The UAE began rolling out a 9% business tax on Thursday, with exemptions for the many free zones which power its economy, as the formerly tax-free oil producer seeks to boost non-oil revenue and …
Tourist in the UAE? How to extend your visa while you’re here
Visitors to the UAE whose visas are about to expire can extend their stay by up to 60 days if necessary. Anyone who does not go through the proper procedures and stays beyond the validity of their …
Dubai real estate sector sees 11,700 transactions worth Dhs34bn in May: Property Finder
According to portal’s proprietary data, the top searched areas for owned apartments in May included Dubai Marina, Downtown Dubai, Business Bay, Palm Jumeirah, and Jumeirah Village Circle …
Why Dubai is not on my ‘bucket list!’
The wealthiest of the wealthy have joined on political missions from the United States with a “stop-over” in Dubai as a dangling carrot to encourage their participation. My hair salon owner and his …
A Dubai Hotel Now Offers $14,000-an-Hour Parties In The Sky
If Dubai hotels are constantly trying to outdo each other by reaching to stratospheric heights with their over-the-top amenities, one hotelier wants to win the battle once and for all: He’s literally …
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$44 million worth of fake goods, with luxury brands Rolex, Chanel and Patek Philippe among haul
Officers discover 78,000 counterfeit products in 22 cases in two-week operation code-named ‘Tracer’ Products were intended to be sent to places such as Dubai, Germany and the US, source says Hong Kong …
UAE visit visa: Tourists can extend their stay without exiting the country
The tourist must leave the UAE at the last date of their visa’s validity or extend their visa before its expiry UAE visit visa: Tourists can extend their stay without exiting the country Dubai tourist …
Dubai scraps 10-day visit visa grace period for tourists
Tourist visa holders in Dubai who overstay their visas will be subject to a daily fine of AED50 Dubai scraps 10-day visit visa grace period for tourists 30-day visa extension Dubai, Dubai, Dubai …
An Electric Vehicle production in UAE? Canada’s AXL chases that possibility
Image Credit: Supplied Dubai: Can the UAE be a production base for electric cars? One Canadian firm – AXL Electrics Vehicles – seem to think so, confirming that talks have been held with KIZAD, the …
UAE Ends 10-Day Grace Period Policy For Visitors Overstaying Their Visa
UAE has decided to end a 10-day grace period policy for visitors who overstay the visas issued in Dubai. Visitors will now have to strictly adhere to the duration of their stay as prescribed in their …
UAE’s FAB to provide $1.36bn in financing solutions to investors
FAB will offer competitive financing solutions to support the adoption of advanced technology in the industrial sector.
Brick By Brick: Watch How Dubai Built The ‘Most Beautiful City In The World’ Over 60 Years
Another visionary project – the futuristic development masterplan of palm jebel ali – has been announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid …
Dubai attracts Billionaires: $2.5 Billion set to be invested in luxury real estate in 2023.
ALBAWABA – According to a report by “Destination Dubai” from Knight Frank, wealthy individuals are preparing to spend $2.5 billion on real estate in Dubai in 2023. The report is based on a survey of …
Palm Jebel Ali set to take its place in the sun, 21 years on
Now reinvigorated and reimagined, the Palm Jebel Ali has been part of the Dubai landscape for more than 20 years.Construction began in 2002 as part of a hugely ambitious series of artificial offshore …
New EGA agreements could lead to $272m in industrial investments in UAE
Emirates Global Aluminium, the UAE’s largest industrial company outside the oil and gas sector, on Thursday signed agreements that could lead to industrial investments in the UAE worth more than Dh1 …
EGA’s agreements at ‘Make it in the Emirates Forum’ could drive AED1 billion of industrial investments in UAE
ABU DHABI, 1st June, 2023 (WAM … Production from the new carbon anode manufacturing facility in the UAE would entirely replace these imports, and additional capacity could supply other aluminium …
Tecom’s Dubai Industrial City sets target of 500 factories by 2026
Dubai Industrial City, which is part of the Dubai-listed Tecom Group, aims to have more than 500 operational factories in its free zone by 2026, up from 300 currently, amid UAE’s industrial strategy …