Earlier this year Al-Ghurair set up the $27 million Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund, a program targeting refugee children in Jodan and Lebanon currently residing in the UAE. The initiativ…
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UAE ‘will make changes in law to help maritime sector’
The roundtable, with the theme of “To what extent do the UAE ports meet the current demands of the shipping industry?”, was held under the patronage of the Federal Transport Authority for Land and Mar…
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Dubai hits target in wealth management ambitions
Habib Al Mulla, one of the UAE’s leading corporate lawyers, told Arab News recently: “I don’t believe Dubai’s reputation has been damaged. The DIFC entity is not involved. There are various Abraaj ent…
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Salman Khan to film ‘Bharat’ in Abu Dhabi
We saw a bit of a delay, but all’s going as per plan now and we are very excited about shooting in the UAE soon,” Kumar told Gulf News tabloid! over the phone. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar …
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Abu Dhabi International Airport Hosts Sheikh Zayed Photo Exhibition
Abu Dhabi Airports and the Department of Abu Dhabi Customs, in collaboration with the National Archive, are hosting a mobile photo exhibition of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan at Abu Dhabi …
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Round table aims to boost the UAE ports’ leadership
DUBAI – Under the patronage of the Federal Transport Authority for Land and Maritime (FTA), Tactics Maritime Media and Marasi News have successfully arranged “The UAE Maritime Leaders Roundtable Discu…
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UAE University breaks world record for largest mosaic painting
Abu Dhabi, Sep 10 (IANS/WAM) As part of its celebration of the “Year of Zayed”, the UAE University (UAEU) has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest mosaic painting, made of paper rolls. The …
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flydubai announces double daily flights between Kiev and Dubai
Dubai, UAE, 2018-Sep-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Dubai-based flydubai today (September 6, 2018) has announced that it will move its existing operations to Boryspil International Airport (KBP) Kiev with ef…
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American on trial in Dubai for buying 10,000 dirhams worth of cocaine
Official court records state that Dubai Police received a tip-off about a man earlier this year who was allegedly in possession of illegal substances in his hotel room on the Palm Jumeirah. According …
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Bloomberg starts second training program for Saudi students in Dubai
The course is based in Bloomberg’s newsroom in Dubai, where students are learning about Bloomberg’s brand of data-driven journalism in the news organization’s largest Middle East bureau. “The Saudi pa…
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Dubai Chamber hosts workshop on real estate laws
Dubai Chamber regularly organises training seminars and workshops … favourable business environment and supporting business growth in the emirate.-TradeArabia News Service
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‘Girls Make Games’: How a woman raised in the UAE is inspiring young female video game makers
In the UAE, Shabir was forced to adhere to a rigid social structure. “The list of things that I couldn’t do, or shouldn’t do, was much longer than the things that I was allowed to do,” she told Fox Ne…
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Dubai summit targets huge India investments
India-UAE Partnership Forum is supported by knowledge partner KPMG, a global accounting and auditing firm and Gulf News, the official newspaper. – TradeArabia News Service
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Visa-free travel boosts UAE visitors to Ireland
Ireland’s decision to allow visa-free travel for UAE citizens has seen a double-digit increase in business, according to new figures. Announced in January this year, UAE nationals can avail of a 90-da…
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Dubai’s Real Estate Rises
In amenity-packed luxury neighborhood designed to dazzle foreigners and Dubai residents alike is rising from the dusty banks of an old saltwater fishing hole. Today, it’s not much more than six square …
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Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange Aims to Start Futures Trading Next Year
Abu Dhabi’s stock exchange is joining a race to introduce derivatives as Gulf bourses including Kuwait and Saudi Arabia put strategies in place to lure more investors. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchang…
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Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties hires banks for $750 mln sukuk refinancing – sources
DUBAI, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Aldar Properties, the state-linked builder of Abu Dhabi’s Formula One circuit, has hired banks to arrange a U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk issue of at least $750 million, sou…
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