His Highness said that realising this vision also requires the country to further strengthen its ties with international technology communities and major IT companies, UAE News Agency (WAM) reported. …
( read original story …)
British student accused by UAE of posing as academic to ‘spy for foreign government’
Mr Tejada and academics studying the Gulf have called for a reassessment of educational ties between the UK and the UAE in light of the news of Mr Hedges’ detention. The arrest threatens to strain rel…
( read original story …)
British PHD student Matthew Hedges charged with ‘spying for a foreign state’ in UAE
A British PHD student has been charged with “spying for a foreign state” in the United Arab Emirates, the country’s authorities have said. Matthew Hedges, a 31-year-old doctoral student at Durham Univ…
( read original story …)
British student charged with spying in UAE
A British student has been charged with spying for the UK government in the United Arab Emirates. Matthew Hedges was accused of “spying for and on behalf of a foreign state”, the UAE government said o…
( read original story …)
Dubai property prices drop, market ‘equilibrium’ expected in three to five years
Dubai property prices declined at an accelerated pace in the third quarter, with off-plan sales volumes impacted the most amid general market uncertainty, according to property consultancy …
( read original story …)
Abu Dhabi City Municipality Relies on Fortinet to Secure Critical Data and Networks
The Abu Dhabi City Municipality is an efficient municipal … information herein may be unique to certain environments. This news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve …
( read original story …)
Dubai property market set to see supply pressure until at least 2020
Dubai’s property pipeline is expected to exert continued pressure on the residential market with an additional 10,000 units set to be delivered this year and a further 70,000 before Expo 2020, accordi…
( read original story …)
Dubai now has its own self-driven taxi service
The age of flying taxis might not be upon us as of now, but self-driving taxis have started there run on the streets of Dubai. At the annual consumer electronics trade show Gitex, Dubai’s Roads and Tr…
( read original story …)
Abu Dhabi Scraps Oil Refiner Cepsa’s IPO as Investors Balk
Abu Dhabi shelved plans for an initial public offering of a 25 percent stake in Spanish oil refiner Cepsa as investors balked at the valuation amid a stock market rout. “Recent international economic …
( read original story …)
Abu Dhabi Delays Cepsa IPO Citing Uncertain Market Conditions
(Bloomberg) — Abu Dhabi has decided to delay its plans for an initial public offering of a 25 percent stake of Spanish oil firm Cepsa because of market conditions. The emirate’s state-owned Mubadala …
( read original story …)
OYO checks into UAE, targets 12,000 rooms across 7 Emirates in two years
including business and leisure travellers”, the company said. Agarwal said the bookings for UAE will be facilitated by the company’s partnerships with global online travel companies like Booking.com a…
( read original story …)
Abu Dhabi Ports, Etisalat Annouce Partnership
Abu Dhabi Ports and Emirates Telecommunication Group Company(Etisalat) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focused on advancing technological capabilities and business opportunities in sup…
( read original story …)
New Dubai-Sharjah alternative route takes shape
Dubai: A new Dubai-Sharjah alternative route is currently taking shape, expected to bring a 30 per cent drop in traffic between the busy corridors connecting the two emirates. Giving thousands of …
( read original story …)
Geo Dubai street mapping car to do 3D mapping of Dubai
Dubai: Move over Google’s street view car. Residents can soon spot Dubai’s own street mapping car preparing the geospatial 3D map of the whole city which will facilitate emergency response and …
( read original story …)
Record Number Of Tourists Visit Abu Dhabi This Year: Saif Ghobash
Saif Saeed Ghobash, Under-Secretary of the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi, expects the tourism sector in Abu Dhabi to witness the economic effects of the city’s stature as a major inte…
( read original story …)
Dubai Becomes World’s First City to Enable Investors Start Business from Remote Locations
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In another world’s first, investors globally will now be able to start their business in Dubai without having to be in the UAE, following an agreement bet…
( read original story …)
Dubai property transactions down more than 20 per cent in first nine months of 2018
Read: Dubai property transactions drop in the first … quarter as a result of new supply and limited “if not negative” business and employment growth. Villa and apartment rents were down …
( read original story …)