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Dubai’s DEWA awards Dhs248m contract for water pipelines

The project is slated for completion in 30 months

Dubai property prices down 20% on end-2015

PropertyFinder said the pace of rental and sales price declines was slowing despite the 18-month slide in values

Emirates to introduce facial recognition technology at Dubai airport

The technology is designed to speed up passenger traffic in key areas of the airport including immigration

Dubai Summer Surprises to begin next month, will offer sales of up to 75%

Three free concerts will also be held during the six-week DSS

Viceroy goes to Dubai’s DIFC court over Palm Jumeirah hotel

The hotel’s owner Five Holdings claimed last week that the property had been rebranded

Dubai’s RTA reveals traffic diversions in areas around Ibn Battuta Mall

Some of the affected areas include Discovery Gardens, The Gardens and Al Furjan

Dubai’s RTA reveals parking, Metro timings during Eid

Parking in most zones will be free from Saturday for Eid

Dubai’s Damac chosen to develop Oman’s $1bn waterfront project

The Mina Sultan Qaboos Waterfront will include hotels, residential housing, dining, retail and leisure outlets

Emirates, flydubai to ‘deepen their relationship’ over the next 18 months

Changes could include more closely coordinated connecting flights and a joint decision on schedules

Dubai among world’s top 20 most expensive cities for expats to live in

Dubai and Abu Dhabi were found to be the most expensive cities in the region

Viceroy Palm renamed Five Palm Jumeirah Dubai

The move signals Five Holdings’ desire to bolster its hospitality profile in the city

Dubai’s Emirates sees demand returning on US routes

The airline announced in April it would cut flights on five US routes from May

Dubai’s Emaar Properties appoints new group CEO

Amit Jain, the company’s group chief operating officer, has been named CEO

Dubai’s RTA maps out plan for traffic movement during Eid

The number of taxicabs in the pick-up and drop-off area of Dubai Mall will be increased by 5 per cent

Dubai to establish world’s first collective endowment park

Located next to Mushrif Park, the new project will be spread over an area of 15 hectares

Pics: Dubai’s RTA to begin trials for self-driving air taxis this year

The RTA has signed a deal with a German firm for the air taxis

Dubai’s DSI says capital reduction to be completed by end of Q3

Acting CFO Feras Kalthoum said DSI’s business has not been affected by Qatar’s rift with some of its Gulf neighbours

Dubai’s Emaar opens fourth mid-scale Rove hotel

Rove Trade Centre caters to meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions customers

flydubai to begin flights to Kilimanjaro, up frequency to Zanzibar

The relaunched service will mark flydubai’s third location in Tanzania

Dubai’s Emirates fined and barred from route expansion in China

The move is related to two incidents on April 17 and May 18

Masdar consortium closes financing for 800MW third phase of Dubai solar park

The 800MW project is being financed under a sophisticated structure with seven different institutions

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed, Daimler take part in $500m Careem funding round

Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding will get a seat on Careem’s board

Dubai’s Nakheel releases construction tender for Nad Al Sheba Mall

The mall is the centrepiece of the developer’s under-construction Nad Al Sheba community

Dubai’s Emirates considers equipping staff with AR goggles to improve service

“We could enhance customer service tremendously,” the airline’s chief digital officer said

Dubai tenants now required to attest Ejari for water and electricity activation

From July 1, tenants will have to visit one of 800 approved real estate offices across the emirate for Ejari attestation

Dubai taxi hailing app Careem expands into Palestine

The company said the launch was designed to support Palestine’s tech ecosystem

UAE’s Majid Al Futtaim signs franchise deal with homeware brand Maisons du Monde

The deal marks MAF’s further entry into the homeware category after signing a franchise deal with US brand Crate and Barrel

UAE midday work ban to begin this week

Violating companies will be fined Dhs5,000 ($1,361) per worker

DEWA awards Dhs58m deal for hydroelectric power station at Hatta Dam

The consultancy contract has been awarded to France’s EDF

Dubai developer SKAI rebrands, launches Dhs2.1bn hospitality focused REIT

The real estate investment fund will initially will include Five Holdings’ Dhs4.3bn Viceroy Dubai Palm Jumeirah