Gold prices were steady at the opening of the markets in Dubai on Tuesday, as precious metal touched a new record high globally. At 9am, 24K was trading at Dh360.0 per gram, 22K at Dh335.0, 21K at Dh321.
UAE: 6-day break likely as Sharjah announces Eid Al Fitr holidays for public sector
Sharjah has announced the Eid Al Fitr holiday dates for government sector employees on Tuesday. The holiday will commence from Shawwal 1 until Shawwal 3, 1446 AH. Official work will resume on Shawwal …
UAE announces Eid holidays for public sector
The UAE has just announced the Eid Al Fitr public holiday dates for the public sector. Federal government employees will be off from 1st to 3rd Shawwal 1446 AH, with work resuming on 4th Shawwal. The …
Abu Dhabi plans affordable housing projects in bid to boost home-ownership
Abu Dhabi has announced plans to develop affordable real estate projects in the Emirate. The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) has announced the launch of a new Value Housing Programme …
This major Abu Dhabi bus route will now use electric buses
Cleaner future, greener future… If you caught our piece only months ago about electric buses driving you around the UAE capital, we have more news: Abu Dhabi has taken another step closer to a greener …
UAE: Eid Al Fitr holiday announced for federal govt employees
The 30th of Ramadan will be observed as an additional public holiday if the Holy Month of Ramadan concludes with 30 days …
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala seeks up to 10 partners for Rio de Janeiro stock exchange, sources say
The sovereign wealth fund has been working with independent advisory firm Olimpia Partners for several months to structure the deal …
MN: Milan CEO Furlani flies out for strategic meetings in Dubai – the details
AC Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani will not remain in Italy during the March international break but instead will embark on a commercial mission.According to MilanNews, Furlani will take advantage of the …
Dubai to hand over 11,300 new hotel rooms by 2027, says report
UAE – More than 11,300 new hotel rooms are set to open across Dubai by 2027, with almost 4,620 coming to the market this year, according to leading real estate advisory group Cavendish Maxwell. Last …
For Gaza’s orphans: Sharjah foundation launches Zakat campaign to save war-traumatised children
A Sharjah-based foundation is calling on UAE residents to support thousands of orphans in Gaza with their Zakat (obligatory charity) and other charitable donations during Ramadan. Contributions …
UAE: Why residents are opting for longer saving deposits with banks, schemes
Residents in the UAE are increasingly opting for longer saving deposits with banks and saving schemes. Reason: They want to cash in on high returns amid high interest and profit rates before they …
Telegram’s CEO Durov in Dubai as France continues to investigate criminal activity on messaging app
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says that he has travelled from France to Dubai, even as the French authorities continue to investigate criminal activity on his messaging app.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov leaves France for Dubai despite investigation
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, said Monday he is back home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seven months after his arrest in France over charges the social messaging app was used for …
Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov back in Dubai as France investigates criminal activity on his messaging app
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says that he has traveled from France to Dubai, even as the French authorities continue to investigate criminal activity on his messaging app.
Lidl launches ‘Dubai’ chocolate bars that you can’t buy in store
The budget supermarket will have 6,000 bars to sell – but customers can’t just get one alongside their weekly shop just yet …
The UAE courts the media to build its tech brand
The UAE is not the only Gulf country to try to cultivate global media brands as it builds out its tech sector. It’s part of a regional trend, Dania Thafer, executive director of the Gulf International …
UAE lobbying Trump administration to reject Arab League Gaza plan, officials say
The UAE’s powerful ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba, has been lobbying US President Donald Trump’s inner circle and US lawmakers to put pressure on Egypt to accept forcibly displaced …