Dubai-based TURN8 launches $60m venture capital fund

The new fund will be used to support start-ups in technology innovation

Deliveroo raises $275m investment after global expansion

The UK-based company launched in the UAE in December 2015

Emaar to launch homes next to Dubai Opera in Downtown Dubai

The new residential collection features 718 residential units

Criminals using e-games to ‘radicalise’ youth – UAE’s telecoms authority

The TRA warned that criminal groups use war games to propagate the use of weapons

Private sector must employ 4m Saudis by 2030, says study

Saudis make up just 16 per cent of private sector, according to report by the Oxford Consulting Group

Dubai to expand Burj Khalifa metro station under new 2030 transport plan

Dubai’s ruler also approves design of marine transport stations for the water canal project

Dubai airport resumes regular operations after Emirates crash

Hundreds of flights were affected by the disruptions at the airport since Wednesday

Kuwait arrests Filipina maid accused of planning attack

The woman entered Kuwait in June and has allegedly been in contact with ISIL’s affiliate in Libya

Blaze breaks out at building in Dubai’s JVC, no injuries reported

The fire was reportedly brought under control some five hours after it started

Nepali billionaire ‘bullish’ about Dubai’s hospitality market despite oversupply fears

Binod Chaudhary is currently developing the Taj Vivanta hotel in Dubai

Why the UAE will be the theme park capital of the world

Developers are launching at least four new theme parks in the coming months

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A week in the life of… Rowdha Al Sakit, CEO of D-Town Enterprises

The Dubai-based CEO reveals how she balances entrepreneurship with her social life

Saudi royal reports theft of $1.1m watch in Paris

The woman said she had been violently assaulted by two men who grabbed her watch

Bahrain’s Gulf Air flight returns to Manila after engine fails

All passengers onboard were safely evacuated

Whatsapp new privacy features

UAE residents warned against posting airline crash photos, videos on social media

Sharing images and videos of accidents and is punishable under UAE law

Dubai airport closure could have cost emirate $330m

Wednesday’s crash landing is believed to have cost Dubai’s economy $1m per minute that Dubai International Airport was closed

Dubai airport reopens second runway, in ‘recovery mode’

Flight disruptions affected 19,000 passengers on Wednesday

“Jump! Jump!” – video shows chaos in cabin of crashed Emirates plane

All 300 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the plane

Omantel ends talks with potential buyer of its WorldCall stake

Omantel took a 56.8 per cent stake in the Pakistani telecom operator in 2008

Women launch civil case following Twitter comments insulting Emiratis

Are Saudi’s Prince Alwaleed and Steve Ballmer mulling Twitter buy?

Rumours this week boosted Twitter’s share prices

Investigation begins into Emirates crash landing

All 300 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the gutted Boeing 777-300

Consultants sought for next phases of Dubai Tram

RTA issues tender for feasibility study of next phases which will take passengers to destinations including Burj Al Arab, Madinat Jumeirah and Mall of the Emirates

Several airlines cancel Dubai flights on Thursday

Indian carriers Spice Jet, Indigo and Jet Airways have cancelled all their flights to and from Dubai on Thursday

Update: Dubai airport resumes departure operations after Emirates crash

An Emirates plane coming from India crash-landed at the Dubai airport on Wednesday

Saudi govt discussing rescue of construction company Oger

Oger has been hit hard by a slowdown in the Saudi construction sector

Video: Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed on EK521 accident

Emirates flight EK521 crash landed in Dubai airport with 300 people onboard

Flydubai boosts Kuwait capacity for holiday traffic

Flydubai temporarily cancels all flights from Dubai

Dubai International Airport suspended operations after an Emirates plane crash landed on Wednesday

Jet Airways flight from Dubai diverted back after technical issue

The flight to Mangalore returned to Dubai airport on Wednesday morning after problems onboard

Saudi coalition will stay off UN blacklist, says secretary general

Saudi ambassador to the UN claimed safety of children in Yemen is at the top of its priorities

Firefighter dies during Emirates’ plane crash at Dubai airport

Flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram had 282 passengers and 18 crew onboard