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Dubai Fitness Challenge activities continue across five themed villages

The month-long event aims to get residents and citizens to commit to half an hour of physical activity each day

Emaar launches its ‘last’ residential project in Downtown Dubai

Burj Royale will offer views of the Burj Khalifa and Dubai Fountain

Dubai bank Emirates NBD launches API sandbox for fintechs

The platform consists of over 200 APIs and 900 end points covering retail, corporate and SMEs

Video: Dubai police recover stolen Dhs300,000 diamond in less than a day

The precious gem was recovered in India

Dubai contractor Arabtec says refinancing process underway

The company has appointed Moelis & Co to advice and assist with debt financial modelling and structuring options

Oman reveals design of Dubai Expo 2020 pavilion

Many countries have revealed the designs of their pavilions for the six-month long event

Dubai Arena facade work finished as venue prepares for 2019 opening

Dubai Arena will compete with existing events spaces including Dubai World Trade Centre and the Autism Rocks Arena

RTA to build ‘unique’ four-sided footbridge at key junction in Dubai Marina

The bridge expected to be completed in December 2019

Dubai’s DEWA raises investment in mega solar park to reach Dhs16bn

The first stage of the project is due to be commissioned in late 2020

Dubai’s DP World JV wins bid to build warehousing zone in Mumbai port for $78m

The free trade warehousing zone is expected to be operational by 2020

Pictures: Dubai Miracle Garden reopens with new exhibits

It will showcase a flower display in 3D mapping on a floral screen – claimed to a world-first

Dubai airport passenger traffic slips slightly in September

The number of passengers using the airport fell by 0.2 per cent to 7.2 million

Dubai’s Emirates launches new on-demand taxi app for Skywards members

Skywards members will earn miles for using the service, which will be available in 117 cities across the world

Dubai bank Emirates NBD posts 16% rise in Q3 profit

Profit was buoyed by a rise in net interest income while impairments for bad loans also eased

Emirates to launch trials of ‘world’s first biometric path’ at Dubai airport

The ‘biometric path’ will initially cover only first and business class travellers

Dubai’s Global Village to reopen for 23rd season

The launch comes following a fire at the site over the summer

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Former Dubai teacher sentenced to jail in the US for child sex offences

William Brinson Ball pleaded guilty to the charges in April

Video of ‘fire’ on flydubai plane is fake – officials

The “fire” was just lighting on the plane’s wing, says Dubai Media Office

Dubai’s resident population crosses 3.1 million

The emirate’s population grew by 232,400 in the last 12 months

Emaar launches residences starting at Dhs664,888 in Dubai Hills Estate

The Collective 2.0 project includes one and two bedroom apartments

Sale of art owned by Dubai’s Abraaj raises $5.8m

The auction came as part of liquidation proceedings that began earlier this year

DEWA installs 100 more electric vehicle charging stations across Dubai

The authority is also planning to install an additional 270,000 smart meters

Revealed: Paid parking in Dubai’s Barsha Heights to begin next month

Rates will be charged at Dhs4 per hour

Apartments, cash prizes part of Dubai Mall’s giveaways for 10-year bash

A 10-minute sound and light show ‘Talisman’ will be held every night at the mall

Flydubai begins daily direct flights to Helsinki

The airline is the first in the UAE to offer direct flights to Finland’s capital city

Dubai’s Arabtec unit wins Dhs610m worth of contracts from Expo 2020, Damac

The contract from Expo Dubai 2020 involved the construction of the public areas in the concourses and arrivals plazas

New salik toll gate begins operations in Dubai

The gate is located near the Energy metro station in Jebel Ali

DP World’s Dubai shipping container volumes fall 6.7% in Q3

The company blamed the drop on the challenging macro-economic environment and the loss of lower-margin cargo

US court rules that passengers can sue Boeing over Emirates EK521 crash

All the 300 passengers onboard the Boeing 777 aircraft survived the accident on August 3, 2016

Dubai’s DP World seeks new chairman for Hyperloop One after Branson steps down

Richard Branson said the company needs a more actively involved leader