Aldar Properties, a leading property development company in Abu Dhabi, UAE, has reported a eight per cent jump in its net profit for the financial year ended December 31, 2016 which soared to Dh2.8 billion ($762 million) from Dh2.6 billion ($707 million …
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Abu Dhabi rents continue to drop under market pressures
according to the Abu Dhabi Residential Market Update Year in Review 2016 report from leading international property agency Chestertons Mena. “Redundancies and the shrinkage of the oil and gas sector continue to place pressure on the demand in the market.
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Aldar Properties : proposes 11% dividends for 2016
Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: Aldar Properties said its board recommended 11% cash dividends, equivalent to 11 fils per share, for the fiscal year 2016, according to a statement. Total recommended dividend payout stood at AED 865 million for FY16. The company’s …
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Aldar Properties reports an 8% increase in net profit to AED2.8 billion for 2016
We continue to see demand for our destination development strategy to create high quality, well-situated properties in vibrant communities in Abu Dhabi. As a result, our development sales value increased 17 percent to AED3.5 billion in 2016. Regarding our …
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Abu Dhabi Airports awards car parking contract for Midfield Terminal Complex
Abu Dhabi Airports has awarded a five-year car parking contract … shopping malls, universities, hospitals and property developers.
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This drone could be ferrying passengers through Dubai’s futuristic skyline as soon as July
Up, up and away: Dubai hopes to have a passenger-carrying drone regularly buzzing through the skyline of this futuristic city-state in July. The arrival of the Chinese-made EHang 184 — which already has had its flying debut over Dubai’s iconic …
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Dubai announces passenger drone plans
Media captionThe drone was first unveiled at the CES tech fair in 2016. A drone that can carry people will begin “regular operations” in Dubai from July, the head of the city’s Roads and Transportation Agency has announced at the World Government Summit.
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Abu Dhabi’s New $125 Billion Sovereign Fund Is Taking Shape
Abu Dhabi is close to finalizing the merger of two of its largest sovereign wealth funds — Mubadala Development Co. PJSC and International Petroleum Investment Co. The combined entity, which will be known as Mubadala Investment Co., will become the …
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Tesla Superchargers Launches In UAE Sooner Than Expected, Details Here!
In other news, The National reported that the launch will pave the way to increase sales of electric vehicles in the region. In fact, Musk announced that they are expected to finalize deals with major hotel operators in Abu Dhabi and Dubai to install Tesla …
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Dubai aims to launch hover-taxi by July
DUBAI has tested a Chinese prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi, its transport authority said on Monday, with the aim of introducing the aerial vehicle in the emirate by July. The test of the one-man electric vehicle comes as the city state in the United …
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Top Dubai developer targets Kenya’s super rich with its Sh22bn property
Dubai-based real estate firm Deyaar has pitched camp in the country hoping to lure super rich Kenyans to buy into its Sh22.5 billion ($218 million) property development in Dubai. Deyaar, one of United Arab Emirate’s (UAE’s) largest property development …
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Property Manager – Dubai Jobs
• Property contracts management with tenants by negotiating leases; collecting security deposit. • Accomplishes financial objectives by collecting rents; paying bills; forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures …
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UAE will triumph over hate, Saif says
Dubai: The UAE will win the war on extremism by holding onto Emirati values as a way of life, Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, said during the World Government Summit in Dubai on Monday. In …
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Somaliland agrees to UAE military base in Berbera
MPs in the self-declared republic of Somaliland have agreed to allow the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to set up a military base in the port of Berbera. Observers say the deal has proved controversial among Somaliland’s neighbours in the Horn of Africa.
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UAE praised as world's unique model
Dubai, Feb. 13 (BNA): Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), has said that the UAE provides a unique model through a combination of sublime human values and future vision to establish a better world.
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Dubai Horse Racing News: UAE 2000 Guineas
Meydan Racecourse: Group 1 winner, Thunder Snow ran away with UAE 2000 Guineas sponsored by Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City – District One over 1600m on dirt to give the Godolphin racing operation one of four winners on the night and a total of seven …
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Kuwait, UAE discuss activating extraditions
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti-UAE Consular Committee, at its second meeting held yesterday, discussed activating the treaty for convicts’ extradition between the two countries. Ambassador Ahmad Al-Dhahri, the UAE assistant undersecretary for consular affairs …
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