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Dubai’s Noor Bank cuts dozens of jobs

Sources said the final figure for the planned redundancies could be more than 200

Etihad expresses ‘disappointment’ as Air Berlin files for insolvency

The Abu Dhabi airline said it cannot offer any additional funding to the struggling German airline

Compliance for midday work ban in the UAE hits 99.7%

The midday work ban came into effect on June 15 this year

Different Arab money

Other GCC states may introduce VAT after UAE and Saudi

The UAE and Saudi Arabia will be implementing VAT starting 2018 January

UAE expects VAT tax laws to be issued in Q3 2017

The UAE plans to introduce VAT at a 5 per cent rate in January 2018

Dubai’s DIFC Courts to launch new technology and construction division this year

DIFC Courts announced an increase in the volume and value of cases it handled in H1 2017

Abu Dhabi, Dubai utilities to connect water networks

The two sides will hire a consultancy to conduct a feasibility study

Emaar reports 14% net profit growth in Q2 on strong international revenues

The developer recorded a 22 per cent rise in property sales in Dubai during H1

Dubai’s Drake & Scull terminates CEO after less than a year

The group also confirmed the resignation of former executive vice chairman and CEO Khaldoun Al Tabari

Nakheel to award contract for Dragon Towers this year

The developer is assessing five proposals for the construction of the residential towers

Damac Properties’ profits fall for second consecutive quarter

The developer made Dhs704.8m in total comprehensive income for the April – June period

Major components installed at last unit of UAE’s nuclear power plant

Construction of the four units is now more than 82 per cent complete

All you need to know about the UAE’s tax administration system

The UAE recently issued a federal law for Tax Procedures

Housing emerges as the top consumer spending category in the UAE

Among GCC countries, consumer spending per household in the UAE was highest during 2016 at $103,000

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets Iraqi cleric in UAE

Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al Sadr visited Saudi Arabia in July

Dubai Taxi Corp awards contract for 125 school buses

The firm plans to increase its bus fleet to 650 by 2024

Workers at Dubai company behind Apple HQ roof go without pay – report

Premier Composite Technologies reportedly faced similar financial issues in January

Four UAE soldiers die in helicopter crash in Yemen

The four men died while carrying out routine duties in Shabwah, Yemen

Dubai developer calls for more property regulations

Farhad Azizi, CEO of Azizi Developments, says the emirate’s property market has matured

Emirates president accuses US airlines of seeking to preserve long-haul market “domination”

“They hope to go back to a time when they could extract pricing premiums from US consumers while providing a poor product in return,” Clark said

Video: Dubai’s Meraas opens food truck park Last Exit Mad X in Jebel Ali

Last Exit Mad X caters to those travelling from Dubai towards Abu Dhabi

Dubai hotel rates down double digits in July

New hotel openings have impacted demand in the emirate

Dubai’s DP World creates joint venture firm with Egypt’s Suez Canal Zone

DP World plans to establish an industrial and trade logistics district in the freezone

Dubai’s Nakheel awards contracts worth Dhs430m for Deira Islands

The contracts are for a sewage treatment plant, a district cooling plant, a substation and piling work for the 800-room RIU resort

Emirates increases services to Cairo

Airline to offer four additional weekly flights to the Egyptian capital from October

UAE, India agree to aviation capacity talks

Passenger capacity between the two countries has been fully utilised, according to UAE news agency WAM

Dubai private sector growth slows in July amid marginal job creation

Dubai’s non-oil firms saw increases in output and new business but this was not matched by hiring activity, according to Emirates NBD

Dubai builder Arabtec swings to Q2 profit

It was Arabtec’s second straight profitable quarter

Bollywood park, Dubai parks and resorts

Dubai Parks operator shakes up senior management as it unveils new strategy

DXB Entertainments is re-organising its business into three new divisions

More images revealed of air taxis set to begin trials in Dubai this year

Dubai’s RTA has teamed up with German company Volocopter to develop the flying taxis