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Flydubai to launch direct flights to Russia’s Sochi

Flights between Dubai and Sochi will operate twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays

Video: This is what the Dubai exhibition centre at Expo 2020 will look like

The venue features 45,000sqm of flexible space spread across two campuses

Dubai Islamic Bank board backs examining possible deal for Noor Bank

DIB is in talks with shareholders of Dubai-based Noor Bank over a possible acquisition of the lender

Dubai’s Emirates to deploy its revamped B777 to Maldives

Male will become the first destination in the South Asian region to be served on a regular basis by the new aircraft

Revealed: First image of Legoland Hotel set to open in Dubai in 2020

The 250-room hotel will be located in Dubai Parks and Resorts

Dubai expects 2.1% growth in 2019 on Expo preparation

Recently announced stimulus policies and investments are also set to help the economy

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Dubai’s ruler shares image of long queues at Emirates Post centre, pledges change

Sheikh Mohammed says public services have to meet the required standards and promises transparency in the matter

Emirates signs codeshare deal with India’s SpiceJet for six cities

Those travelling on the codeshare routes will be able to book connecting flights using a single reservation

Dubai’s Emirates to operate first scheduled A380 service to Riyadh

The jumbo jet will operate the route five times a week

Dubai developer Nshama to hand over 5,000 new units in Town Square this year

By end-2019, the development expects to be home to over 18,000 people

Dubai property prices down 27% compared to mid-2014 – report

Residential rents fell by 9 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, finds ValuStrat report

Emirates NBD approves 40% dividend

Dubai bank Emirates NBD posts 15% Q1 profit rise, confirms CFO resignation

Loan growth and improved margins offset an increase in provisions and operating costs

World’s tallest observation wheel, Ain Dubai, to be completed next year

Standing at a height of over 250 metres, it will carry up to 1,900 passengers at a time

Dubai’s Coca Cola Arena eyes Arabic, Bollywood and sports events to expand reach

The 17,000-seat capacity venue will open in June

Dubai regulator in contact with US authorities about Abraaj case

The Dubai Financial Services Authority has been investigating Abraaj Capital, an entity of the collapsed firm

All Dubai taxis now offer payment via Nol cards, credit cards and NFC

The RTA has installed Point of Sale devices across the entire fleet of 10,800 taxis in Dubai

Dubai Tourism to offer sponsorships to event organisers

The scheme will be applicable to entertainment events being held from May 1

In pics: Dubai’s Global Village receives ‘record’ seven million visitors

Global Village, which closed on April 13, recorded over Dhs3bn worth of business transactions in its 23rd season

Emirates to retire seven B777 jets, take delivery of six Airbus A380s in 2019

The airline also confirmed that it has completed the reconfiguration of its last Boeing 777-200LR aircraft

Emirates reveals plan for Dubai airport runway closure

The southern runway at DXB will be closed for maintenance from April 16- May 30

Emirates to deploy its new B777 with first class private suites to Riyadh, Kuwait

The new first class suites feature seats with “zero-gravity” options and virtual windows

Both Dubai airports ‘good to go’ for 45-day runway closure, which begins this week

The closure of the runway from April 16 to May 30, will see some flights cancelled and some diverted to DWC

Watch: Dramatic footage of Burj Khalifa hit by lightning

The video was posted by Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan on Twitter

How pop culture is reaching its potential in the GCC

We speak with the event manager for Middle East Film and Comic Con, Michael Lamprecht, about the business side of the region’s pop culture sector

British woman detained in Dubai over Facebook post freed

A Dubai judge ordered her to pay a fine of Dhs3,000 and closed the case

Trial postponed in case of British woman detained for Facebook post in Dubai

Laleh Shahravesh, 55, was arrested at the Dubai airport on March 10

First Legoland hotel in the Middle East to open in Dubai in 2020

The 250-room hotel is being developed at Dubai Parks and Resorts

Dubai Metro services between DMCC, Ibn Battuta stations to resume next week

The route between two stations has been closed for over a year due to preparations for the Route 2020 project

Dubai school rankings revealed, 45 now rated ‘outstanding’ or ‘very good’

Most of the schools will be eligible to hike their fees this year

HSBC appoints new regional CEO for MENA, Turkey

Martin Tricaud takes over from Georges Elhedery, who has been appointed to lead HSBC’s Global Markets division