The emirate of Dubai is preparing field hospitals to handle any surge in cases of the new coronavirus, a health official said on Thursday, as the United Arab Emirates saw its infection count more than …
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UAE-India business ties get a boost
This visit of the Indian Prime Minister to accept the Order of Zayed (the UAE’s highest civilian Award) is significant, both for having been conferred uniquely during Shaikh Zayed’s Centenary …
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Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi to celebrate Janmashtami
Dubai: The first-ever Hindu temple coming up in Abu Dhabi will mark the festival of Janmashtami on Friday, and devotees are hoping Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is paying a state visit to …
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Luxury Dubai property prices edge upwards in Q2
Luxury property prices in Dubai registered their first rise for years during the second quarter of 2019, according to new research by Knight Frank. Prime residential values rose by 0.3 percent in the …
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Reportage Properties To Deliver 5 Projects In Next 3 Years
Reportage Properties, Abu Dhabi-based leading real estate developer, revealed that it is ready to hand over five new developments in Abu Dhabi within two to three years. “The five projects offer more …
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Seniors to have new walking buies in Abu Dhabi – News
(MENAFN – Khaleej Times) Senior citizens have been found to be among the ‘loneliest, most depressed’ people in Abu Dhabi. So, on World Senior Citizen’s Day, a government authority launched an …
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UAE businesses need to crack payment muddle
I have written earlier about the painful right sizing and reinvention of the UAE economy that is now underway — a shakeout of businesses, changing business models, paring of costs and so on.
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Vistara launches daily service to Dubai
“We are very excited to start our service to Dubai, a city that is home to millions of Indians, place of business for many Indian corporations and is also the most-preferred holiday destination for so …
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Sharp rise Indian businesses at Dubai Chamber
Medical expenditure in the UAE up 5.5 per cent in 2018 Image Credit: SUPPLIED Dubai: There has been an 18 per cent surge in Indian businesses signing up to be members of Dubai Chamber of Commerce …
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Vistara launches Mumbai to Dubai flight
Vistara’s Chief Executive Officer, Leslie Thng said, “We’re very excited to start our service to Dubai, a city that is home to millions of Indians and a place of business for many Indian corporations.
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Sharjah moves to regulate school transport systems
His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued Administrative Decision No.17 of 2019 on the regulation of school transport activity in …
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Sharjah Ruler issues new school transport system rules
New rules for transportation of school students were announced in Sharjah on Thursday. According to the decision issued by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member …
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Abu Dhabi’s Corniche Road set for Dhs7 million upgrade
Slowly but surely Abu Dhabi is being upgraded. Older parts of the city are being given new lease of life and developed to fulfil their potential as part of a modern city. Recently works were completed …
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Dubai messaging app Yzer launched in UAE
Dubai business tycoon, Balvinder Singh Sahni (Abu Sabah), partner and Co-CEO of YZER Group, said: “I see this as an opportunity that will be a key driver in bringing people and businesses closer. This …
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UAE will be first Middle East country to issue RuPay card
On the people-to-people links, Suri said that an established Indian business community for almost 100 years in the UAE, blue-collar workers, and the recent steady influx of highly trained and …
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Cracks in Saudi Arabia’s alliance with the UAE are bad news for Trump
The partnership of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is the closest anywhere in the Middle East. It goes back decades, fashioned by antipathy towards Iran and support for Sunni causes across …
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UAE Portrait of the Nation: the CNN journalist fighting fake news
Caroline Faraj, CNN’s vice president of Arabic Services and editor-in-chief, set up the Dubai bureau almost two decades ago Caroline Faraj, VP of CNN Arabic. Reem Mohammed / The National It is not …
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