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Dubai’s Drake & Scull records Q2 net loss

DSI had reported worsening earnings in eight of the preceding nine quarters

Dubai Financial Group sells stake in EFG-Hermes to Natixis

Based on Thursday’s closing price, the stake is worth more than $100m

Nakheel, RIU begin work on Deira Islands beachfront resort

The 800-room resort is slated for completion in Q3 2019

Dubai Crocodile Park to open in 2016

The new attraction will features hundreds of crocodiles, according to reports

Emaar launches luxury residences in Dubai Creek Harbour

The ‘Creek Horizon’ project will be located close to the $1bn Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour

Dubai’s IMG theme park delays opening date

The mega indoor theme park complex was scheduled to open on August 15

Developer Damac acquires Dhs 1.26bn of land near Dubai Canal

Dubai’s Damac Properties Q2 net profit drops 37.4%

The developer reported a net profit of Dhs886.8m in the second quarter

Gemstone selects Kempinski to manage Dubai Business Bay residences

The new property is expected to be completed in 2019

Dubai’s RTA to boost taxi fleet by 40% to 7000 by 2021

The RTA’s new five-year plan will also see 50 per cent of the taxis converted into hybrid vehicles

Dubai’s Arabtec Q2 reports seventh straight quarterly loss

The contractor made a net loss of Dhs186.4m in the second quarter

Dubai government to buy new electric and hybrid cars

Up to 10 per cent of new vehicles will be electric and hybrid cars

China’s ICBC aims for benchmark dollar bond via Dubai by year-end

It would be the third bond issue by China’s largest bank via its DIFC office

Emirates offers EK521 passengers $7,000 compensation

Flight EK521 crash landed on arrival in Dubai last week

Dubai Parks confirms October opening but some rides will be missing

Parts of one of the operator’s three theme parks will not be ready for the opening date

Pod-shaped luxury floating homes to be unveiled in Dubai

The Dutch developer behind the homes is expecting regional sales worth $50m over the first year

Dubai’s Nakheel to build new 375,000 sq ft retail complex at Dragon City

The developer has awarded a Dhs117.5m contract to build the complex

Dubai’s Deyaar makes standalone facilities management company

Deyaar remains the full owner of the firm

Dubai property prices drop for sixth consecutive quarter

Average sales rates fell by 12 per cent year-on-year in Q2, finds CBRE

Dubai’s Nakheel awards Dhs1.5bn contract for Al Khail Avenue

The Dhs2bn project will feature hospitality, retail and entertainment facilities

Dubai’s Damac to launch Akoya land plots, JVC apartments

Sale of both projects will begin on August 20

Dubai property market will see upturn in 2017- KPMG

Dubai businessman Al Habtoor says property prices will rise in ‘coming months’

Growth will be driven by the emirate’s ‘landmark’ project, Al Habtoor said

Aramex confirms stake acquisition by Australia Post

The deals follows Aramex’s recent sale of a Sydney-based courier firm to Australia Post

Hyperloop train to travel from Dubai to Fujairah in ‘less than 10 minutes’

Dubai to host international competition next month for hyperloop project designs

Emirates to deploy third daily A380 to Manchester

The jumbo jet will increase capacity on the route by 11 per cent

Dubai airport traffic drops by 1% in June due to Ramadan

In the first half of this year passenger traffic rose 5.8 per cent to 40.51 million people

Dubai-based TURN8 launches $60m venture capital fund

The new fund will be used to support start-ups in technology innovation

Emaar to launch homes next to Dubai Opera in Downtown Dubai

The new residential collection features 718 residential units

Dubai to expand Burj Khalifa metro station under new 2030 transport plan

Dubai’s ruler also approves design of marine transport stations for the water canal project

Dubai airport resumes regular operations after Emirates crash

Hundreds of flights were affected by the disruptions at the airport since Wednesday

Blaze breaks out at building in Dubai’s JVC, no injuries reported

The fire was reportedly brought under control some five hours after it started