The Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), operating under the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), has announced the launch of the Sharjah Investment Tracker, a plug-and-play …
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UAE threatens anti-money laundering crackdown as 11 banks fined
The UAE’s central bank has fined 11 banks a combined total of US$12.5mn for anti-money laundering (AML) failings, following warnings that the Middle Eastern state was looking to shed its reputation as …
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Bayara and Total Solar Distributed Generation Celebrate First Year of Solar Rooftop Installation
Estimated reduction of nearly 1000 tons of CO2 per year for Bayara which is equivalent of planting over 25,000 trees …
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UAE initiative helps Lebanon blast victim walk, see
Thanks to the initiative of the UAE’s Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), Mohammed Moustafa Al Dakdouki is in good health. The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) is …
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Dubai-based streaming service Starzplay receives $25mln funding
The Dubai-based online streaming platform will use the funds from Ruya Partners to further strengthen the company’s geographic and customer reach as well as to acquire and produce original content, …
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Property Prices in the UAE’s Capital Remain Favourable To Buyers and Tenants as Suburban Areas and Waterfront Communities Gain Attention
Property markets across the globe have felt the impact of the uniquely challenging year that was 2020. While Abu Dhabi has not been an exception, the UA …
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Emirates unveils touchless self check-in kiosks at DXB
Emirates’ self-check-in and bag drop kiosks at Dubai International airport (DXB), which made its debut in September last year, have now gone touchless further enhancing the smart contactless journey …
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Emirates introduces touchless self check-in kiosks at Dubai International Airport
The kiosks allow customers to check-in, receive their boarding pass, choose seats on board, and drop off their bags.
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Israel Is Going To Market Its Weapons Systems In The United Arab Emirates
In a historic first, Israel will market the various military hardware and technology it has to offer for export in the United Arab Emirates.
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Take a ride on the Sharjah SkyWay
And although it only runs 2km for now, the SkyWay is set to revolutionise how we all get from A to B. One of the UAE’s most remarkable feats of engineering is heading towards its final trial stages at …
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BMW to begin sourcing ‘solar aluminium’
We will be able to meet over 50 per cent of our CO2 targets for the supplier network, just by using green power’ …
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Dubai Stocks Disconnect From Emerging Peers on Tourism Blows
Dubai stocks are more out of step with their emerging-market peers than they’ve been in more than two years, reflecting the battering for tourism and retail shares in the Gulf city caused by the …
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Covid-19: Dubai hospitals ‘strained, not overwhelmed’ says official
Helal Al Marri, director general of Dubai’s Tourism Authority, added that the emirate has a clear plan for dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Dubai Financial Market profits jump as trading volumes rise to $18bn
Dubai Financial Market Company on Wednesday announced an annual net profit of AED137.9 million, up 14 percent on the previous year as trading jumped by nearly a quarter to AED66 billion ($18 billion).
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BurJuman dazzles this DSF
The Quick Action Painter Jose Luis Quiceno will perform at the Observatory, BurJuman Mall at 5:45pm … acts and aptly supports the DSF theme of ‘Dubai at its Best’. With all that’s in …
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Sharjah-based Indian businessman Sohan Roy to pay salary to employees’ homemaker wives
The amount of salary to be paid to the wives will be determined by the number of years the employee has been working in the firm …
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Pandemic’s second wave threatens to derail Dubai’s tourism surge
A second wave of coronavirus infections threatens to upend a tourism boom in Dubai that provided salve to its battered economy, although with so few places open globally its hospitality sector hopes …
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