Dubai – Thousands of popular culture fans are flocked to the … Group Director at Informa told Gulf News. “The excitement was there!” she added. From across the world, 65,000 attendees are expected to visit the three-day long event.
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Trump sons jet to Dubai for lavish wedding
“Over the weekend, I was offered $2 billion to do a deal in Dubai with a very, very, very amazing man, a great, great developer from the Middle East, Hussain, DAMAC, a friend of mine, great guy,” he told reporters during the freewheeling news conference.
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Trump’s two eldest sons head to Dubai for business partner’s wedding
“Don Jr. & Eric will also be checking in on the progress of the Trump World Golf Club, Dubai, a Tiger Woods design that is currently under construction,” the spokeswoman added. Trump told news reporters in January of 2017 that he turned down a deal with …
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Dubai Metro – Dubai Video
Dubai Metro is a modern and fully automated rail system … Nevertheless, the Red Line, at 52.1 kilometres (32.4 mi), remains the world’s longest driverless single metro line. Wi-Fi connectivity is available across all trains and stations which and …
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Emirates says 2.8m inflight calls made since historic 2008 first
Wi-Fi connectivity is available on over 98 percent of the fleet, including all A380s, 777-300ERs and 777-200LRs. Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC straight to …
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Sharjah says planning major ‘green’ real estate project
The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq … allowing new and innovative options for investments in the green sector, state news agency WAM reported. The two sides announced that the project will be launched later this year, and full …
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Abu Dhabi state fund eyes stake in £3bn pension buyout firm PIC
Sky News has learnt that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is among a small number of parties in talks to acquire JC Flowers’ 21.4% shareholding in Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC). The process, which is being run by bankers at Evercore and …
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Central Bank’s gold reserves expected to rise to 9m tonnes in 2018
Abu Dhabi: A report by the Ministry of Economy predicts that the gold reserves of the Central Bank of the UAE will increase to 9 million tonnes in 2018, a growth of 19.5 per cent, compared to 7.53 per cent in 2017. The majority of Central Bank’s holdings …
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Dubai Police seize 70,000 fake watches from flat
Dubai: Dubai Police arrested a man who was selling fake luxury watches and seized 70,000 such watches stored in an apartment in Naif area. Colonel Salah Bu Osaiba, director of the Department of Anti-Economic Crimes at Dubai Police, said the suspect was …
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Abu Dhabi Police Launches 3D Printing Initiative
The Abu Dhabi Police, ADP, represented by the Criminal Evidence Administration of the Security and Ports Affairs Sector, launched a 3D printing initiative that aims to benefit its criminal investigations and present evidence in a concrete way and clearly …
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Bannon, banished from the Trump team, takes on UAE talking points
He said publicly he remained committed to the Trump administration and briefly returned to Breitbart News. Three months after leaving the White House, a company closely linked to Bannon began working on a UAE-funded, anti-Qatar advertising campaign.
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42% of UAE consumers cut back on spending, says new report
Dubai: For many people, the days of maxing out credit cards and impulse buying are long gone. Residents in the UAE are actively looking for ways to cut back on spending and are now more cautious about making financial decisions than they were a year …
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Arabian Business launches new podcast series
… a discussion on the Internet of Things (IoT), which is rapidly transforming the way we do business and live our lives. Nowhere is this more evident than Dubai. Jeremy Lawrence is joined by Steve Dunbar, MEA IoT director for Microsoft, Dr Anil …
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Noor Bank to meet investors ahead of dollar sukuk
Dubai: Noor Bank will start meeting investors on April 6 ahead of a potential benchmark five-year US dollar-denominated sukuk issue, a document from one of the banks hired to set up the meetings showed on Thursday. Benchmark bonds are generally $500 …
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Expat to embark on Dubai-to-Moscow road trip
Dubai: A former Dubai resident will embark this summer on a three-month road trip from Dubai to Moscow adding a few more visa stamps in his travel-worn passport. Now retired and living in Vancouver, Canada, Munir Bhatti, 63, has already encircled the globe …
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UAE aluminium giant opens new shipping facility
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Look: Dubai’s first cinema inside a hotel
Dubai: The UAE is about to get another first. Property developer Emaar will open the country’s first cinema inside a hotel anytime soon, offering an entirely different concept to both movie lovers and visitors in the region. The stylish theatre will be …
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