Sharjah residents experienced a dust storm with partly cloudy skies on Tuesday afternoon. Traffic crawled on many roads of the city, as people stayed indoors due to the unstable weather. Residents …
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UAE weather: Harsh winds, dusty skies and chance of rainfall in Dubai, Sharjah, Al Ain
Jebel Ali and Sharjah residents are also experiencing unstable conditions. Such conditions are expected to last till sunset, returning on Wednesday at around 12pm till the evening. Due to the …
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Dubai-Headquartered Emaar Eliminates Job Titles For All Personnel, Including Founder Mohamed Alabbar
In an email sent to staff, this move toward holacracy within the organization, while precipitated by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, is being done to reiterate the company’s “focus on talent, not titles.
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MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai shares rise on Emirates NBD boost; other markets mixed
The Dubai stock market rose sharply on Tuesday, buoyed by gains in its top bank Emirates NBD’s ENBD.DU shares after receiving regulatory nod to increase foreig …
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Sharjah Shopping Promotions 2020 launches tomorrow
Shoppers are in for a treat as tomorrow will mark the launch of the “Sharjah Shopping Promotions 2020”, the largest of its kind shopping campaign across the emirate. The month-long event is organized …
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Morning traffic clogs key Sharjah, Dubai road on Tuesday
Sharjah road on Tuesday – E311. According to Google Maps, slow moving traffic was reported on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road. Motorists are advised to follow traffic rules and take alternate routes …
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UAE’s “Hope” mission launches to Mars – first of 3 planned this summer
The United Arab Emirates launched an unmanned orbiter to Mars on Sunday, July 19. It’s the first of three international Mars missions scheduled to get underway this month. CBS News foreign …
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Dubai expatriates race for new jobs after virus layoffs
Mustafa, a hipster Pakistani graphic artist, has a month to find a new job or be forced to leave Dubai among an exodus of expatriates whose futures have been up-ended by coronavirus. The United Arab E …
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UAE Asset Manager to Start ETF Trading in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
The first exchange-traded fund in the United Arab Emirates accessible to investors both in Dubai and Abu Dhabi is expected to list next month.
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Dana White expects Abu Dhabi to host various title fights, including Khabib Nurmagomedov
UFC president Dana White assures that we haven’t seen the last of “Fight Island.” The UFC landed on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi for nearly the entire month of July, hosting four events and four title …
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UAE successfully launches the Arab world’s first Mars mission
The United Arab Emirates successfully launched its Mars-bound Hope Probe, marking the the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission — and the first of three international missions to the Red Planet …
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Sharjah Police arrest two taxi drivers for assaulting another driver
A video of the fight went viral on social media Sharjah Sharjah: Sharjah police on Monday evening referred two Asian drivers to the Public Prosecution on charges of assaulting a taxi driver while he …
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The UAE successfully launches Mars probe, making history for the Arab world
The U.S. and China are also launching their own Mars missions — expected to reach the planet’s orbit around the same time as the Hope probe.
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Dubai Builders Worse Off Than Abu Dhabi Peers, Moody’s Says
Abu Dhabi real estate companies will face less severe headwinds from the double whammy of the coronavirus pandemic and lower oil prices than those in neighboring Dubai, Moody’s Investors Service said.
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Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign trade reaches Dh80.23bn in first five months of 2020
Saudi Arabia retained its position as the emirate’s top trading partner, with a total trade value of Dh17.91bn Abu Dhabi’s non-oil foreign trade in the first five months of 2020 reached Dh80.23 …
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UAE Joins Growing List Of Nations That Have Sent Spacecraft To Mars
It’s the country’s first interplanetary space shot. “The UAE is now a member of the club and we will learn more and we will engage more and we’ll continue developing our space exploration program,” …
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Coronavirus: Four more museums reopen in Sharjah
Attractions include Sharjah Fort, Maritime, Classic Cars and Al Mahatta Museums Sharjah: Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) has announced that four more of its attractions have reopened their doors …
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