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World’s highest observation wheel takes shape in Dubai

Previously called Dubai-I, the wheel has now been renamed Ain Dubai

Dubai among top five cities globally for entrepreneurs

The emirate ranked high on ease of doing business and political safety and security

Bangladesh to ban Dubai-based Islamic TV channel

Peace TV features speeches by Indian hardline preacher Zakir Naik

New heart-shaped island resort in Dubai aims to woo honeymooners

The new development will be part of Kleindienst’s The Heart of Europe project

Flydubai to launch double daily service to Bangkok

The service is likely to be one of the airline’s longest in terms of travel time

Dubai reveals new public parking rates for commercial areas

Dubai business conditions improve in June

The emirate saw the fastest rise in new work since March 2015, finds Emirates NBD index

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RTA to open Jumeirah Bridge this month as part of Canal project

The six-lane flyover is scheduled to fully open on July 21

EXCLUSIVE: Mondelez to disband Middle East hub in global restructure

Members of staff to be relocated to Zurich and Singapore

Fire damages shops, cars in Dubai industrial area

A fire broke out in Dubai’s Umm Ramool industrial area this morning

Dubai Parks begins construction of Six Flags theme park

Six Flags Dubai will include at least three world record breaking rides

Dubai Properties confirms CEO departure, Lahej to replace

Abdulla Bin Lahej, the former CEO of Emaar Properties, will replace Abdullatif AlMulla

Dubai Properties Group CEO AlMulla resigns – sources

AlMulla joined Dubai Properties Group in August 2015

Commercial Bank of Dubai closes $450m loan

The transaction replaced a three-year facility of the same amount and duration

Dubai’s Emirates begins several capacity and service upgrades

The airline is boosting capacity to Bangkok and Los Angeles from July 1

Legoland Dubai ride lineup revealed

The park will include 60 rides, shows, water slides, attractions and building experiences

Dubai airport passenger traffic rises 7.2% in May

In the first five months of this year, traffic expanded 7 per cent to 34.65 million passengers

Dubai’s Al Ghurair Centre adds stores under wider expansion

The Deira-based shopping centre plans several more openings in the coming months

Nepali billionaire hits out at Dubai’s Limitless, Nakheel for unfinished projects

However, the Dubai developers say his claims are “misleading”

Flydubai boosts Kuwait capacity for holiday traffic

Flydubai makes Dubai, Bucharest service daily

The move follows year-on-year passenger traffic growth on the route

Dubai property market will see upturn in 2017- KPMG

Dubai real estate transparency improves but more needed

JLL report awards city ‘semi transparent’ status and the most in the Middle East

Dubai hotels see 86% occupancy in May, but RevPAR drops

Average daily rates in hotels were down last month, finds EY report

Dubai’s RTA awards $2.9bn Route 2020 metro expansion contract

The route will consist of 15km of overground and underground track

UAE-based Propertyfinder acquires Moroccan portal

This is the company’s first acquisition since its $20m fund raise

World’s tallest tower Burj Khalifa introduces new mascot

Mr. Burj, a replica of the Dubai tower Burj Khalifa, will provide entertainment for young visitors

Malaysia Airlines CEO linked with Emirates

Reports have linked Christoph Mueller with a position leading Emirates’ digital strategy

10,000 hotel rooms to open in Dubai this year

The number may raise concerns of oversupply in the market

Dubai Expo 2020 site infrastructure work to begin this summer

Major construction on the site is expected to be complete by October 2019

Fire breaks out at Dubai construction site

The cause of the blaze is unknown

Mashreq awards deal for new Downtown Dubai HQ

Arabian Construction Company will construct the new 35-storey tower

Diamond Developers plans launch of sustainable apartments in Dubai

The developer is behind the Sustainable City project in Dubailand