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City Centre Sharjah mall redevelopment now 75% complete

The mall will feature Sharjah’s largest VOX Cinemas multiplex with 12 screens

Emirates ‘disappointed’ by UK court ruling over missed flight compensation

Court rules that non-EU airlines should pay compensation in the event of missed connections

Saudi begins naming rights tender for Riyadh metro stations

Funds raised will be used to sustain and develop services and reduce operational costs

Dubai puts $20.2bn Jumeirah Central project on hold – report

The mega project replaced the previously announced Mall of the World at a site opposite Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC launches new unified brand

The single brand aims unite ADNOC’s group of companies to highlight the scale of its business

Video: Emirates launches $15m advert featuring track from Queen

The campaign highlights some of Emirates’ key destinations

Dubai’s Aramex announces CFO resignation

Bashar Obeid has informed the board of his plans to exercise his early retirement option

New speed limits on two major Dubai roads take effect

The speed limits on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road have been cut from 120km/h to 110km/h

UAE, Saudi welcome new US strategy towards Iran

US President Donald Trump has threatened to end the 2015 Iran nuclear deal

Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi makes emergency landing in Australia

The jet, which had 349 passengers on board, experienced a technical snag

Dubai school fire sees 2,000 evacuated

Firefighters arrived at the scene after five minutes

Dubai’s RTA tests on-demand bus app

A trial run of the project will begin by the end of this month

World Bank lowers GCC growth forecast

Saudi Arabia and Oman will see barely any growth this year and Kuwait’s economy will contract, according to the forecast

Dubai’s Nakheel awards Dhs165m deal for six marinas at Deira Islands

When ready, the marinas will accommodate a total of 614 boats

VAT to create over 5,000 jobs in the GCC – analyst

The UAE will begin implementing the tax in January 2018

Dubai’s RTA to introduce loyalty programme for Nol cards

Card users will receive coupon vouchers for cafes, restaurants and entertainment centres

Pics: Meraas’ new Dubai beachfront project La Mer to open this month

Located at Jumeira 1, the development will feature retail and entertainment facilities

UAE’s first hydrogen fuel station opened

The new station aims to lead to a larger-scale deployment of fuel cell electric vehicles

Emirates president says could work with Etihad in some areas

“I think there is value to be had working more closely with them,” Clark said

Etihad to launch flights to Baku from March

The service will be operated three times per week

UAE employees spend five hours a week bored at work – report

Reasons for boredom include the lack of interesting work and challenges

Saudi livestock firm SALIC in $1.3bn JV with UAE’s Al Dahra

The joint venture will invest across 10 countries in the Black Sea

Airbnb booming as Dubai hotel rates continue to fall

Dubai hotels have seen double digit rate declines in recent years

UAE: Qatar must shun ‘extremism’ to host 2022 World Cup

The UAE, Saudi, Bahrain and Egypt have severed all ties with Qatar since June

Video: Dubai Police test hover bike

Officials believe the bike could be used to reach road accidents and other incidents more quickly

Emirates to stop flying to Auckland via Australia, seeks new NZ routes

Emirates’ partner Qantas will increase the frequency of its services between Australia and New Zealand

UAE’s Abraaj invests in Colombian firm QBCo

QBCo is the largest private label food manufacturing company in Colombia

UAE app aims to make half of transactions cashless in 5 years

Pilot projects using the app will begin in the coming month

Dubai’s Al Ghurair Properties to build Dhs5bn worth of projects

The developments will include 58 buildings with 8,000 residential units

Residential rents in Dubai continue to drop in Q3

Tenants have been able to negotiate rental declines of 5 to 7 per cent