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Video: Heavy rains hit parts of the UAE with thunderstorms forecast

An area of low pressure in the Red Sea will bring rain clouds of “varying intensity” over parts of the country over the next few days

Sharjah-bound Air India Express flight delayed for about 14 hours

The flight was delayed after the pilot found an engineering snag

Video of ‘fire’ on flydubai plane is fake – officials

The “fire” was just lighting on the plane’s wing, says Dubai Media Office

Dubai’s resident population crosses 3.1 million

The emirate’s population grew by 232,400 in the last 12 months

Interview: Heather Mills on the UAE’s vegan market

The British media personality, businesswoman and activist explains why she’s bringing her vegan food company VBites to the GCC

Emaar launches residences starting at Dhs664,888 in Dubai Hills Estate

The Collective 2.0 project includes one and two bedroom apartments

Abu Dhabi’s new cultural destination Al Hosn set to open in December

The site will include four main elements including the Qasr Al Hosn Fort

Sale of art owned by Dubai’s Abraaj raises $5.8m

The auction came as part of liquidation proceedings that began earlier this year

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UAE court to review evidence in British academic spying case

The court agreed to the review after the defence argued evidence retrieved from Hedges’ devices contained only publicly available information

RAKIA to respond to questions over alleged hacking of businessman

RAKIA has accused Farhad Azima of orchestrating a smear campaign against the emirate and its ruler and embezzling public funds

DEWA installs 100 more electric vehicle charging stations across Dubai

The authority is also planning to install an additional 270,000 smart meters

Revealed: Paid parking in Dubai’s Barsha Heights to begin next month

Rates will be charged at Dhs4 per hour

GEMS education venture may invest $800m in Saudi Arabia

A network of schools to be created over next 10 years will accommodate up to 130,000 students and create jobs for 16,000 people

Apartments, cash prizes part of Dubai Mall’s giveaways for 10-year bash

A 10-minute sound and light show ‘Talisman’ will be held every night at the mall

Flydubai begins daily direct flights to Helsinki

The airline is the first in the UAE to offer direct flights to Finland’s capital city

British national charged with spying in the UAE is being ‘treated well’

Hedges, a 31-year-old PhD student at Durham University, has been detained in the UAE since May 5

Construction of “world’s first” hyperloop system to begin in Abu Dhabi in Q3 2019

HyperloopTT signed a deal with Abu Dhabi developer Aldar for the project earlier this year

UAE sees surge in online job listings in Q3

Monster said communications and engineering roles were in demand

UAE residents report fall in financial confidence in Q3

More than half of respondents to Yallacompare’s survey said they were worried about getting by if cost of living increases

Dubai’s Arabtec unit wins Dhs610m worth of contracts from Expo 2020, Damac

The contract from Expo Dubai 2020 involved the construction of the public areas in the concourses and arrivals plazas

New salik toll gate begins operations in Dubai

The gate is located near the Energy metro station in Jebel Ali

Abu Dhabi’s Imkan begins construction of Pixel project in Makers District

The residential Pixel project is the first phase of the mixed-use Makers District on Reem Island

DP World’s Dubai shipping container volumes fall 6.7% in Q3

The company blamed the drop on the challenging macro-economic environment and the loss of lower-margin cargo

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City unveils new autonomous shuttle

The self-driven electric vehicle is capable of transporting up to 12 people

US court rules that passengers can sue Boeing over Emirates EK521 crash

All the 300 passengers onboard the Boeing 777 aircraft survived the accident on August 3, 2016

Dubai’s DP World seeks new chairman for Hyperloop One after Branson steps down

Richard Branson said the company needs a more actively involved leader

UAE says tourists can reclaim VAT from November 18

The first phase will see the digital system of the scheme implemented at Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah International airports

Dubai’s Nakheel breaks ground on Dhs713m Dragon Towers project

The residential project is due for completion in 2021

Abu Dhabi police issues warning about theft of credit card details

The machines can retrieve details from a card when placed near a wallet

UAE business loan demand up in Q3, personal loans fall

Demand for business loans is set to rise further in Q4