Surprised upon hearing the news, Bachani commented, “This is amazing, I cannot believe that I am now a dollar millionaire. Thank you so much Dubai Duty Free!” Two winners of luxury vehicles were also …
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Is Dubai about to embrace the concept of co-living?
Co-living projects, a relatively new concept in the Dubai real estate market which offers common spaces to socialise and interact, are seeing good buyer demand, according to data from Property Finder. …
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Dubai’s Monopoly board: Which area takes the top B&B spot?
GuestReady, a global Airbnb management company, updated the original Monopoly board game to show Dubai property investors how much they can earn per day by listing on short-term rental platforms. Burj …
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K-Pop group Exo to get Dubai Star in October
… superstars Exo will be awarded a star at Dubai’s Walk of Fame in Downtown Dubai this October. The big news was officially revealed by The Dubai Stars on its social media handles last night. …
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Two Indian expats wins $1 million in Dubai raffle, another gets Mercedes Benz
Advertising Jaya Gupta and Ravi Ramchand Bachani are the two lucky Indians who won the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw, The Gulf News reported. Their winning ticket numbers were 0993 and …
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An Emirati businessman wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the UAE
After all, the UAE’s desalination plants produce around one-fifth of … Now, he hopes to bring this project back to life, with the technology of the 21 st century to back him up. Internationally, …
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UAE banks adequately prepared to meet potential risks
The latest round of stress tests conducted on systemically important banks and the UAE banking system as a whole has shown that the UAE’s banking system is geared to withstand potential risks …
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How to watch the UAE solar eclipse next week
Fortunately, getting a look at the solar eclipse is rather easy. Spectators will be able to see it from anywhere with an unobstructed view of the skies. While Dubai emits a significant amount of light …
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Dubai Turns to Blockchain Technology for Environmental Conservation
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has trained the fourth batch of participants of the Carbon Ambassadors Programme on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and other new technologies. The …
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India Roadshow Attracts Innovative Startups to Dubai
ShipsKart, a New Delhi-based B2B e-commerce platform for marine procurement, claimed first place in the competition and won office space at Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec) and company …
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Darigold Opens Sales Office in Dubai
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Darigold Inc. announces the opening of its office in Dubai through the addition of an in-market sales leader: Benoy Kondoor, sales director – Middle East and Africa, based in …
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Hiring in Dubai’s private sector remains stagnant despite business growth
Total business activity in Dubai’s non-oil private sector stayed strong in June led by growth in the construction sector, the monthly economy tracker by Emirates NBD found. However, rising …
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Indian business man becomes first expat in Sharjah to get UAE’s permanent residency
“The best thing about the permanent residency initiative is that it benefits investors and residents alike. It is definitely going to bring a lot of investors to the UAE as a result,” Haji was quoted …
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UAE: Prisoners Held After Sentences Served
(Beirut) – UAE authorities continue to hold at least five Emirati prisoners … managing websites [accounts] on the social networking site Twitter and disseminating news and ideas that incite hatred …
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UAE Weather: Beware of extremely dusty conditions today
Image Credit: Gulf News archives Dubai: UAE residents beware of the extremely dusty conditions predicted today (Tuesday, July 9, 2019), with poor horizontal visibility over open, exposed areas. …
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UAE banking system remains sound
DUBAI — The UAE banking system remains sound with sufficient capitalization and liquidity reserves, solid financial performance and high operating efficiency, the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) said …
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Sharjah issues 1st permanent residency visa to Indian businessman
The Golden Card is a 10-year long-term visa eligible for investors. Photo credit: Sharjah foreign affairs department Sharjah’s first Golden Card visa was issued to an Indian expat businessman, as part …
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