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Dubai Airport flights delayed ‘after drones spotted in airspace’
Dubai Airport, one of the busiest in the world … We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. Please check back regularly for updates on this develo…
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Race to Dubai finale to offer world’s richest golf prize
“With the revised prize money breakdown and the extra Race to Dubai points in place for 2019, this provides a tremendous incentive for our players.” Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to receiv…
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Dubai airport delays: Flights in and out of airport suspended ‘due to drone activity’
Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, is suffering severe disruption following reports of drone activity. The airport was forced to halt flights over an al…
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Dubai Airport says flights delayed due to drone activity
DUBAI: Flights at Dubai International Airport were delayed on Friday morning due to suspected drone activity, a spokesperson said. The suspension lasted from 1013 local time (0613 GMT) to 1045. Held u…
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Dubai Airport Says Flights Delayed Due to Drone Activity: Statement
DUBAI (Reuters) – Flights at Dubai International Airport were delayed on Friday morning due to suspected drone activity, a spokesperson said. The suspension lasted from 1013 local time (0613 GMT) to 1…
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Flights grounded at Dubai airport after drone activity: Sky News
(Reuters) – Flights at the Dubai International Airport in United Arab Emirates were being grounded following reports of unauthorized drone activity, Sky News reported on Friday. Dubai airport, which h…
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Aldar Properties : Abu Dhabi’s Aldar posts $708m profit as 2018 revenues grow 3%
Abu Dhabi developer Aldar Properties has posted $1.7bn (AED6.3bn) in revenues for 2018, up 2% on 2017 figures, boosted by asset acquisition and the collection of final payments. The Abu Dhabi developm…
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UAE up at 5th in connectedness index
The UAE jumped to No.5 for global connectedness and became one of the world’s most connected countries as globalisation hits record high, according to the DHL Global Connectedness Index. The UAE rose …
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Damac quarterly profit down 87% as Dubai property prices tumble
Dubai’s Damac Properties, owner and operator of the only Trump-branded golf club in the Middle East, reported a nearly 60 per cent fall in full year profit on Thursday, while its profit in the …
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Revealed: how the UAE is going contactless
“While some sceptics may look at 2018 as a slow year in terms of UAE retail card spending, actual data collated by Mashreq bank’s merchant acquiring business shows otherwise,” he said. The Mashreq dat…
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Deyaar, Millennium open new hotel in Business Bay
Millennium Hotels and Resorts (Middle East and Africa) has joined hands with UAE-based Deyaar Development for the opening of its 40th property, the Millennium Atria Business Bay, which will serve a gr…
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Sharjah Ruler witnesses opening of 3rd Sharjah GCC Theatre Festival
SHARJAH, 14th February, 2019 (WAM) — H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, attended today the opening of the third edition of the Sharjah GCC The…
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British football fan held in UAE for wearing a Qatar shirt ‘has been freed and left the country’
A British man arrested in the UAE for wearing a Qatar shirt to a football match has been freed – according to reports. Sources told Sky News that Ali Issa Ahmad, 26, who was arrested in Sharjah while …
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UAE forecast to open most hotel rooms outside China in 2019
The UAE is set to open 31,517 hotel rooms during 2019, nearly 40 percent of the total forecast to open in the Middle East and Africa region. The UAE is forecast to open more new hotel rooms this year …
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Dubai property giant Emaar grows profits despite lower prices
DUBAI: Dubai-based construction giant Emaar Properties said on Thursday its net profits for the fourth quarter and the whole of last year increased despite falling real estate prices. The company, whi…
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DAMAC quarterly profit down 87 pct as Dubai property prices tumble
DUBAI, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Dubai’s DAMAC Properties , owner and operator of the only Trump-branded golf club in the Middle East, reported a nearly 60 percent fall in full year profit on Thursday, while …
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