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Shares In Dubai Parks And Resorts Open Well Below IPO Price

The drop was a fresh sign of a collapse of sentiment among retail investors in Dubai, who have dumped stocks as oil prices have hit five-year lows.

Flydubai Targets Bratislava Expansion

Initially launching as a twice-weekly service, a third service will be introduced in January.

Dubai’s World-Beating Skyscraper Now In Google Street View

The online pictorial map of the city allows users to navigate through several levels of the 830 metre tall Burj Khalifa.

Dubai Developer Revives Port City Project With $183m Tower

Dubai’s Omniyat broke ground on a 225-unit tower in Dubai Maritime City on Tuesday, which the developer valued at Dhs600 million ($163 million).

Habtoor Group Launches Three New Dubai Projects Worth Dhs2bn, Says No IPO Plans

The projects include a polo resort and club, a new Metropolitan hotel and a residential villa development.

Tiger Woods-Designed Golf Course In Dubai To Be Built By Damac

The course will be operated by the Trump Organisation and will open by 2017, the developer said.

Dubai Stock Index Ends Down 3.5%, Well Off July Low

The sell-off in Dubai and across the region came after the price of Brent crude hit a new five-year low of $65.33 per barrel.

Air Canada To Launch Direct Flights Between Toronto And Dubai

The three-times-weekly service will begin operating from November 2015.

Stock News: Dubai Plunges 4.2% As Oil Hits New Low

The main Dubai index drop almost neared its July low as panicky retail investors began selling off.

Abu Dhabi-Based Falcon Aviation Begins Work On $80m VIP Completion Centre

The facility, situated in Dubai World Central, is scheduled to be completed by 2015, the company said.

Stock News: Dubai Leads Losses As Oil Drags Gulf Down

Brent crude oil fell more than $2 a barrel on Monday to a new five-year low.

Pictures: Waldorf Astoria Dubai Unveils Luxurious Royal Suite

Waldorf Astoria Palm Jumeirah reveals the details of its royal suite, the largest in Dubai.

Chocolate Maker Mars Invests $60m To Expand Dubai Factory

The facility will now have a new production line for Snickers, and employ 50 additional people.

Dubai Parks And Resorts says Dhs2.5bn IPO Many Times Oversubscribed

Dubai Parks and Resorts will list its shares on the Dubai Financial Market on Wednesday.

Qantas Flight From Dubai To Sydney Diverted To Perth After AC Fault

The aircraft descended from 39,000 to 10,000 feet in five minutes before landing safely in Perth.

Stock News: Gulf Markets Mixed, Oman Steadies

Dubai’s stock index edged down 0.5 per cent as most stocks declined in low-volume trading and heavyweight Emaar Properties fell 1.1 per cent.

Swiss Firm Comlux Orders Two Boeing BBJ Max 8s At MEBA In Dubai

Around 30 per cent of all BBJs in service are operated by Middle East customers.

Dubai’s Shuaa Says Chairman Sheikh Maktoum To Step Down In Feb 2015

Sheikh Maktoum led the financial services firm for the last three years and helped turn it profitable again.

Pictures: Sony’s Xperia Aquatech Store In Dubai

Gulf Business takes a tour of Sony’s submerged Xperia Aquatech store in Dubai, diving four metres underwater to see the ‘waterproof’ phones.

Dubai Urged To Focus On Sustainable Mobility Ahead Of Expo 2020

The city should provide innovative public transport options to residents and tourists, say experts.

Dubai Confident Of Project Funding Despite Oil Plunge -Finance Chief

The government has enough headroom to fund its developmental projects through a healthy debt-equity mix, director-general of Dubai’s department of finance said.

Dubai Tram: Game Changer?

Will the Dubai Tram persuade more residents to switch to public transport and have a wider impact on the economy?

Nikki Beach Resort And Spa Dubai Targets Autumn 2015 Launch

Luxury lifestyle brand ends 10-year search and teams up with Meraas Holding

Dubai Aluminium Picks Three Banks To Arrange $1.8bn Loan

The firm has chosen Citigroup, Emirates NBD and Societe Generale to arrange the loan, sources said.

UAE Start-up Careem Raises $10m Investment For Expansion

The company said that it will use the cash infusion to expand its business to new markets and to develop its technology and operations platform.

Dubai Developer Sobha Launches New International School In MBR City

The Hartland International School, the first educational venture by Sobha, is slated to open in September 2015.

Dubai Parks and Resorts Says To List On Dubai Bourse On Dec 10

The firm sold 40 per cent of its shares at Dhs1 per share to individual investors and institutions.

Dubai Airport Passenger Traffic Up 5.7% In October

In the first 10 months of this year, traffic climbed 6.1 per cent to 58.41 million.

Emirates Extends AC Milan Sponsorship Deal For Five Years

The airline will continue to sponsor the club’s shirts until the 2019/2020 season.

Dubai World Debt Deal Gets 70% Creditor Agreement So Far

The entity has been in talks to extend the maturity of the largest single repayment under a $25 billion debt restructuring agreement.