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Dubai’s RTA begins $19m smart taxi system upgrade

The upgrade provides drivers with new map and sensor technology

Flydubai to expand services to Russia

The airline will begin services to Makhachkala and Voronezh and also resume flights to Ufa

Dubai’s new Dhs5bn business district to be developed by Tecom

Fareed Abdulrahman Al Janahi, acting COO of Tecom, has been appointed as the CEO of the new development

Dubai’s RTA announces replacement bus service to cover metro closure

The closure is to allow construction work for the Route 2020 metro expansion to take place

Areas in Dubai that saw the biggest drop in rents in Q2

Dubailand was the only area where apartment rentals rose in Q2

Dubai mortgage firm Amlak developing villa project in Mirdiff

The Dhs135m villa project marks the first time Amlak is developing a fully-owned property

Dubai foresees economic growth in 2017 and 2018

The oil sector now accounts for less than 1 per cent of Dubai’s GDP

Dubai Municipality offers new drone survey service

Drones will now be used to map the emirate’s buildings

Phase 3 of mega Dubai solar park on track for completion by 2020

The 800MW third phase of the park is being developed in three stages

Investment Corporation of Dubai announces 21.4% dip in 2016 net profit

The company said the decrease was due to pressure on yields in its transport segment, which includes Dubai airline Emirates

Dubai’s Emirates offers free visas to Thai travellers for a month

The offer is open to Thai travellers who book return tickets from Bangkok or Phuket to Dubai between July 14- August 14

Emirates to operate one-off A380 flight to Colombo

The special flight will be operated next month

Dubai Islamic Bank Q2 profit up almost 14%

The lender’s profit growth came on the back of strong income from Islamic financing

Emirates A380 flight ‘almost collides’ with Air Seychelles aircraft – reports

The near-collision happened when the Emirates flight was preparing to descend in Mauritius

Dubai’s Emirates NBD posts 6% rise in Q2 profit

The DUbai-based lender made a net profit of Dhs2.02bn in the second quarter

Dubai utility turns to AI chatbot to answer customer problems

Rammas can accurately respond to most queries, according to DEWA

Dubai Taxi Corporation limos now available through Uber

The deal builds on an agreement signed in January

Dubai Duty Free says sales beat Apple’s best store

DDF sales per square metre are higher than the Apple store in New York, according to a company study

Dubai utility DEWA awards contracts worth Dhs95m

The contracts are for the supply 1,290km of low-voltage cables for households in Dubai

Dubai’s Nol cards can now be used for payment at 1,000 retail units

The network of retailers accepting Nol cards is projected to exceed 5,000 by the end of this year

Emirates and flydubai announce new partnership

The partnership is described as going “beyond code-sharing”

Third DoubleTree hotel opens in Dubai

The property, located in Bay Square, contains 238 rooms and suites

Managing director of Dubai theme parks operator DXB Entertainments resigns

Raed Kajoor Al Nuaimi will remain a non-executive member of the board of directors

Dubai-based ride sharing app Careem buys stake in Egyptian transport start-up

Careem invested $500,000 in Swvl

Dubai’s RTA inspects 50 new trains for Metro

The interiors of the train carriages have been modified for increased space

Dubai’s Jumeirah to enter Saudi with new mega hotel in Makkah

The five-star property will feature four towers with 1,033 rooms and 93 villas

Emirates seeks self-driving fleet, AI training through Dubai Future Accelerators

The airline is seeking new technologies to increase efficiency and enhance passenger experience

Emirates opens new $6.7m lounge in Boston

Emirates now has 41 dedicated lounges worldwide

Work progresses on world’s largest observation wheel in Dubai

Ain Dubai at the Bluewaters Island project will be the tallest and largest observation wheel in the world when it opens

Off-plan property sales in Dubai drop in Q2

Sales were seemingly impacted negatively by the onset of summer, finds new report