The fire insurance policy covers immovable and movable property, buildings, plant and machinery, furniture, fixtures, fittings, contents, stocks / stock in process, raw material, goods held in trust or in commission from loss or damage by fire or due to …
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Businessman loses Dh7b lawsuit against property company
Dubai: Dubai’s highest court dismissed an Iranian businessman’s Dh7 billion commercial lawsuit that he had lodged against a property development company and the three shaikhs who own it. The seven-year-old commercial dispute ended after the Dubai …
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Dubai property awaits Expo 2020 boost
Dubai property prices received a major fillip in November 2013 after the city won the bid to host the 2020 World Expo. This was followed by double-digit price growth in 2014 owing to significant speculative investment in the emirate’s real estate market.
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DAMAC Properties guarantees a BMW or another luxury car with the purchase of an apartment this DSF
This Dubai Shopping Festival (Dec 26, 2016 to Jan 28, 2017), DAMAC Properties is offering a brand new BMW or another luxury car – guaranteed with the purchase of a luxury apartment starting from AED 599,000. Niall McLoughlin, Senior Vice President …
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Dubai developer Damac offers buyers free BMW cars this DSF
Dubai developer Damac Properties is offering a free BMW or another luxury car with the purchase of select apartments during the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), it revealed on Monday. During the latest DSF edition, which runs from December 26 to January 28 …
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Mario Volpi: Can Dubai property investor penalise developer for delayed off-plan purchase?
I have invested in an off-plan property in Business Bay but its delivery is delayed by about three years. Can I penalise the developer in any way for breaching the contract? AS, Dubai In theory, there should be no reason why you cannot file a case and hold …
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UAE ranked 28th happiest country in world
Dubai: The UAE is ranked the 28th happiest country in the world and the first among Arab countries, according to the World Happiness Report 2016. The report, released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, is based on an opinion survey …
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‘Year of Giving continues charitable tradition’
Abu Dhabi: Charitable foundations in the UAE have praised the announcement by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan declaring 2017 as the Year of Giving, and said that this initiative would continue the UAE’s long-held tradition of …
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Dubai Metro and Tram record zero crime rate
Dubai: Dubai’s ever-expanding transport network, including the metro, tram, buses and ferries, recorded a zero crime rate over the last eight years, Dubai Police revealed on Sunday. According to a senior Dubai Police official, a special police force …
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Dubai public transport sees zero crime rate in the last eight years
Dubai: Dubai Police’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has reported a zero crime rate among the Public Transport users in the last eight years, an official said on Sunday. Colonel Engineer Mohammad Ahmad Al Bastaki, director of Dubai Police …
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213kg of hashish seized in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police and Abu Dhabi Customs seized nearly 213 kilograms of hashish and foiled an attempt to smuggle the drug into the country through the border port. The suspect, an Asian driver, hid the hashish inside the truck and tried smuggling …
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How life is moving on for Abu Dhabi cancer survivor
Abu Dhabi: As reported by Gulf News, the 46-year-old Indian’s misfortune began four years ago, when he lost his eldest child, a daughter, to leukaemia. The following year, his wife delivered a son, but the couple was devastated to learn that he suffers …
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Dubai student fights cancer and is happy to be back in Dubai
Dubai: In March 2016, Gulf News carried a story about a Dubai student who was fighting for his life in a hospital in Manila, Philippines, as a result of a 6cm tumour in the centre of his brain. Parents of the 10-year-old Filipino student, Randolph Palomer …
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UAE to mark 2017 as The Year of Goodness
Abu Dhabi: The year 2017 will be The Year of Goodness in the UAE, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced on Saturday. The Year of Goodness will focus on three main themes. The first one will be consolidating the social …
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UAE-Kerala relations hit a new high with CM Pinarayi Vijayan's visit
Dubai: Relations between the UAE and the South Indian state of Kerala have reached a new level with state chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s visit. The chief minister said he has invited His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President …
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Dubai Police app is now even more advanced
Dubai: Dubai Police have announced the launch of an updated version of their smart application, which includes up to 125 services and plenty of distinctive features. The announcement was made on Thursday, when they unveiled the new interactive design of …
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UAE to mark 2017 as The Year of Giving
Abu Dhabi: The year 2017 will be The Year of Giving in the UAE, President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced on Saturday . The Year of Giving will focus on three main themes. The first one will be consolidating the social …
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