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UAE nuclear power plant installs final condenser

Unit 4 of the nuclear power plant is currently more than 38 per cent complete

Dubai entities team up with IBM on blockchain project

IBM said the two banks taking part in the project would use blockchain for trade finance transactions

Snapchat maker opens first Middle East office in Dubai

The company plans to work with advertisers and local partners in the UAE and Saudi Arabia

Over 88,700 iPhone 6s devices recalled in the UAE

The devices are being recalled due to a defective battery issue

Dubai’s DP World says Europe, India, Turkey to lead growth in 2017

The operator said market conditions were “challenging”, particularly at its flagship Jebel Ali Port in Dubai

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo to launch flights to Sharjah

The airline will begin daily direct flights between Sharjah and Kozhikode from March 20

Nobel Museum plans major Dubai 2020 exhibition

The organisation launched its third annual Nobel Museum in Dubai Creek Park’s Children’s City today

Dubai government finalising $3bn airport expansion loan

The airport loan covers the first financing portion of the $35bn airport expansion

Qantas flight from Dubai to Melbourne diverted over mechanical fault

The A380 flight was diverted to Singapore after a fault occurred onboard

UAE banks NBAD, FGB appoint second-tier management ahead of merger

The combined bank is set to be one of the largest in the Middle East and Africa with assets of around $175bn

What will Virgin Mobile’s entry mean for the UAE telecom market?

EITC, du’s holding company, has launched Virgin Mobile in the UAE

Dubai’s ENOC says petroleum sales rose by 9% in 2016

The company’s petroleum product sales reached 245 million barrels in 2016

Dubai-based PR agency Edelman DABO lays off staff

The agency said about 20 employees had been made redundant

Dubai’s Emaar to recover Dhs1.22bn for Address hotel fire insurance claim

The Address Downtown hotel caught fire on New Year’s Eve 2015

UAE approves new visa scheme to attract ‘talented’ professionals

The initiative will focus on the tourism, health, and education sectors

UAE debt runaway cases up 200% in 2016

A total of 814 runaway cases were recorded in the emirates by the end of Q4, according to Coface

Tesla shares give up gains on renewed prospect of Musk buying Twitter

Tesla reveals Dubai job openings as it prepares to launch officially in the UAE

Tesla have confirmed that they will be launching in the UAE this month

Dubai Properties says luxury tower 1/JBR to be completed by 2019

Dubai Contracting Company has been awarded the main contract for the project

UAE private sector shows improvement in Jan

Emirates NBD’s PMI showed its highest reading since July last year

uae flag, UAE appoints Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s son as chairman of State Security

UAE announces death of two soldiers

One soldier died while taking part in the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s mission in Yemen

Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways to let barred passengers on US flights

A federal judge blocked Trump’s move to ban citizens from seven countries

Costa Rica to use UAE as ‘launching point’ into the Gulf region

Costa Rica has announced the launch of a new embassy in Dubai

First-time investor in Dubai? Here is where to start

Five top tips for investing in real estate in the region

Top Sri Lankan tea brand eyes GCC expansion

Dilmah plans to open seven tea lounges in the UAE over the next three years

Video: Snow in UAE, heavy winds topple crane in Dubai

Three cars were set ablaze in the accident on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road

Dubai’s Emirates NBD targets millennials with digital banking service Liv.

The bank also hopes to roll Liv. out over the next year or so to Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Residential rents, sales prices in Dubai could rise from mid-2017

Sale prices in the mainstream market dropped 5 per cent in 2016 compared to 7 per cent in 2015

UAE’s non-oil foreign trade touches Dhs1.17 trillion between Jan-Sept

Direct non-oil foreign trade accounted for 69 per cent of the country’s total international trade

Temperatures could dip below zero degrees in parts of the UAE

Temperatures are set to fall “significantly” on Thursday and Friday

Lufthansa sees rapid growth of Gulf airlines slowing

Etihad has signed a $100m deal to take catering services from Lufthansa unit LSG