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Sheikh Mohammed meets with Chinese President in Beijing

The UAE leader is in Beijing to participate in the Belt and Road conference

DP World’s Q1 shipping container volumes fall in UAE, flat globally

The Dubai-based company handled 3.5 million TEU in the UAE, down 8.8 per cent year-on-year

Dubai expat Juno Srivastava confirmed dead in Sri Lanka bombings

He was killed along with his colleague, Lorraine Campbell, at the Cinnamon Grand hotel in Colombo

KKR, BlackRock raising $3bn for ADNOC pipeline deal

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC sealed the $4bn pipeline deal in February

UAE citizens exempted from pre-entry visas to visit Mongolia

Emiratis will be granted a maximum stay of 30 days upon their entry to the country

Dubai contractor Drake & Scull fires CEO, CFO as restructuring continues

Tawfiq Abu Soud had only been appointed as the CEO in January this year

Plans cancelled for Dhs2.6bn Six Flags Dubai theme park project

Shareholders say the project is not in the company’s “best interests”

British expat from Dubai killed in Sri Lanka attacks, colleague still missing

The family of British national Lorraine Campbell said she was killed, while Indian national Juno Srivastava remains missing

Dubai Police rollout new emergency phone tower ‘SPS-Express’

It features an HD camera, night vision, video and audio talk facilities, remote monitor and wifi

Two Dubai expats ‘missing’ in Sri Lanka attacks

A British national and an Indian national – both colleagues – were in Colombo when the attacks took place

Dubai crown prince Sheikh Hamdan

Dubai Crown Prince issues new regulation for testing self-driving vehicles

The RTA will be responsible for providing licences to operators and overseeing their compliance

Emaar to open five new hotels with over 1,370 rooms in Dubai this year

The company plans to open two Address hotels, two Vida hotels and one Rove hotel this year

Revealed: Top 10 brands that people in UAE, Saudi would like to work for

Emirates emerged as the top brand that most UAE residents would feel most proud to work for

Flydubai to launch direct flights to Russia’s Sochi

Flights between Dubai and Sochi will operate twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays

Video: This is what the Dubai exhibition centre at Expo 2020 will look like

The venue features 45,000sqm of flexible space spread across two campuses

Sheikh Mohammed launches new UAE Ministry of Possibilities

The “unconventional” entity will operate without a minister

Dubai Islamic Bank board backs examining possible deal for Noor Bank

DIB is in talks with shareholders of Dubai-based Noor Bank over a possible acquisition of the lender

UAE real estate market sees ‘subdued’ performance in Q1

With more supply expected to be added throughout 2019, prices and rents will continue to decline, finds report

Dubai’s Emirates to deploy its revamped B777 to Maldives

Male will become the first destination in the South Asian region to be served on a regular basis by the new aircraft

UAE’s Mars mission progressing with Hope probe launch on track for July 2020

The Hope probe project now 85 per cent complete

Revealed: First image of Legoland Hotel set to open in Dubai in 2020

The 250-room hotel will be located in Dubai Parks and Resorts

UAE federal authority confirms public holidays for 2019, 2020

Public and private sector companies in the UAE will have the same number of national holidays this year and in 2020

Dubai expects 2.1% growth in 2019 on Expo preparation

Recently announced stimulus policies and investments are also set to help the economy

Sheikh Mohammed

Dubai’s ruler shares image of long queues at Emirates Post centre, pledges change

Sheikh Mohammed says public services have to meet the required standards and promises transparency in the matter

Emirates signs codeshare deal with India’s SpiceJet for six cities

Those travelling on the codeshare routes will be able to book connecting flights using a single reservation

Saudi Arabia, UAE to send $3bn in aid to Sudan

The aid is the first major publicly announced assistance to Sudan from Gulf states in several years

Owner of Abu Dhabi’s Al Hilal Bank appoints chairman and CEO

Ala’a Eraiqat will be the bank’s new chairman, while continuing as CEO of ADCB

Foundation stone laid for Abu Dhabi’s first Hindu temple

The temple is estimated to cost up to Dhs450m, and is expected to be completed by 2020

Why customer experience is key for banks in the UAE

Strategies based on pricing or new products are unlikely to be unique differentiators in the banking sector

When will demographics and demand drive housing, education prices in the UAE?

How supply and demand could create a shift in the UAE’s housing and education markets