The second Dubai Accessible Tourism International Summit welcomed experts that said that people of determination (people with disabilities) should be given discounts at hotels and other tourism …
Former British PM Margaret Thatcher was impressed by Mohammed’s supervision of Dubai airport
The document showed Thatcher’s admiration for the well organised Dubai Airport and her feeling of frustration with Heathrow Airport for failing to improve.
Dubai property transactions break 12-year record in 2021, reach Dh151 billion
Total value of property transactions in Dubai broke the 12-year record last year, reaching Dh151.07 billion, Property Finder said on Thursday.In 2021, 59.6 per cent of all transactions were for …
2021: Dubai records highest value of real estate sales transactions in 12 years
The total number of real estate sales transactions that took place last year were also the highest since 2013..
Meet The Finalists Of Dubai Startup Hub’s Smartpreneur Competition 6.0: EduPloyment
EduPloyment is a social enterprise that leverages technology to educate blue-collar workers in order for them to find better livelihoods.
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52% of UAE consumers plan to go cashless by 2024
More than half of consumers in the UAE (52 per cent), compared to 41 per cent globally, plan to be cashless by 2024 and nearly all (99 per cent) consumers see benefits of a cashless society, findings …
Half of UAE consumers plan to be all-digital on payments by 2024 – and SMEs are joining them: Visa survey
A staggering 94 per cent of consumers in the UAE said they will continue to use digital payment as much as – or even more than – in 2021. And 96 per cent of SMEs surveyed (against 74 per cent globally …
More than half of UAE consumers plan to be cashless by 2024, Visa report finds
More than half of the UAE consumers who responded to a survey plan to be cashless by 2024 compared to the global average of 41 per cent, according to a new report by Visa. More than two-thirds (68 per …
UAE: Red alert due to foggy weather in Abu Dhabi, partly cloudy and hazy in Dubai and Sharjah, minimum temperatures to drop to 6 °C
Dubai: Abu Dhabi residents woke up to foggy conditions on Thursday morning as the weather bureau issued alerts. According to the National Center of Meteorology (NCM), skies across the UAE are looking …
CBI gets prosecution requests from UAE, Saudi against 19 absconding Indians including Malayalis
The CBI has received requests from the United Arab Emirates for local prosecution of 16 Indian absconders from the gulf country who are wanted in separate cases of fraud and murder there, officials …
Visitors to Dubai rise 111% of what they were in pre-Covid times
Visitors to Dubai through the Dubai International Airport (DXB) has exceeded pre-Covid levels. This was revealed by Chief Executive of Dubai Airports, Paul Griffiths. In an interview with CNN, …
Ain Dubai, the world’s largest observation wheel, review: Twice the size of the London Eye
In a city where bigger is better, it’s only natural that Dubai’s latest statement structure, Ain Dubai, is now the world’s largest observation wheel.
UAE – Leaders Sport Business Summit Abu Dhabi returns in March
ABU DHABI, 12th January, 2022 (WAM) — After a one-year hiatus, Leaders Sport Business Summit Abu Dhabi, in partnership with Abu Dhabi Sports …
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Formula 1’s ongoing controversy and uncertainty one month on from the title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP
What’s the state of play with the FIA’s Abu Dhabi review? Sky Sports revealed on Wednesday how the situation was moving forward in regards to the FIA’s investigation into the events of the Abu Dhabi …
UAE moving towards ‘net zero world,’ says ENEC chief
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said on Wednesday it was set to produce 85 percent of Abu Dhabi’s clean electricity by 2025. The Barakah nuclearpower plant’s fourth unit had the …
EFCC arraigns Dubai-based billionaire, Mompha, for laundering N6bn
Dubai-based billionaire, Ismailia Mustapha, aka Mompha, has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly laundering over N6bn. Also arraigned was his firm, Ismalob …
Chinese tech amazes visitors at Expo 2020 Dubai
The China Pavilion, titled “Light of China”, shined at the Expo 2020 Dubai with spectacular tech elements as it celebrated China Day on Jan 10. Under the theme “building a community with a shared …