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Developer Sobha Group plans Oman project, to expand outside real estate

Sobha is planning a push into a less “cyclical” business area, its chairman has said

Drake & Scull to proceed with Dhs233m contract for Fairmont Abu Dhabi

The contract was initially awarded in July 2013, with the work scheduled for completion by June 2015

Expo 2020 Dubai seeks merchandise manufacturers in apparel, homeware

The Expo team is looking for producers of “authentic, local items”

Dubai Lamp to become mandatory for new buildings by year-end

The government eventually plans for 80 per cent of buildings in Dubai to use the lamp

Dubai’s Noor Bank cuts dozens of jobs

Sources said the final figure for the planned redundancies could be more than 200

Dubai’s DIFC Courts to launch new technology and construction division this year

DIFC Courts announced an increase in the volume and value of cases it handled in H1 2017

Emaar reports 14% net profit growth in Q2 on strong international revenues

The developer recorded a 22 per cent rise in property sales in Dubai during H1

Dubai’s Drake & Scull terminates CEO after less than a year

The group also confirmed the resignation of former executive vice chairman and CEO Khaldoun Al Tabari

Nakheel to award contract for Dragon Towers this year

The developer is assessing five proposals for the construction of the residential towers

Damac Properties’ profits fall for second consecutive quarter

The developer made Dhs704.8m in total comprehensive income for the April – June period

Dubai Taxi Corp awards contract for 125 school buses

The firm plans to increase its bus fleet to 650 by 2024

Workers at Dubai company behind Apple HQ roof go without pay – report

Premier Composite Technologies reportedly faced similar financial issues in January

Dubai developer calls for more property regulations

Farhad Azizi, CEO of Azizi Developments, says the emirate’s property market has matured

Emirates president accuses US airlines of seeking to preserve long-haul market “domination”

“They hope to go back to a time when they could extract pricing premiums from US consumers while providing a poor product in return,” Clark said

Video: Dubai’s Meraas opens food truck park Last Exit Mad X in Jebel Ali

Last Exit Mad X caters to those travelling from Dubai towards Abu Dhabi

Dubai hotel rates down double digits in July

New hotel openings have impacted demand in the emirate

Dubai’s DP World creates joint venture firm with Egypt’s Suez Canal Zone

DP World plans to establish an industrial and trade logistics district in the freezone

Dubai’s Nakheel awards contracts worth Dhs430m for Deira Islands

The contracts are for a sewage treatment plant, a district cooling plant, a substation and piling work for the 800-room RIU resort

Emirates increases services to Cairo

Airline to offer four additional weekly flights to the Egyptian capital from October

Dubai private sector growth slows in July amid marginal job creation

Dubai’s non-oil firms saw increases in output and new business but this was not matched by hiring activity, according to Emirates NBD

Dubai builder Arabtec swings to Q2 profit

It was Arabtec’s second straight profitable quarter

Bollywood park, Dubai parks and resorts

Dubai Parks operator shakes up senior management as it unveils new strategy

DXB Entertainments is re-organising its business into three new divisions

More images revealed of air taxis set to begin trials in Dubai this year

Dubai’s RTA has teamed up with German company Volocopter to develop the flying taxis

Police arrest 17 in Australia, Dubai, Netherlands drug raids

Five men were arrested in the UAE by Dubai police

Dubai’s DEWA allows customers to activate utilities online

Customers will no longer have to visit DEWA offices to activate utility services

Video: Sheikh Mohammed tours Expo 2020 site by helicopter

Sheikh Mohammed said he was “encouraged” by the development of the site so far

Dubai’s Aramex launches new chatbot in the UAE

The bot will offer personalised conversations in English and Arabic

Fire breaks out in Dubai’s Movenpick JBR hotel

This is the third fire to break out in the Dubai Marina area within a week

Emirates crash investigation: No ‘engine abnormalities’

Flight EK521 crashed at the Dubai airport on August 3, 2016

Another tower in Dubai Marina catches fire

Smoke was seen rising from the upper floors of the Tiger Tower on Sunday