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Dubai to reopen world famous QE2 liner as hotel next week

The ship has undergone a multi-million-dollar conversion

Dubai’s The Beach unveils new cafe concept 40m in the air

The Flying Cup offers “360-degree views of some of Dubai’s most photographed locations”

Dubai court sentences two men to 500 years in prison for forex scam

Exential reportedly scammed around 7,000 UAE residents out of their life savings

Dubai Police to grant bail without keeping suspects’ passports

Suspects and/or their guarantors would previously have to hand over documents

Dubai ruler orders allocation of 10,000 land plots for Emiratis

Each community has mosques, schools, public parks and retail shops

Dubai Safari changes management months after opening

Dubai Municipality has handed over management of the facility

Dubai entities to establish $735m e-commerce free zone

Dubai CommerCity will span 2.1 million square feet in the Umm Ramool area

Dubai’s towers to be built from rubbish under new project

Dubai Municipality aims to move 100 per cent of waste away from landfills by 2030

Careem in talks to raise new funds, according to sources

The ride hailing app is reportedly looking to raise $500m from investors

DXB Entertainments expects brighter 2018

The company reported a $305m loss for last year

Former Gulf News editor sentenced to 10 years for killing wife

The family of the deceased expressed disappointment at the verdict, and hope the sentence is changed on appeal

DP World wins 30-year Congo port concession

An initial $350m will be invested to construct a 600-metre quay and a 25-hectare yard extension at the Port of Banana

Crown Prince launches latest edition of Dubai Future Accelerators

The fourth edition of the initiative matches 12 Dubai government entities with innovative institutions from around the world

Dubai Police arrests international gang for stealing more than $3m

The gang stole about 100 million Thai Baht from bank accounts in Thailand and other Asian countries

Dubai saves 323MW in electricity consumption during Earth Hour

This year’s saving represents a 32 per cent increase compared to 2017

Dubai Holding appoints new CFO in management reshuffle

Sharjil Anwar, the group CFO at developer Nakheel, will take on the new role

Dubai ruler enacts new DIFC trust and foundation laws

The new laws are designed to help families with their wealth and succession planning

Dubai set to open two new road bridges to ease airport traffic congestion

The bridges are located at the intersection of Marrakech-Airport Roads

Dubai’s Azizi awards Dhs925m contract for Azizi Riviera project phase 3

Construction of the phase is expected to be completed in Q3, 2019

Emirates deploys special ‘Year of Zayed’ aircraft to new Muscat terminal

Emirates was the first international airline to operate a flight to the new passenger terminal in Muscat

Dubai property market will see upturn in 2017- KPMG

VAT to have ‘limited’ impact on Dubai’s property sector

Up to 85 per cent of the components in Dubai’s real estate sector are not subject to the 5 per cent VAT

Dubai’s ruler breaks ground on world’s biggest concentrated solar power project

The 700MW project forms the fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

New road project costing Dhs474m set to open in Dubai

Stretching 25km, the road is an extension of Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street

Azizi to begin work on Dhs3bn 122-storey skyscraper in Dubai in Q3

The tower will stand at approximately 570m tall on Sheikh Zayed Road

UK teacher wins $1m global prize in Dubai

Andria Zafirakou, an art and textiles teacher from Alperton Community School, Brent, won the award

Emirates warns of heavy passenger traffic this weekend

The heavy passenger traffic is anticipated ahead of the spring break holiday

Dubai airline Emirates set to close $600m sukuk

The proceeds from the issuance will be used for aircraft financing and working capital

Dubai airport hikes parking charges

Rates have been increased for the “first time in a decade”

Dubai ruler replaces long-standing Municipality head

Hussain Nasser Lootah first took on the role of acting director general of the municipality in February 2006

Dubai’s Al Ghurair Centre to open 18-screen Reel cinemas complex

The new cinema complex is set to open its doors in the fourth quarter of 2018