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Revealed: Top 20 busiest airports in the world

Dubai remains the world’s busiest airport by number of international passengers

Over 100 fintech firms register in Dubai’s DIFC since 2018

The centre offers fintech firms subsidised licensing options and access to a $100m fintech fund

‘I’m a scapegoat,’ says former CEO of Dubai contractor Drake and Scull

Khaldoun Tabari said the Dubai-based contractor has filed 15 complaints against him to the public prosecutor last year

Chinese superstar Tuzki checks out Dubai as part of new tourism campaign

The internet-famous cartoon bunny is visiting the emirate as part of a campaign to encourage more Chinese tourism

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Dubai to reveal best and worst government entities

The announcement will be based on the results of the happiness index of the Dubai government

New Dubai law states Land Department will replace RERA for registering rental contracts

RERA will prepare and update policies designed to balance supply and demand in the market

Flydubai adds seven additional destinations to Dubai airport’s Terminal 3

The move is aimed at helping improve connections between Emirates and flydubai

New festival launched to support Dubai’s media industry

ON.DXB is scheduled to take place in November

Emirates surpasses 25 million Skywards members

Emirates also says it is adding nearly 10,000 Skywards members a day

Video: Dubai’s Global Village set to return October 29

Season 24 will reportedly feature more than 3,500 shops and restaurants

Dubai property market will see upturn in 2017- KPMG

Ellington Properties inks Dhs150m Dubai tower deal

Deal with entrepreneur Abdul Razeq Abdul Ahad through Déjà Vu Real Estate for tower in central location

Dubai contractor Arabtec mulls merger with Abu Dhabi’s Trojan

The two companies have “commenced a review of the possibility of combining their construction businesses”

Dubai among most-Instagrammed cities on earth – new data

More than 79 million hashtags in summer 2019 alone, according to Wego

Dubai radio presenter Lucy Stone dies

The radio presenter worked with Dance FM 97.8 in Dubai

Video: Dubai Metro completes 10 years in operation

More than 1.5 billion journeys have been taken on the Dubai Metro since it opened

Dubai developer Danube Properties expands presence in India

The company has launched its third Indian sales and marketing office in Kochi, Kerala

Dubai school bus accident: 15 students injured

A school bus collided with a water tanker in Dubai on Monday morning

Dubai’s Emirates, flydubai ban certain Apple laptops from flights

Recalled models sold between September 2015 and February 2017 cannot be taken aboard unless their batteries have been replaced

Dubai’s Emirates NBD close to hiring banks for $2bn rights sale

The bank last year proposed selling new shares to help fund the acquisition of Turkey’s Denizbank AS

Exploring the term ‘affordable housing’ in Dubai

Affordability is the result of many different factors – it’s not just how much the property itself costs

Emaar says Downtown Dubai will stop all holiday home rentals

Emaar’s recently launched short-term rental platform will also not list properties from Downtown Dubai

Dubai tops world in tourist spending – again

Dubai leads Mastercard’s index that measures per person per day spending

Dubai editor case: Francis Matthew fails to turn up in court

Matthew was found guilty of hitting his wife on the head with a hammer and killing her on July 3, 2017

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Dubai airline Emirates reviews fleet needs in slowing global economy

The airline announced a $21bn deal for 70 Airbus jets earlier this year in tandem with the move to scale back A380 deliveries

Dubai developer Emaar launches short-term rental platform for holiday homes

Called Ease by Emaar, the platform will enable owners in certain Emaar communities to rent out their units as holiday homes

Dubai’s Emirates announces new appointments in top management

The Dubai-based airline has made new COO and CCO appointments

Dubai GDP to grow 2.5% per year thanks to Expo 2020 – S&P forecast

These predictions are higher than previous government projections.

Video: Sheikh Mohammed joins 10,000 attendees at Tony Robbins event in Dubai

The event – Robbins’ first in Dubai – was held at the recently-opened Coca-Cola Arena

Dubai’s Emirates cancels Florida flights due to Hurricane Dorian

Flights to/from Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida cancelled

Veteran Indian businessman in Dubai dies

Maghanmal Jethanand Pancholia, 95, was one of the first expats to bring electricity to Dubai