The federal government posted a budget surplus of Dh9.75 billion in the first half of 2020, and a surplus of Dh7.95 billion in the second quarter, up from a surplus of Dh1.8 billion in the first …
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350kwph solar power added to Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra recycling facility
The increased capacity will help lower its carbon footprint by avoiding more than 1,300 tonnes of carbon emissions.
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UAE posts Dh9.75 billion in Q2 budget surplus
Revenues in the second quarter were at Dh34.744 billion and expenditures were at Dh24.997 billion, state news agency WAM said on Monday, citing a finance ministry report. For 2019, data from the UAE …
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UAE government records budget surplus in second quarter
A second quarter surplus of Dh7.95bn followed on from a first quarter surplus of Dh1.8bn, according to the Ministry of Finance …
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Israel Sees Trade With UAE at $4 Billion a Year
The UAE has since announced it was scrapping an economic boycott on Israel and officials from the two countries have said they were looking at cooperation in defense, energy, medi …
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UAE posts budget surplus of $2.65 bln in Q2 – state news agency
The United Arab Emirates federal government posted a second-quarter budget surplus of around 9.75 billion dirhams ($2.65 billion), state news agency WAM said on Monday, up from a surplus of 1.8 …
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UFC boss Dana White vows ‘all the big fights are going to be in Abu Dhabi’
It was in Abu Dhabi during UFC 242 in September 2019 that White said that it would not be too long before fighters from the UAE and the Middle East started claiming UFC titles. Si …
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Dubai school gets Dh1 million facelift, thanks to Pakistani consulate
Located in Al Qusais, His Highness Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoum Pakistani School (SRAMPS) Dubai had no sports facility or smart-interactive gadgets for its …
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A month after Dubai-Kerala Air India Express crash, families still struggle to cope with tragedy
Kozhikode Air India Express plane crash on the rainy night of August 7, the twin brothers are scared even when water gushes out of their bathroom shower. Survivors, including children and families of …
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Dubai-Kerala Air India Express crash: Family donates victim’s gold jewellery
Kozhikode Air India Express (AIE) plane crash on August 7 stand to be compensated in millions of rupees as per the Montreal Convention, an airline official has confirmed. A spokesperson of Air India …
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Abu Dhabi developer Manazel slips to Dh98.8m loss in first-half 2020
Manazel is the developer of the Al Reef Community in Abu Dhabi. It has an extensive property portfolio, but had to take impairment charges in the first-half of 2020. Image Credit: Gulf News Archive …
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UAE leverages technology to drive sustainable economic progress
Dr Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Cabinet Member and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, on Friday addressed the third global Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, GIMS, which …
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Dubai Police arrest fake recruitment gang who scammed 150 job seekers
Dubai Police have arrested a gang who conned 150 job seekers with tempting job opportunities and attractive salaries during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an official statement. “The gang …
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Café 302 launches at BurJuman Arjaan by Rotana
Urban casual restaurant-café concept with speciality vegan and vegetarian dishes opens this August in the bustling Burjuman district …
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Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk to Open on September 15
A landmark destination in the heart of Dubai, attached to WAFI Mall, hotel Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk will soon open its doors for travelers.
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Look: New shopping mall the size of 11 football fields coming up in Dubai
Sprawling new retail destination promises to ‘transform shopping’ in the emirate A new shopping mall is coming up in Dubai. Called “Silicon Central”, the project is a three-level retail and leisure …
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Solar-powered waste recycling facility in Abu Dhabi will lower carbon footprint
The second phase of the solar power plant at the Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Facility in Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi has become operational, the Centre of Waste Management (Tadweer) …
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