Russia has started the implementation of its visa waiver policy for UAE citizens from Sunday, February 17. The two countries had signed an agreement last year, allowing the mutual exemption from …
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Expo 2020 to ‘bring back business tourism’ to Dubai, says Dubai Properties
Stuart Etherington said Dubai’s Expo 2020 will not necessarily have a significant impact on the hotel market. Dubai’s Expo 2020 could lead to a boost in the city’s business tourism, which has seen a s…
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Lego opens office in Dubai amid regional youth explosion
However, the company’s business has grown from being a producer of children … Lego has been active in the region for nearly 55 years but the six stores and a theme park in Dubai have all been the re…
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Business prospects in UAE bright, say education suppliers
Dubai – Local and international education suppliers doing business in the UAE remain optimistic about their growth in the emirates and the rest of the Gulf region. Close to 600 education suppliers and …
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How illegal UAE wildlife sales have shifted online
The UAE routinely monitors what is published on social media and … We’ve got to be able to do something to stop this.” When asked by Arabian Business about specific efforts that were made since they …
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ECI eyes $3bn UAE non-oil re-exports in 2019
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Imad Oubri, Business Development Expert, Investment Promotion Director, RAK Chamber of Commerce and industry; Khatija Haque, Head of MENA Research at Emirates N…
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Pakistan means business: $20B from Saudis to prop up economy
“Pakistan is open for business and investment. Prime Minister Imran Khan delivered this message at recent World’s Government Summit in Dubai and exchange of top level delegations from the UAE and Saud…
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Dubai Int’l flights disrupted by suspected drones activity
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UAE building powerful home-grown defence industry, says new report
It has done so by heavily investing in local companies and strategic partnerships with multinational defence corporations, says the study by the US-UAE Business Council. “This has begun to bear fruit …
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Flights temporarily grounded at Dubai airport after drone activity
Flights at the Dubai International Airport were temporarily grounded following unauthorised drone activity, officials confirmed on Friday. “Dubai Airports confirms that operations at Dubai …
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Dubai airport briefly halts flights over drone sighting
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, has briefly halted flights over an alleged drone sighting. The airport says it halted f…
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‘Soft’ infrastructure needed for Dubai’s next growth phase
The fundamentals of real estate, healthcare and education are complemented by world-class amenities, while continually improving business legislations mean Dubai has long surpassed its regional peers. …
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NRI Kandhari felicitated in Dubai for getting Pravasi award
PHAGWARA: The Indian Punjabi Diaspora of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) held a felicitation function for honoring Dubai-based NRI achiever S.Surender Singh Kandhari, a business magnate, a religious st…
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Wild Geese: ‘There is great gender equality in the workplace in Dubai’
These events have included the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, which attracts the top tennis players in the world. The event is primarily managed in-house, with the business’s chief operating of…
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UAE up at 5th in connectedness index
The UAE jumped to No.5 for global connectedness and became one of the world’s most connected countries as globalisation hits record high, according to the DHL Global Connectedness Index. The UAE rose …
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Revealed: how the UAE is going contactless
“While some sceptics may look at 2018 as a slow year in terms of UAE retail card spending, actual data collated by Mashreq bank’s merchant acquiring business shows otherwise,” he said. The Mashreq dat…
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Deyaar, Millennium open new hotel in Business Bay
Millennium Hotels and Resorts (Middle East and Africa) has joined hands with UAE-based Deyaar Development for the opening of its 40th property, the Millennium Atria Business Bay, which will serve a gr…
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