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UAE announces petrol, diesel prices for September 2023

UAE announces petrol, diesel prices for September 2023

The fuel price committee increased the retail rates for Super 98, Special 95, and E-Plus 91 by as much as 28 fils per litre in September

MoHRE fines these companies up to Dhs100,000. Here’s why

Fake Emiratisation jobs: MoHRE levies fines up to Dhs100,000

Emiratisation is aimed at enhancing the UAE’s human development system, establishing productive and sustainable Emirati human capital in the private sector

Aldar

Gardenia Bay: Aldar launches new Yas Island residential community

The development will feature monitoring meters to reduce energy, water, and waste consumption with an aim to achieve a Pearl 3 Estidama rating

DEWA files patent for advanced battery performance

DEWA’s R&D Centre files new patent for advanced battery performance

The innovation is part of the company’s efforts to promote the technologies of energy production and storage

G42 launches Jais, open source Arabic language AI model

Abu Dhabi’s G42 launches Jais, open source Arabic language AI model

The language is a transformer-based large language model that incorporates many cutting-edge features, including ALiBi position embeddings

Mohamed Alabbar - Eagle Hills Chairman

Emaar plans a hike in dividends in 2023, no IPO for noon: Mohamed Alabbar

Alabbar underscored the performance of Emaar Properties’ during H1 2023, driven by the economy and tourism sectors

non-oil trade boosts UAE Economy

UAE: Sheikh Mohammed says 2023 ‘best economic year’ as non-oil trade hits all time high

The Dubai ruler forecast the UAE’s non-oil foreign trade is on track to reach Dhs2.5tn this year and hit Dh4tn by 2031

UAE licence Dubai RTA

Kuwaiti fintech MyFatoorah secures UAE central bank licence

The payments solutions provider is now positioned to offer direct merchant-acquiring services and payment aggregation solutions with reduced reliance on traditional banking channels

DUBAI SCHOOLS EID AL FITR BREAK: Winter break - Image-courtesy-KHDA

Dubai adds new private schools in 2023-24 academic year

Dubai is home to a total of 220 private schools, which enrolled over 326,000 students in the 2022-23 academic year

UAE joins BRICS

UAE Economy Minister Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri on BRICS and beyond

As the UAE and Saudi Arabia join BRICS, the alliance brings the largest energy producers with the developing world’s biggest consumers

Abu Dhabi holiday homes

UAE holiday home rental: Abu Dhabi announces major change for farm houses, RVs

DCT Abu Dhabi will introduce a comprehensive policy framework to license and promote farmhouse tourism activity, to develop immersive agri-tourism experiences

Dubai real estate mid year review CBRE courtesy Dubai-Media-Office

UAE real estate market: Strong demand, lack of supply to drive further growth in 2023, reveals CBRE

In Dubai, the total volume of transactions has broken records in the first half of the year, up 43.3 per cent year-on-year in the year-to-date to H1 2023

Sheikha Mahra

Dubai Royals’ holiday spots: Sheikha Mahra, Sheikh Mana in Greece

The Dubai royal family is well-versed in the art of vacationing with their extensive travels making them among the most well-travelled individuals in the GCC

PureHealth to acquire UK’s Circle Health Group for Dhs4.4bn

PureHealth to acquire UK’s Circle Health Group for Dhs4.4bn

The acquisition marks the healthcare group’s foray into the UK , as part of its global expansion programme

E611 road

UAE opens new arterial road E611 to enhance commute to Dubai, Abu Dhabi

This latest addition to the UAE’s road infrastructure was opened to coincide with the start of the new academic year, in order to facilitate traffic flow

Tabreed UAE

Tabreed named preferred bidder for one of India’s largest district cooling projects in Hyderabad

Tabreed was selected by the state government’s infrastructure development arm to provide district cooling services to Hyderabad Pharma City

traffic fine

Abu Dhabi: Here’s how you can get a discount on traffic fines

A new initiative by Abu Dhabi Police, allows motorists, who have committed traffic offences, to avail of discounts on their fines

These 4 Emirati women lead UAE’s powerful financial institutions

Emirati Women’s Day celebrations are being held under the theme “We Collaborate for Tomorrow” this year

NEW ACADEMIC YEAR

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed extends wishes to students, teachers for new academic year

As most schools across the UAE return to campus after the summer break, the UAE’s leaders have extended their wishes to all those participating in the new academic year

DTC SCHOOL BUS NEW-ACADEMIC-YEAR Image WAM

UAE: Schools welcome more than 290,000 students on Aug 28

Schools welcomed 23,492 educational professionals back after an eight-week break

Emirati women's day Aug 28 Image WAM

Sheikha Fatima launches National Strategy for Empowerment of Emirati Women in UAE for 2023-2031

The strategy will develop the legislative and regulatory environment that supports and enables women’s quality of life

Dubai Airports

Dubai Airports plans mega-expansion as passenger traffic grows

The city’s main air hub increased its forecast for this year to 85 million passengers after a surge in arrivals pushed numbers to pre-Covid levels

SpaceX

SpaceX launches Crew-7 to ISS, Sultan AlNeyadi scheduled to come back to Earth soon

SpaceX’s Crew-6 who have been living on the ISS since March, will spend the next week welcoming the Crew-7 astronauts before returning to Earth

Emirati Women's Day 2023

Emirati Women’s Day 2023: 15 last-minute deals to gift the women in your life

There are many offers to choose from this weekend as the country gets to ready to celebrate Emirati Women’s Day

Sheikh Hamdan in Yorkshire

Sheikh Hamdan enjoys summer in Yorkshire’s lavender fields with his twins and hunting gear

Yorkshire is known for its lavender fields and professionally-guided deer hunting expeditions

CBUAE banks savings deposits

UAE banks’ savings deposits at Dhs268.6bn for June 2023

The central bank’s statistics showed these savings deposits increased by 5.8 per cent on a monthly basis

Air Arabia

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to launch new flight to this city in Iran

The service to Lar will commence on September 14

UAE Jobs - MoHRE, Bayt MoU

UAE Jobs: MoHRE, Bayt.com sign MoU to retain talent

The MoU aims to enhance the retention of competent global talent along with ensuring local talent gets matched with available UAE jobs

BRICS SUMMIT-SOUTH AFRICA

UAE, Saudi Arabia to join BRICS; President Sheikh Mohamed welcomes membership

The BRICS grouping has announced an expansion in its ranks with six new members, including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and Egypt