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Video: Dubai opens UAE’s first floating marine transport station

The “smart station” is also fitted with devices to provide real-time passenger information, transport timetables and the weather condition

Dubai’s Emirates signs codeshare deal with LATAM Airlines Brazil for 17 routes

Emirates currently serves two Brazil gateways – Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro – with daily services

New Dhs25bn plan revealed for Dubai’s Mina Rashid with mall by the sea, floating club

Mina Rashid will be a “Riviera style costal destination” similar to Monte Carlo, says developer Emaar

Emirates chairman: ‘I always want to see the price of oil below $60’

Sheikh Ahmed says airline is forced to pass on the costs of high oil prices to passengers

Dubai police arrest person who shot video of valet refusing to get off from car bonnet

Filming someone without their permission and posting the clip on social media is against the law in the UAE

Hotels in Dubai given 18 months to meet new sustainability requirements

The requirements include sustainable management approaches, performance metrics, and energy, food and water management plans

Dubai’s ruler approves new ‘iconic’ bridge over Creek, major bicycle project

Sheikh Mohammed has approved a series of new projects being undertaken by the RTA

Meet the power couple boosting wellbeing in the region

The duo’s company Fit On Click has grown significantly since launching in Dubai in 2015

Dubai’s Jumeirah Group to open five hotels in Asia, Europe over 18 months

The new openings will increase Jumeirah’s portfolio to 31 properties

Flydubai could opt for Airbus jets if Boeing MAX grounding prolonged

Flydubai has had to ground its 14 MAX jets, accounting for roughly 10 per cent of its fleet

JW Marriott Dubai in Deira to suspend operations next month

The reason for the closure of the four-star hotel has not been disclosed

Sir Tim Clark Emirates Airlines - Boeing

Emirates says full-year results will not be as good as in previous years

The airline’s president Tim Clark said the results would still be positive when revealed next month

Application process for liquor licence in Dubai simplified

Under UAE law, residents must have a licence to purchase and consume alcohol in Dubai

Flydubai boosts Kuwait capacity for holiday traffic

Flydubai’s financial outlook for 2018 unchanged despite Boeing groundings

Flydubai operates a fleet of 737 aircraft including 13 MAX jets that have been grounded

Ramadan to begin on May 6; changed timings announced for Dubai schools, parking

Timings have also been changed for Dubai Metro operations

Dubai reveals dates for this year’s three-day ‘super sale’

The event will see discounts of up to 90 per cent offered on 400 brands

Danube Properties completes Dhs570m Starz and Glamz projects

Both projects were launched and sold out in 2016

Emirates unveils pavilion for Expo 2020

The airline’s pavilion will focus on the future of commercial aviation

Dubai launches new system to address complaints for government workers

Disciplinary actions can include written warning and deduction of salary

Dubai Expo 2020 ticket prices revealed

Single-day, three-day, monthly and seasonal passes will be available

Dubai developer Emaar says ‘seriously’ eyeing entry into China’s property market

The developer has signed a three-way agreement with ICBC and Emirates NBD to finance its expansion in the Chinese market

DP World’s Q1 shipping container volumes fall in UAE, flat globally

The Dubai-based company handled 3.5 million TEU in the UAE, down 8.8 per cent year-on-year

Dubai expat Juno Srivastava confirmed dead in Sri Lanka bombings

He was killed along with his colleague, Lorraine Campbell, at the Cinnamon Grand hotel in Colombo

Dubai contractor Drake & Scull fires CEO, CFO as restructuring continues

Tawfiq Abu Soud had only been appointed as the CEO in January this year

Plans cancelled for Dhs2.6bn Six Flags Dubai theme park project

Shareholders say the project is not in the company’s “best interests”

British expat from Dubai killed in Sri Lanka attacks, colleague still missing

The family of British national Lorraine Campbell said she was killed, while Indian national Juno Srivastava remains missing

Dubai Police rollout new emergency phone tower ‘SPS-Express’

It features an HD camera, night vision, video and audio talk facilities, remote monitor and wifi

Two Dubai expats ‘missing’ in Sri Lanka attacks

A British national and an Indian national – both colleagues – were in Colombo when the attacks took place

Dubai crown prince Sheikh Hamdan

Dubai Crown Prince issues new regulation for testing self-driving vehicles

The RTA will be responsible for providing licences to operators and overseeing their compliance

Emaar to open five new hotels with over 1,370 rooms in Dubai this year

The company plans to open two Address hotels, two Vida hotels and one Rove hotel this year