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Flights temporarily grounded at Dubai airport after drone activity

Unauthorised drone activity at the airport disrupted operations for 30 minutes

Dubai’s Emaar Properties reports 27% Q4 profit increase

The company’s profit was helped by solid performances at its development and hospitality units.

Damac quarterly profit down 87% as Dubai property prices tumble

Dubai property prices have steadily fallen since a mid-2014 peak

Dubai’s Bluewaters project begins handover to its first residents

The Dhs8bn Bluewaters project opened late last year

Dubai International airport rebrands as it seeks to become a cultural hub

Dubai International retained its title of the world’s busiest airport for international passenger traffic in 2018

Emirates cuts A380 order, signs $21.4bn deal with Airbus for 70 A330, A350 jets

The Dubai airline’s total A380 order book will now stand at 123 units

Adopt AI or lose competitive edge, warns Oracle chief

Speaking at Oracle OpenWorld, regional senior vice president Andrew Sutherland also praised Dubai’s “forward thinking” approach to technology

Dubai’s Burj Khalifa unveils new dining lounge on 154th floor

Premium venue to serve as a visitor attraction and host corporate meets and events

Emirates to launch new service from Dubai to Phnom Penh via Bangkok

The new daily service is set to launch on June 1, 2019

Video: New floating villa unveiled in Dubai’s Heart of Europe, handovers to begin in 2019

Handover of the floating seahorse villas are now slated to begin later this year

Dubai’s ENOC group to expand aviation operations in Egypt

The company has acquired a share in the jet fuel hydrant system at Terminal 2 of Cairo International Airport

Flydubai plane to Saudi forced to return to Dubai after birdstrike

A replacement flight reached Jazan’s King Abdulla Airport with a delay of about four hours

Sheikh Hamdan: Our goal is to make Dubai ’10 years ahead of world cities’

Dubai Crown Prince addressed the World Government Summit using hologram technology

Dubai’s Emaar launches phase 3 of expo golf villas priced from just less than Dhs1m

The launch follows “the sell-out response to the launch of its first two phases”, Emaar said

In pictures: Sheikh Mohammed reviews Dubai’s new ‘Sky Pods’

The new autonomous mobility system is being tested by the Roads and Transport Authority

Franklin Templeton, Actera eyeing Dubai-based Abraaj’s Turkey funds

Investment firm Abraaj collapsed last year in the aftermath of a row with investors

Dubai’s RTA says ‘air taxi’ project ongoing, smart taxi firm to be launched in April

The smart taxi company is being launched in partnership with Careem

New five-star 348-room JA hotel on track to open in Dubai this September

JA Lake View Hotel will open as the third property within the 128-acre JA The Resort in Jebel Ali

World Government Summit in Dubai: ‘Mother nature is losing patience with us’- WEF founder

Professor Klaus Schwab discusses the impact of globalisation 4.0 in Dubai summit opening address

Dubai’s Al Khaleej sugar re-starts after shutdown

The plant shut down in mid-December due to weak demand in white sugar export markets

Work on improving access to Dubai’s International City now 83% complete

Road improvements will see widened streets and more flyovers to improve access

Over 1,100 new restaurants and cafes opened in Dubai in 2018

The number of new F&B outlets opening last year was up 9.7 per cent compared to 2017

UAE’s Mashreqbank hires banks ahead of dollar bond sale

The potential issue is expected to be of benchmark size, which generally means at least $500m

Leva Hotels launches first property in Dubai

New property adjoining Mazaya Centre set to be rebranded Leva Hotel and Suites after obtaining four-star rating – and Business Bay is coming up next

Six Flags Dubai theme park put on hold as funding withdrawn

The syndicated financing intended to help pay for the park is no longer available

Dubai’s Emirates offers discounted fares to certain cities

Discounted fares are available to popular tourist spots as well as cities in the Philippines and India

Top 10 cars in Dubai: How insured are they?

Motorists in Dubai can see their traffic fines waived under new police initiative

Drivers have to avoid committing new traffic offences to avail of the fine reductions

UAE Food Bank launches third site in Dubai

The UAE Food Bank collects surplus fresh and canned food which is then distributed within the country

Dubai World Trade Centre wins bids to host 10 new events from 2019-2022

The new events are expected to welcome around 37,000 delegates and provide an economic boost of roughly Dhs700m

DP World’s Dubai shipping container volumes drop 4.6% in Q4

The port operator blamed the fall on a drop in low-margin business