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UAE confirms national day holiday for government workers

The holiday is to mark Commemoration Day on November 30 and National Day on December 2

UAE-based Pure Harvest closes $4.5m seed funding round

Backers of the company include Careem founder Magnus Olsson and Abraaj Group director Hazem Abu Khalaf

Dubai’s Emaar Properties to raise $1.3bn in development unit IPO

The assets of Emaar Development include 49 units in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa

UAE’s ADNOC, China National Petroleum explore offshore collaboration

CNPC holds an 8 per cent interest in Abu Dhabi’s 40-year onshore oil concession

Flydubai orders 225 Boeing 737 Max aircraft

The order includes 175 jets and purchase options for 50 more

Almost a third of Dubai’s adults are diabetic or pre-diabetic

A new survey has looked at prevalence, undiagnosed cases and pre-diabetic cases for the first time

Abu Dhabi’s Eagle Hills awards main contract for Address Fujairah

Grading and marine works at the site have already been completed

UAE announces $684m Raytheon bomb deal

The UAE also signed agreements to purchase artillery from Germany’s Rheinmetall

Dubai International Financial Centre launches $100m fintech fund

Dubai is among the regional cities looking to become the Middle East’s fintech hub

UAE citizens get visa-free entry to Tajikistan

Several other countries have also eased their visa requirements for UAE nationals this year

Dubai Courts to issue fines for minor offences

Tourists in particular are expected to benefit from the change

UAE’s Air Arabia, Bahrain’s Gulf Air sign leasing deals

Air Arabia’s current fleet comprises 50 Airbus A320s

Listings site Dubizzle acquires two real estate platforms

Dubizzle claims to be the UAE’s largest property portal

UAE’s ADNOC plans to list at least 10% of fuel distribution business

ADNOC Distribution is the leading fuel distributor in the United Arab Emirates

Dubai’s Emirates wants guarantee on A380 output before placing new order

Delegates said Airbus was trying to finalise a deal but any announcement would not come before midday on Monday

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar reports 18.45% dip in Q3 profit

The company also announced the appointment of a new CEO

UAE agrees $1.6bn deal with Lockheed Martin to upgrade F-16 fighters

The UAE is also interested in fifth-generation fighter jets with a preference for Lockheed Martin’s F-35

UAE’s tax authority urges businesses to pay excise tax by November 15

The fine for late payments is capped at 300 per cent of the unpaid tax

Robots join the customer service team at Dubai’s DEWA

The role of the robot staff is to ‘enrich the experience of customers’

First phase of Dhs1bn roads project opens in Dubai

The project aims to ease traffic density by 15 per cent on Sheikh Zayed Road between the 1st and 2nd interchanges

Profit at Abu Dhabi's Mubadala climbs 12.4%

UAE’s Mubadala and French groups in $1.2bn investment plan

The deal has been signed with French state-backed investment vehicles CDC International Capital and Bpifrance

UAE asks banks for information on accounts of 19 Saudis, including Alwaleed

Banks have not been asked to freeze the accounts

Dubai Frame ticket prices revealed ahead of November opening

The Zabeel Park attraction is set to open by the end of the month

Uber drivers in Dubai to get paid for long waiting times

Drivers will also get a prior notification when a trip is estimated to be 60 minutes or longer

Dubai’s Emirates reports 111% increase in first half profit

The airline’s profit slumped 75 per cent in the first half of last year

UAE leaders, French President Macron open Louvre Abu Dhabi

Several high-profile guests were in attendance at the event

UAE to apply VAT to all food items, utility bills

The cost of living in the country is expected to increase 2.5 per cent next year

Dubai to overtake London for tourist arrivals by 2025

Euromonitor said the emirate would meet its target for 20 million annual arrivals by 2020

Dubai bank Emirates NBD begins operations in India

The lender has opened its first Indian branch in the city of Mumbai

Kuwait’s GIC invests $100m in UAE-based logistics firm Tristar

The proceeds will be used by Tristar to expand its business