DUBAI, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Stock markets in Saudi Arabia and … citing a decrease in residential sales and higher financial charges. Al Andalus Property edged down 0.5 percent. It reported second-quarter net profit of 27.6 million riyals, up 11 percent …
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Panic stirs as Dubai 78-story residential building catches fire
Fire incidents have happened several times in Dubai’s high rise buildings in recent years, pushing insurance costs higher for apartments and property in general in the Gulf Arab sheikhdom. DUBAI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — A blaze was reported early Sunday in the …
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Fire strikes another tower in the Dubai Marina
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fire has struck another high-rise tower in the Dubai Marina, just days after a blaze struck one of the world’s tallest residential towers in the same neighbourhood. Witnesses said firefighters had already begun spraying …
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Now Money: a start-up servicing the financial needs of the UAE’s low-income migrant population
The payment services provider first launched in 2015 and is just about to close its second round of external funding. Ian Dillion says the start-up is focusing on getting the first 4,000 accounts right before getting the numbers up. Antonie Robertson/The …
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UAE weather: Heat, humidity set to rise this week
The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) said on Sunday that visibility could be less than 1,000 metres at roads across the UAE due to fog. The weather forecast for the country is expected to be hot to very hot in general, while being …
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Trial of killer ‘disguised in burqa’ starts on Tuesday
According to previous Gulf News reports, Abu Dhabi Police said that the cross-dressed as a woman to allegedly mislead the boy to the rooftop of the building to commit the crime. Police also released video footage that was taken on the day of the murder.
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UAE to mark 2018 as ‘Year of Zayed’
1966), marking the start of a new epoch in the history of UAE, said a Wam news agency report. The ‘Year of Zayed’ will highlight the role of the late leader in establishing the UAE Federation, and his local, regional and international achievements.
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Torch Tower residents let back in to get valuables
But multiple residents in the Dubai Marina tower, many of them Western expats, told Gulf News that they were not sure when they would be able to move back in. People who had been allowed to get their belongings said that some of the apartments showed signs …
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Dubai to trial pilotless taxis
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA … it said in a statement. – TradeArabia News Service
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Female Real Estate Broker – Venture Horizon Real Estate Brokers LLC – Dubai Jobs
Venture Horizon Real Estate is specialized in the sale of residential villas within the prestigious areas of Dubai and we provide an unrivalled professional, transparent and personalized service to all our clients. We are now expanding and are looking for …
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ENBD REIT Acquires First Education Asset In Dubai
ENBD REIT (CEIC) Limited (“ENBD REIT”), the Nasdaq Dubai-listed Shari’a compliant real estate investment trust managed by Emirates NBD Asset Management, announces that it has acquired South View School in Dubai’s Remraam Community. South View …
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Dubai’s DEWA awards $35m deals for 1,570 transformers
RELATED ARTICLES: DEWA awards $1.7m water reservoir contracts | ABB lands $14mn Saudi Arabia transformers order | DEWA facility at Dubai solar park 50% ready Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded contracts worth $35.3m (AED129.55m …
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Sharjah Police return missing mobile phone to Saudi visitor
Sharjah: A Saudi tourist couldn’t believe his eyes when he his lost phone was returned to him at his home in Saudi Arabia after he forgot it at Sharjah International Airport. Omar Abdul Aziz, from Saudi Arabia, posted a video on social media network …
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Lorry driver burns to death in Sharjah
Major Abdul Rahman Khater, Director of Traffic Awareness Department of Sharjah Police told Gulf News that at about 4pm on Saturday they were alerted about heavy vehicles burning on Emirates road near Al Rahmaniah exit. “The fire started all of the sudden …
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Video: Sharjah replaces electrical overhead transmission lines with ground cables
The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, SEWA, has completed a project to replace the overhead power transmission lines that feed the areas of Al-Batayeh, Al-Zubair, Al-Bahawi, Al-Rahmaniyah, Hamdah and Al-Rashidiya with ground power cables exceeding a …
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Video: Driver dies in horrific UAE lorry accident
A lorry burst into flames and turned over on a busy Dubai-Sharjah road on Saturday. According to a video clip circulating on social media, the burning lorry clogged Emirates road – towards Sharjah – as Sharjah Civil Defence battled the blaze and removed …
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Missing Indian man found dead in Sharjah
An Indian man working in the UAE, who went missing this week, has been found dead with the police finding his partially-decomposed body in a parked car in Sharjah, a media report said today. The body of 35-year-old Dixon, who hails from Perumbavoor in …
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