After a year, she worked as a waitress in a Dubai hotel for two years. “My contract expired and I was again jobless. I managed to raise a loan and started my own salon,” she said. Ms Babatunde said …
Scottish companies set to showcase world-leading energy transition innovations at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi
Scotland begins its build-up to COP28, highlighting its leadership in decarbonising energy systems and identifying ways to help the world reach net zero …
Uplo Survey Reveals Nine Out Of 10 Retailers Think UAE Is ‘Great’ For Business
that reveals that 88 percent of retailers think the UAE is a great place to operate a retail business. The in-depth survey of more than 100 retail leaders was commissioned through YouGov and is part …
A New York student has been detained in Dubai for months for touching an airport security guard during a 10-hour layover
Several Americans have been prohibited from leaving Dubai by drummed-up legal charges and scams … officials told her she’d be detained for “touching the female customs officer” and kept her for …
Dubai property: Office rents, occupancy levels to go up in near term
Coming off the pandemic dip, Dubai’s office market continues its upward trend in rents and occupancy levels across the city at record levels driven by positive economic sentiment, ease of doing …
Meet businessman who once lived in Mumbai chawl, now owns palatial villa in Dubai, not Mukesh Ambani, Anil Ambani
Anis Sajan is today the Vice Chairman of the Gulf-based business conglomerate. Anis arrived in Dubai aged 21 in 1992. His first job was to set up the Danube Group’s sanitary division as elder brother …
Dubai Municipality organizes several events and initiatives to combat food loss, further insuring sustainability
In conjunction with the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste on September 29th, the Dubai Municipality held several educational workshops, activities, and worldwide awareness seminars …
Dubai Customs seize drugs worth Dh6.2 million in major operation
A Dubai Customs task force has foiled a plot to smuggle more than 200,000 narcotics and pills into the country. Officers seized 980kg of controlled drugs and other restricted medicine flown into the …
Opium lined in shoes, shirt buttons or mixed with protein. Dubai Customs can still find it. How they do it
Dubai Customs inspectors undergo over 100 courses to tackle different scenarios DUBAI: Opium intertwined with fine thread, inside shirt buttons and in the sole of a shoe, methamphetamine mixed …
Dubai Customs boosts UAE’s business status
Emphasized that the operational capacities and potential resources owned by Dubai Customs have effectively contributed in boosting the position of UAE as according to the 2010 Global Enabling …
Police in Abu Dhabi restrict commercial vehicles as Adipec begins
Heavy goods vehicles and worker buses are to be restricted from entry into Abu Dhabi on Monday to ease congestion on the opening day of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference …
Customs seizes over 1kg gold, arrests 1 flyer
The customs officers recovered as much as 1,213 grams of gold from Shamnas of Malappuram who was returning from Dubai. Customs said that the passenger was intercepted on the basis of profiling done by …
My Dubai Rent: Outdoorsy family pay Dh250,000 for five-bedroom Al Barsha villa
My Dubai Rent takes you inside a reader’s home to have a look at what they get for their money, how much they pay in rent and asks them what they like and don’t like Small business owner Julie Grobler …
Samana Developers Unveils $68 Million ‘Samana Portofino’ in Dubai Production City
Samana Developers unveils ‘Samana Portofino,’ a $68 million residential project, situated in Dubai Production City.
Dubai real estate: Production City welcomes $68mn Samana Portofino residences
This launch marks the ninth of the 12 projects slated for release in 2023 by Samana Developers, reinforcing their rapid growth within the Dubai real estate market …
‘I live in Dubai and it’s not all about Lamborghinis and money – it’s a very spiritual place’
Dubai isn’t just “Lamborghinis and a flashy lifestyle” but a “very spiritual” place where people try to nurture their souls, a British businessman who recently moved to the city has said. Michael Edge …
Italian Riviera-Inspired Dh250 Million ‘Samana Portofino’ Project Launched in Dubai Production City
Samana Portofino’ is the 9th project launch out of 12 projects planned for 2023
(DUBAI): Samana Developers, one of the fastes …