The standard stipulates specific service requirements and criteria that all public and private general hospitals in Abu Dhabi must fulfil to obtain licencing, news agency WAM reported. The new reforms …
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UAE-based retail CEOs eye AI to give them edge
This is in stark contrast with UAE CEOs, who were confident of harnessing technology to transform the customer experience in-store. When it comes to the overarching theme of business transformation, 8…
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Dubai cafe’s cheetah stunt to be probed
Al Shehi added that a thorough investigation of the cafe and its owner would be carried out, in coordination with authorities in Dubai. One person close to the investigation told Gulf News that they e…
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Abu Dhabi bank’s UK arm closes financing deal for Travelodge hotel
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) UK said the property was acquired by a Saudi-based client for AED194.6 million, with ADIB providing AED125.7 million of Sharia’a-compliant financing. The hotel is leased …
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Confidence in Dubai growth remains strongly positive
Business confidence towards growth prospects in Dubai remains strongly positive even as conditions improved at the slowest rate in three months, with growth moderating across three broad sectors, an E…
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What are the options to start a business in Dubai Free Zone?
Toptal: Hire startup funding and financial modeling experts. Toptal hand-matches top startups with experts in fundraising, financial modeling, pricing, and more. Free Zones are special economic zones …
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Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network Highlights Best Practices in Sustainable Supply Chain Management
For his part, Dr. Belaid Rettab, Senior Director, Economic Research and Sustainable Business Development Sector, Dubai Chamber, explained that the Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network regularly hosts …
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Abu Dhabi deploys drones to inspect construction sites
Abu Dhabi City Municipality has launched a trial phase of using … Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC stra…
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‘Smart’ Dubai banks on blockchain
director general of the Smart Dubai initiative, explained to Arab News. The Dubai Blockchain Strategy, launched in 2016, lays out how Dubai will use blockchain to improve government efficiency, create …
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Dubai cafe that filmed a cheetah eating, condemned by UAE government
Dubai: The UAE’s top government official responsible for animal … department at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, in a statement to Gulf News. The official said that under Federal Law …
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London Cop To Carry ‘Flame Of Hope’ In Abu Dhabi
Sergeant Derek Spence, a 32-year veteran of the London Police Service, will travel to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in March to carry the torch in the final leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Ru…
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Dubai’s private sector records slowest growth in three months in July
Business conditions in Dubai’s non-oil private sector improved at a slowest rate in three months in July, according to the monthly survey by Emirates NBD. The seasonally adjusted Dubai Economy Tracker …
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Adnec to promote Abu Dhabi as global medical tourism hub
At the MESE awards in May 2018 – the company bagged the ‘Best Venue’ award for its Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. – TradeArabia News Service
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Owner of UAE property site Bayut receives $50m investment
UAE listings site Bayut.com’s parent company Emerging Markets Property Group (EPMG) has secured $50m of investment as part of a funding round. EPMG, which also owns and operates Zameen in Pakistan, Bp…
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Sharjah, UK Foster Knowledge Cooperation
The Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation, SRTI, Park, along with the American University of Sharjah Enterprises, AUSE, have signed an agreement with the Future Cities Catapult Services, a UK gov…
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Abu Dhabi Rose’s accident-prone past firmly behind her for festival
Abu Dhabi Rose Sara Kate Mangan has revealed that she once fell off a cliff in her younger accident prone days. The 26-year-old nurse also received 18 stitches on her forehead from another incident wh…
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US official says UAE paid Yemen tribes to push al-Qaida out
CAIRO – A senior U.S. official acknowledged Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates had paid money to tribal leaders in Yemen to rout al-Qaida militants from their strongholds in the war-torn county. …
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