at boosting Dubai’s economy. The workshop …
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Emaar Properties Q1 profit rises on retail revenue jump
DUBAI, May 1 (Reuters) – Dubai’s Emaar Properties reported an 8.5 percent increase in net profit on Tuesday on the back of strong contributions from its shopping malls business despite a weaker property market. Dubai’s residential property market is …
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Dubai Police Arrest Suspects Behind $1.9 Million Bitcoin Heist
the Gulf News reported over the weekend. “The brothers searched randomly in the market to buy Bitcoin,” revealed Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Dubai Police director Adel Al Joker. The gang of ten individuals conned a commercial shop owner …
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