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UAE could lift e-cigarette ban

Black market e-cigarette use has been growing in the UAE despite the ban

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad launches hand-baggage only fare to certain cities

The fare is available on flights to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Azerbaijan

Amazon, Meta join ranks of tech companies slashing thousands of jobs

Nearly 80% of UAE employers planning to hire over next three months – survey

The optimistic survey results come after a tough start to the year for UAE job seekers

Work on Abu Dhabi’s $1.2bn Reem Mall progresses with 4,000 workers onsite

The project, which was originally due to open this year, has been pushed back to 2020 after delays

Dubai’s Damac awards Dhs512m contract for Aykon City development

The contract covers construction works for tower C, the residential tower in the $2bn development

Video: Dubai driver crashes car into ATM at Burjuman

Two people, including the driver, sustained minor injuries

Abu Dhabi Global Market launches $700 start-up licence

The licence is being launched alongside a support programme

Dubai’s RTA opens Nad El-Sheba roads, Hatta to follow

The works form part of the government of Dubai’s five-year plan

Here’s why banking could soon get easier for UAE start-ups

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce has issued several proposals aimed at helping start-ups

Dubai mega sale to offer up to 75% off on top brands next week

The sale at the Dubai World Trade Centre will take place from September 4-8

Former DP World manager handed prison sentence and Dhs5m fine

The Emirati woman was convicted of arranging bribes to help companies win contracts

Indian rupee touches new record low against the dollar, UAE dirham

The Indian currency has fallen by 10 per cent so far this year

First Emirati-made satellite, KhalifaSat, to launch in October

KhalifaSat will be launched aboard the H-IIA rocket from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan

Dubai daily Gulf News to shut down its tabloid newspaper Xpress

There will be no staff layoffs, confirms editor-in-chief

Expo 2020 Dubai launches design competition for volunteer uniforms

Winners to be revealed in the fourth quarter of this year

Dubai’s RTA deploys 368 ‘smart’ school buses to increase safety

Surveillance cameras will monitor students’ movement while sitting and alighting from buses

UAE hikes fuel prices for September

The UAE’s fuel prices have been based on international oil rates since August 2015

Indian rupee falls to record low against the dollar, UAE dirham

The rupee reached a record low of 70.57 to the US dollar

Dubai tops digital city ranking

The emirate had a strong showing across Bloom Consulting’s study

Female Emirati investors hold shares worth Dhs20bn, says Abu Dhabi’s ADX

Up to 220,000 women hold 3.5 billion shares

Etihad-backed Jet Airways seeks to reassure investors with cost-cutting plan

The Indian airline expects to cut costs in excess of 20bn rupees ($285m) in two years

Air France to deploy A380 on Paris-Dubai route

The jumbo jet will be deployed on the route from January 14 to 27 on a daily basis

Pictures: Museum of Illusions coming to Dubai in September

The Dubai location will host the largest collection of optical illusions in the company’s portfolio

UAE President returns home after visit abroad

Sheikh Khalifa was pictured last week in Evian, France

British expat fined Dhs20,000 for ‘assaulting’ guards at Abu Dhabi hotel

John Murphy, 52, was working as the operations manager of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai

UAE could introduce security deposit for visit, tourist visas

The country wants to combat illegal workers who enter the country with no intention of leaving

Dubai’s DIFC Courts records 64% rise in cases during first half of the year

The overall value of claims rose 181 per cent in H1 2018 compared to the same period last year

UAE pharma firm begins manufacturing ‘affordable’ generic medicines in Dubai

The Dhs125m custom-built factory has a current annual capacity of over 200 million tablet and capsule dosage forms

UAE denies report of Houthi drone attack on Dubai airport

Houthi-run media said earlier that a Sammad-3 drone had targetted the facility

First residential units in Dubai Creek Harbour to be handed over next year

Nearly 90 per cent of the construction has been completed on the Dubai Creek Residences