The UAE’s highly entrepreneurial culture, investments and strong business support were identified as key factors that have positioned the country as an attractive hub for Islamic fintech start-ups. Th…
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UAE to decrease fuel prices in November
Microsoft More from Gulf Business Watch: UAE’s KhalifaSat successfully launches into space UAE issues new banking law HSBC sees little impact on Saudi investment after Khashoggi murder – CEO Visit sit…
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UAE unveils new regulations for online, social media advertisements
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Dubai Startup Hub Brings Startups To Exhibit At GITEX Future Stars 2018
Both UAE-based and global startups exhibited along side the Dubai Startup Hub as part of their pavilion and showcase their business ideas. “We have a lot of global startups reaching out to us because …
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Dubai Maritime Cluster signs MoU with Panama
UAE, is set to run until October 31, bringing together ship owners and managers, port operators and cargo owners, C-Suite stakeholders, financiers, and other maritime professionals under one roof to n…
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What makes Emirates the most popular place to work for UAE millennials?
For the second year in a row, Emirates Airline tops the list of most attractive employers for millennial business students in the UAE, according to a new survey. The Swedish research company Universum …
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Thumbay Group searching for equity partners, may go for IPO, says founder
UAE-based Thumbay Group is currently searching for equity partners and may go public by 2023, according to the conglomerate’s founder and chairman Dr Thumbay Moideen. Speaking to Arabian Business in a…
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WATCH: Miri Regev’s historic visit to Abu Dhabi’s grand mosque
Unlike many other news organizations, we have not put up a paywall … the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. “It is the first time that an Israeli minister has made an [official] visit,” said Re…
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KhalifaSat: Made in the UAE, launched into space
Dr Ahmed Murad, dean of the college of science at United Arab Emirates University, told Arab News that the launch of KhalifaSat is a monumental step for the Arab world’s ambitious space programs, addi…
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Influencers in UAE required to clearly identify ads on social media
Abu Dhabi: Influencers duly licensed by the National … should not spread rumours or biased and misleading news and should not publish images or words that violate public morals.
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Rocket carrying 1st UAE-made satellite launched from Japan
TOKYO — A Japanese rocket on Monday lifted the United Arab Emirates’ first locally made satellite into orbit successfully from a space centre in southern Japan. The KhalifaSat Earth observation satel…
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Emirates set to launch world’s first ‘biometric path’ at Dubai Int’l
Emirates is gearing up to launch the world’s first “biometric path” which will offer its customers a seamless airport journey at Dubai International airport. Utilising the latest biometric technology …
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Israeli Minister Tours Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque Days After Netanyahu Visits Oman
Sports and Culture Minister Miri Regev visited Abu Dhabi’s grand mosque, giving more momentum to Israel’s diplomatic push in the Gulf, where it sees Arab states as its natural allies against regional …
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Unsafe, high risk construction sites fined in Abu Dhabi
Last March, Gulf News reported that a crane collapsed at a worksite in Abu Dhabi and damaged seven cars parked in the vicinity. The tower crane collapsed while it was being lifted by a smaller …
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UAE’s Islamic banks outpace conventional peers
Dubai: Islamic banks are outperforming their conventional peers in customer acquisition as Sharia-compliant banking products continue to grow in the UAE, among both Muslim and non-Muslim customers …
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Emirates to introduce facial, iris recognition technology to flyers
Dubai: Emirates is gearing up to launch the … Utilising the latest biometric technology – a mix of facial and iris recognition, Emirates passengers can soon check in for their flight, complete …
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Dubai ‘has always benefited from instability,’ top property chairman says
Sajwani also noted Dubai’s gains from the collapse of Somalia in the 1990s, during which the emirate attracted significant Somali business and trade. Most of the east African country’s influential bus…
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