The same will happen in autonomous vehicles, he said. As Gulf News reported on Wednesday, Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, has selected French autonomous vehicle producer Navya to supply the 15-passenger driverless shuttle vehicles to operate …
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Investors should look deeper into Dubai real estate to exploit chances for medium, long-term gains
UAE. Real estate investors viewing an oversupplied Dubai property market with caution have been told to look again and see that current conditions can yield strong medium to long-term gains. Firas Al Msaddi, CEO of fäm Properties, one of the UAE’s …
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Sharjah recorded 7% drop in fire incidents in 2017
Colonel Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, director-general of Sharjah Civil Defence, in an exclusive interview with Gulf News, said the fire incident rate dropped by seven per cent during 2017. Col Al Naqbi attributed the success to the directives of Lt-General Shaikh …
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Dubai Business Events signs with entities across a range of industries
Dubai Business Events (DBE), a division of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTCM), signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) throughout 2017, outlining collaboration with entities across a range of key industries and sectors to …
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Associate Financial Planner UAE 2018
We are excited to announce the first batch of the Associate Financial Planner or AFP program in the UAE for 2018. The AFP’s schedule will be this March 3 & 10, 2018 in Dubai, UAE. This program is exclusive to Filipinos. Since 2013 the AFP has been …
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Dubai’s ruler launches Marmoom Reserve project powered by solar
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has launched a conservation project. The Marmoom Reserve is the first unfenced desert project of its kind in UAE, and covers 10% of the Dubai’s total land.
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PM Modi’s UAE, Palestine visit in February to focus on counterterrorism, cyber security
… an ambitious agenda to mark the second visit of Modi to the UAE, with which India has a comprehensive strategic partnership aimed at further strengthening their security and business ties. Cyber security is one area both countries have identified for …
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UAE’s Azizi to deliver seven projects in first half of 2018
Al Furjan is one of Dubai’s fastest growing residential neighbourhoods, with easy access to Ibn Battuta Mall, Jebel Ali Free Zone, the Expo 2020 site, schools, shopping malls and a community centre, he added. Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to …
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Abu Dhabi property prices fall most in world – study
Abu Dhabi’s real estate market saw the biggest decline in property … Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC straight to your inbox.
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Tommy Fleetwood shares first-round lead in Abu Dhabi after opening 66
Tommy Fleetwood made the ideal start to the defence of his Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship title as Rory McIlroy made an encouraging return to action. Fleetwood fired a faultless six-under 66 and ended the opening day in a share of the lead with Japanese …
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Abu Dhabi named world’s worst performing property market
Abu Dhabi has been named as the worst performing real estate market in the world in 2017. Knight Frank’s Global Residential Cities Index 2017 ranked the UAE capital 150th out of 150 cities covered, with an annual property price slump of more than 9 percent.
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EnGenius unveils 11ac Wave 2 EnTurbo engine wireless access point
EnGenius International Dubai, a provider of high-performance, versatile networking solutions for small to mid-size businesses and residential markets, has launched the EnGenius 11ac Wave 2 EnTurbo engine wireless access point (AP). According to the company …
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Revealed: Emaar’s new Dubai island destination
Emaar said it will launch the sale of Beach Vista homes on January 20. Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC straight to your inbox.
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Dubai’s Deyaar posts lower 2017 profits despite revenue jump
Deyaar, listed on the Dubai Financial Market, is majority-owned by Dubai Islamic Bank. Subscribe to Arabian Business’ newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in Dubai,the UAE and the GCC straight to your inbox.
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World’s first floating kitchen coming to Dubai
Dubai: The world’s first floating kitchen will be coming in the seas of Dubai later this month, taking the concept of food trucks out to the sea and catering to customers on jet skis, boats and yachts. “We started this project back in May of last year …
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Dubai Press Describes EXO And EXO-L As “Polite And Welcoming”
Suho, Chen, Chanyeol, Kai, Baekhyun, Sehun, and Xiumin greeted the local press at the Armani Hotel for the inaugural K-Pop song in The Dubai Fountain performance repertoire — Power. Gulf News even described the boy group and its fans that welcomed them …
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Dubai Islamic Bank said to issue $750m sukuk soon
Dubai Islamic Bank, the largest sharia-compliant bank in the United Arab Emirates, is expected to issue as soon as next week a US dollar-denominated Islamic bond in the region of $750 million, sources familiar with the matter said. The bank, which this …
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