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Iranian news agency says Adrian Darya tanker leased to Revolutionary Guards
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s semi-official ILNA news agency said on Wednesday the tanker Adrian Darya tanker, which was released after being detained in Gibraltar, is currently leased to the country …
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Dubai among best cities for Fintechs’ economic potential – News
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) Dubai has been ranked among the world’s best cities in terms of the economic potential for financial technology (Fintech) firms. According to an fDi Intelligence inaugural …
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Hasan Ali and Samiya Arzoo Get Married in Dubai
The couple met in Dubai a year ago and decided to get married right after. Hasan Ali, the Pakistani cricketer surprised his fans when the news of his alleged romance with the Indian engineer Samiya …
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Five Dubai FinTech start-ups graduate from sandbox
Five financial technology (Fintech) start-ups have graduated from a programme run by Emirates NBD to demonstrate their services can be integrated with major lenders’ own online systems. Emirates NBD …
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Dubai messaging app has global ambitions want to take on WhatsApp, SnapChat
Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: A Dubai based businessman wants … has put in Dh400 million for a 10 per cent stake in the business that developed the “Yzer” app, a voice, video and data …
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Dubai messaging app has global ambitions
Dubai: A Dubai based businessman wants to take … has put in Dh400 million for a 10 per cent stake in the business that developed the “Yzer” app, a voice, video and data messaging platform …
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Abu Dhabi to invest $128m to improve public transport
Abu Dhabi has announced plans to invest AED473 million ($128.7 million) in 327 new public transport buses. As part of the Integrated Transport Centre’s (ITC) plan to improve the public transport …
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New buses launched in Abu Dhabi ahead of road tolls launch
In July it was announced that road tolls will be coming to Abu Dhabi. From October 15 2019, four toll gates will be activated at Sheikh Zayed Bridge, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Bridge, Al Maqtaa Bridge …
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How to volunteer with and adopt animals in Abu Dhabi
Whether you’re looking to do your bit to help the struggling strays of Abu Dhabi, or want to know where you can take your pooch out for a bite to eat, here’s our guide to caring for pets and animals …
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UAE to introduce new tax on e-cigarettes, vapes and certain soft drinks
extracts or any product that may be converted into a drink”, according to state news agency, wam. Also see: 18 landmarks you should see if you are in Dubai The Dubai Fountain The world’s tallest …
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UAE private sector to get Islamic New Year holiday with full pay
The UAE’s top labour authority, Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre), confirmed that Muharram 1, 1441 would be an official holiday with full pay for private-sector employees in the …
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Dubai communities that saw the biggest price drops in H1 2019
Dubai apartment sales prices in the first half of 2019 were down 11.7 per cent compared to two years ago and declined 3.9 per cent compared to H2 2018, according to a report from Property Finder …
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Homefront: ‘What are the best places to live in Dubai for a new arrival?’
000 and will be working in Business Bay The Business Bay area has a wide choice of budget-friendly, spacious two and three bedroom apartments, and a view of the Dubai canal from many of the towers …
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Video: A look inside the exclusive world of the UAE’s business club
Emirates World Club is a Dubai-based VIP-private members’ club that has attracted not only the region’s highest-level CEOs, VPs, business VIPs and senior GMs, but a global C-suite elite that shares …
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Dubai among best cities for Fintechs’ economic potential
The economic potential sub-index looks at each city’s population, GDP, unemployment rate, laws relating to ICTs, Index of Economic Freedom, days taken to start a business and top 1,000 world banks …
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Dubai removes ad claiming to cure diabetes through yoga
A giant billboard in Dubai which claims Sanjeev Krishna Yoga (SKY … Founder Sanjeev Krishna told Arabian Business that he does not claim he can “cure” depression or diabetes, but that he helps …
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