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Up to 80% of Dubai’s Expo 2020 site to be redeveloped

Earlier this month, Siemens revealed that it would shift its global logistics headquarters to Dubai’s expo site

LinkedIn’s UAE members ‘most connected’ in the world

UAE users of the platform have a reported average of 211 connections per individual

Pictures: Dubai’s Meraas unit launches villas-only boutique hotel

The hotel at Qasr Al Sultan is scheduled to open in September 2017

UAE telecom operator du posts 24% drop in Q1 net profit

Growth of the mobile market has been offset by a steady increase in royalties paid to the government

Passenger traffic at Dubai International airport up 7.4% in Q1

About 22.5 million passengers used the airport during the first quarter

Japan eases visa requirements for UAE nationals

Emiratis only need to pre-register their passport with the Japanese embassy or consulate

Flydubai to increase flights to Russia after UAE visa changes

Russian visitors to Dubai rose 106 per cent in the first three months of 2017

Live: Arabian Travel Market begins in Dubai

All the updates from this year’s Arabian Travel Market event

Dubai Mall briefly plunges into darkness after power outage

Power was restored nearly two hours later

Emirati found guilty of joining ISIL has sentence increased to 10 years

K.A.M was previously facing one year in jail

Dubai sees 11% increase in tourists in Q1

Dubai Tourism said growth during the quarter doubled

New Zealand mulling extra security on flights from Dubai, Doha

The new rules would follow similar measures introduced last month by the US, Britain and Australia

Dubai’s Damac launches 2,000-room luxury golf course hotel

A five-star property, Golfotel will be located within the Akoya Oxygen development

Dubai’s RTA mulls deploying electric smart vehicles at malls, metro stations

The RTA concluded a two-month trial of the autonomous vehicle in the Business Bay area

UAE fashion brand Feathers eyes expansion despite market slowdown

UAE entrepreneur Khalid Basaeed gets candid about the challenges he faced in creating his luxury brand Feathers and where he plans to go next

UAE businesses should ‘shift gender discourse’ – senior businesswoman

The discourse of gender equality should move to a genderless one, says Raja Al Gurg

Japan’s ASICS eyes $75m share of Middle East’s running market

The company has opened a regional subsidiary in Dubai

Emirates remains ‘committed’ to US market despite reducing flights – president

The airline announced this week that it is reducing flights to five cities in the US

UAE warns of poor visibility due to dust during the weekend

The NCMS has also warned of rough seas

China’s Alibaba likely to eye Middle East market for acquisitions – expert

Following Amazon’s acquisition of Souq, the region will see more interest from global players, says Fadi Ghandour

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala attracts $2.5bn in Europe private equity deal

It is the first time that Mubadala Capital is accepting capital from third-party investors

UAE’s first food bank opens in Dubai

So far, the UAE Food bank has partnered with 96 hotels, 240 food shops and seven charitable organisastions

Newly-merged UAE bank posts 12% Q1 profit rise

National Bank of Abu Dhabi and First Gulf Bank merged on April 1

Dubai airline Emirates reduces flights on five US routes as demand drops

Restrictions imposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration has weakened demand

Retailer Lulu to develop new Dhs1bn mall at Dubai’s Silicon Oasis

Spread across 2.3m sqft, Silicon Mall will have over 300 international and local branded stores

After Uber, ride sharing app Careem launches affordable service in Dubai

Careem GO is the company’s “most affordable option yet”

How to curb soaring inpatient costs in the UAE

Inpatient spending in the GCC is estimated to grow from $16.4bn in 2015 to $28.9bn in 2020

Infrastructure work progressing at Downtown Jebel Ali – developer

All the infrastructure work at the project is slated for completion in 2018

Abu Dhabi’s mega Dhs3.3bn Zayed City project eyes 2020 completion

Once complete, the development will house an estimated 370,000 residents

Dubai bank Emirates NBD posts 4% rise in Q1 net profit

The bank made a net profit of Dhs1.87bn in the three months to March 31