Mirdif, Jumeirah Village Triangle, Dubai South, Arjan and Al Furjan stayed resilient and resisted the price drop. Associate Business Editor of Khaleej Times, is a well-connected Indian journalist and …
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Pid Hoam to add 2,200 Dubai Investments homes in Q3’19
Properties Investment Development Home Owners Association Management (Pid Hoam), an owners’ association (OA) management services firm certified by Dubai Land Department’s Real Estate Regulatory Agency …
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327 public buses worth Dh473m to join Abu Dhabi fleet by 2020
Image Credit: Gulf News Abu Dhabi: Public bus services in Abu Dhabi are set for a major overhaul with the addition of 327 new buses to the fleet, transport officials said on Tuesday. In the first …
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Modi’s upcoming UAE visit another milestone in bilateral strategic partnership: Envoy
DUBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third official visit to the UAE on August 23-24 is another important milestone in the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership and the Indian community …
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UAE’s Finablr posts 9.1 percent rise H1 2019 income
United Arab Emirates-based payment solutions business Finablr, which listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in May, on Tuesday posted a 9.1 percent rise in H1 2019 group income, saying earnings …
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New intercity RTA bus routes between Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman
Image Credit: Gulf News Archives Dubai: The bus commute between Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman just got easier and faster with Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Dubai launching four new intercity bus …
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UAE Expands Taxes to Target Vaping and More Sugary Drinks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates will start taxing vaping devices and e-cigarettes at 100% and all sugary drinks at 50% as economic growth stutters and the government looks for …
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Committee to handle state-owned Dubai developer’s disputes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai says it has set up a special committee to “resolve multiple disputes” involving a government-owned developer as it faces a series of lawsuits amid an economic …
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Revealed: how far UAE property prices have fallen so far in 2019
Dubai apartment sale prices in the first half of 2019 are 3.9 percent cheaper than six months ago, according to new data. The Property Finder Trends report showed that apartments for sale fared worse …
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Abu Dhabi to get 40 new buses before toll gates come into force
The public transport network in Abu Dhabi is set for a major multi-phase expansion and a Dh470-million revamp. Soon, there will be an array of low-carbon emission buses, new stops, more routes, fare …
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UAE’s Finablr reports 9.1% jump in first-half adjusted income
Finablr and the payment solutions company Network International were the two UAE companies that listed on the London Stock Exchange main market earlier this year. Finablr’s initial public offering in …
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UAE to add sugary drinks, e-cigarettes to excise tax list in 2020
state news agency WAM reported A statement released by the Cabinet General Secretariat read: “The decision comes to support the UAE government’s efforts to enhance public health and prevent chronic …
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The power of a ‘Power of Attorney’: Two expat wives from UAE tell why this document is so critical
Dubai: Four years ago Dolores Ferrari … Recalling the incident, Leonardo told Gulf News, “My wife was financially independent so it was fine. The other good thing was that I recovered soon …
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Dubai social media influencer diploma course to start on September 8
understand the ethics and etiquette of social media in order to represent UAE citizens, and gain the conceptual knowledge and practical skills required to analyse news and detect fake news.
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The UAE is getting a public holiday for Islamic New Year in September
There’s another long weekend in the works in September as the Federal Authority for Human Resources in the UAE has announced a holiday for the Hijri New Year (Islamic New Year). The authority said in …
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‘Sacred Games’ gives Indian expat in UAE sleepless nights
the Gulf News reported on Monday night. “I have been getting incessant calls on my phone for the last three days from India, Pakistan, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and around the world. I don …
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Dubai Police warn residents against fake celebrities using social media accounts to scam people
Rove Downtown Dubai 312 Happiness Street, Zabeel 2 Gulf News described the hotel as unique because of the “DIY angle: self-service check-in (and late checkout at 2pm) and 24 luggage lockers, gym and …
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