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Emirates says travellers from over 20 countries will not be allowed to fly to Saudi

All those with Umrah visas will also not be permitted to travel to the kingdom

Dubai’s RTA, UK-based BeemCar partner to develop skypods

The Dubai Self-Driving Transport Strategy aims at diverting 25 per cent of total mobility journeys in the emirate to autonomous transit means by 2030

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Claims worth Dhs3.1bn filed in Dubai’s DIFC Courts in 2019

The number of enforcement cases also rose 35 per cent to 251 with a total claim amount of Dhs2.6bn

Dubai’s RTA launches real-time bus updates on Google Maps

Dubai will be the first city in the Middle East to use open data in public transport

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Saudi Arabia’s Dar Al-Arkan lists $400m sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

It raises Dar Al-Arkan’s total sukuk value listed on Nasdaq Dubai to $2bn

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Dubai’s DHA completes first successful live organ transplant

The authority added that it was now considering setting up an organ transplant centre in the emirate

Revealed: Most popular projects in Dubai for off-plan sales in 2019

Popular buildings in the off-plan segment were mainly in the luxury market, finds report

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Bahrain’s GFH Financial Group lists $300m sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

The five-year sukuk was oversubscribed 2.5 times with a total book size exceeding $750m

Regulator of Dubai’s DIFC fines global mortgage firm $105,000 for ‘unauthorised activity’

Enness’ DIFC office was fined for carrying out activities outside the scope of its licence

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Empower opens world’s first unmanned cooling plant in Dubai

By the end of 2020, the plant will have a total cooling capacity of 49,000 refrigeration tonnes

Dubai Police extends initiative to waive traffic fines

A total of 557,430 motorists benefitted from the previous initiative announced in February 2019

Hundreds of residents of Dubai’s Duja Tower return back after fire

Residents were evacuated after a fire broke out at the building on Thursday night

RTA, Careem launch bike rental service in Dubai

Careem will operate 1,750 bicycles and install 175 stations during the first two years, later increasing them to a total of 3,500 bicycles and 350 stations over the next five years

Dubai Economy issues 4,692 instant licences to date

The instant licence service enables businessmen to obtain a commercial license within five minutes

Video: Dubai Police solve Dhs20m jewellery heist in 48 hours

Police urged residents to secure their valuables to avoid thefts

Dubai boat show 2020 to be held at new Dubai Harbour marina

The five-day show will see 28 regional and global launches across a fleet of more than 450 boats and watercrafts

Revealed: Areas offering the highest rental yields in Dubai

The average gross rental yield in Dubai stands at 7 per cent, finds report

Dubai’s W Motors, maker of $3.4m supercar, seeks funds to go electric

W Motors has hired investment bank Guggenheim Partners to help raise as much as $100m

Emirates reopens resort in Australia after bushfires led to its temporary closure

The One&Only Wolgan Valley resort in Australia reopened in early February

Dubai’s Eat App raises $5m Series B round

Eat App’s restaurant reservation platform currently supports over 1000 restaurants, hospitality groups and hotels, and has processed over 10 million diners to date

Dubai’s Emirates cancels flights to Lagos on weather concerns

Due to low visibility and poor weather, flights were cancelled on February 17-18

Dubai’s Emirates launches discounted fares for spring 2020

The offer is valid for bookings from February 17-29, for travel until June 15, 2020

Dubai’s DP World to upgrade, maintain Eritrean ports

Formerly isolated Eritrea is normalising foreign relations after signing a peace deal in July 2018 with neighbouring Ethiopia

Video: Sheikh Mohammed receives Ivanka Trump at GWFD 2020

They discussed the W-GDP initiative launched by the White House as well as UAE’s role in the We-Fi initiative

DP World to delist from Nasdaq Dubai

Parent company Port and Free Zone World has offered to acquire DP World’s shares currently traded on Nasdaq Dubai

Why Chinese investors should set their sights on Dubai

As Chinese investors continue to look for lucrative real estate opportunities worldwide, Dubai could capture a larger slice of the pie

Healthcare group Aster gets approval for 100% ownership of its business in Dubai

The UAE has passed a new law granting complete ownership to foreign companies in approved sectors

No fee hike for private schools in Dubai next year – KHDA

A total of 295,148 students across 173 nationalities are receiving education in schools across Dubai

Dubai’s DWC posts 81.5% growth in passenger traffic in 2019

DWC welcomed 1.634 million customers during 2019, compared to 900,202 passengers in 2018

Dubai’s Deyaar reports 49% profit dip in 2019

The company posted net profit worth Dhs71.5m for 2019