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Four reasons why copyright is better than trademarking for your UAE startup

For most startups, your unique idea is the thing that’s really going to help you grow, so you want to do everything to protect that

UK court adjourns case to extradite Abraaj founder to the US on fraud charges

Arif Naqvi was arrested in the United Kingdom earlier this month

Dubai’s Emirates to operate first scheduled A380 service to Riyadh

The jumbo jet will operate the route five times a week

Dubai developer Nshama to hand over 5,000 new units in Town Square this year

By end-2019, the development expects to be home to over 18,000 people

UAE’s Tabreed appoints former Masdar exec as CEO

Bader Saeed Al Lamki replaces Jasim Husain Thabet, who joined as the first Emirati CEO of Tabreed in August 2012

Abu Dhabi’s property market ‘has become more affordable’

There’s not a huge amount of new supply expected to enter the market this year or the next

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince named among Time’s ‘100 most influential people’

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed was appreciated as a “long-term thinker”

Abu Dhabi allows foreigners to own freehold properties in investment areas

Previously, foreign investors in Abu Dhabi were largely restricted to 99-year leases

Dubai property prices down 27% compared to mid-2014 – report

Residential rents fell by 9 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, finds ValuStrat report

Emirates NBD approves 40% dividend

Dubai bank Emirates NBD posts 15% Q1 profit rise, confirms CFO resignation

Loan growth and improved margins offset an increase in provisions and operating costs

World’s tallest observation wheel, Ain Dubai, to be completed next year

Standing at a height of over 250 metres, it will carry up to 1,900 passengers at a time

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh

The two leaders discussed ways of consolidating bilateral ties

UAE minister hails Trump’s veto of US Congress resolution on Yemen

The resolution sought to end US involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen

Dubai’s Coca Cola Arena eyes Arabic, Bollywood and sports events to expand reach

The 17,000-seat capacity venue will open in June

Abu Dhabi’s ADGM regulator fines Eshara Capital and its CEO for breach

The investment fund and its CEO were individually fined $10,000 for failing to submit audit reports on time

Etihad Airways Group CFO departs amid turnaround plan

Powers, who joined in January 2018, resigned for personal reasons, the airline said

Abu Dhabi residential prices, rents continue falling in Q1

Property prices in the UAE capital were down 12.2 per cent compared to Q1 last year, finds new report

UAE’s Brooge Petroleum to list on Nasdaq after merger

The $1bn merger deal with US-based firm Twelve Seas Investment is expected to be finalised before July 1

Dubai regulator in contact with US authorities about Abraaj case

The Dubai Financial Services Authority has been investigating Abraaj Capital, an entity of the collapsed firm

All Dubai taxis now offer payment via Nol cards, credit cards and NFC

The RTA has installed Point of Sale devices across the entire fleet of 10,800 taxis in Dubai

Dubai Tourism to offer sponsorships to event organisers

The scheme will be applicable to entertainment events being held from May 1

In pics: Dubai’s Global Village receives ‘record’ seven million visitors

Global Village, which closed on April 13, recorded over Dhs3bn worth of business transactions in its 23rd season

UAE’s Air Arabia becomes first regional airline to add A321neo LR to its fleet

The low-cost carrier is hoping that the aircraft will help it enter new markets

Expo 2020 to add Dhs122.6bn to UAE’s economy, support thousands of jobs

The six-month long event is expected to support approximately 49,700 jobs per annum between 2013-2031

Emirates to retire seven B777 jets, take delivery of six Airbus A380s in 2019

The airline also confirmed that it has completed the reconfiguration of its last Boeing 777-200LR aircraft

Emirates reveals plan for Dubai airport runway closure

The southern runway at DXB will be closed for maintenance from April 16- May 30

Whatsapp new privacy features

WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram face outage, many UAE users affected

The outage, which began on Sunday afternoon (UAE time) was resolved after two to three hours

Abu Dhabi stock market hits multi-year high on FAB’s foreign ownership limit increase

Foreigners will be allowed to own as much as 40 per cent of FAB stock from a previous limit of 25 per cent

UAE weather: Hundreds rescued in RAK, Dubai police record over 200 accidents

Heavy rains accompanied by thunder and lightning lashed out across the UAE on Saturday

Pics: Saudi unveils Expo 2020 pavilion design

The pavilion will be second in size only to that of the UAE pavilion