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Deliveroo raises $275m investment after global expansion

The UK-based company launched in the UAE in December 2015

Emaar to launch homes next to Dubai Opera in Downtown Dubai

The new residential collection features 718 residential units

Criminals using e-games to ‘radicalise’ youth – UAE’s telecoms authority

The TRA warned that criminal groups use war games to propagate the use of weapons

Dubai to expand Burj Khalifa metro station under new 2030 transport plan

Dubai’s ruler also approves design of marine transport stations for the water canal project

Dubai airport resumes regular operations after Emirates crash

Hundreds of flights were affected by the disruptions at the airport since Wednesday

Blaze breaks out at building in Dubai’s JVC, no injuries reported

The fire was reportedly brought under control some five hours after it started

Nepali billionaire ‘bullish’ about Dubai’s hospitality market despite oversupply fears

Binod Chaudhary is currently developing the Taj Vivanta hotel in Dubai

Why the UAE will be the theme park capital of the world

Developers are launching at least four new theme parks in the coming months

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A week in the life of… Rowdha Al Sakit, CEO of D-Town Enterprises

The Dubai-based CEO reveals how she balances entrepreneurship with her social life

Whatsapp new privacy features

UAE residents warned against posting airline crash photos, videos on social media

Sharing images and videos of accidents and is punishable under UAE law

Dubai airport closure could have cost emirate $330m

Wednesday’s crash landing is believed to have cost Dubai’s economy $1m per minute that Dubai International Airport was closed

Dubai airport reopens second runway, in ‘recovery mode’

Flight disruptions affected 19,000 passengers on Wednesday

“Jump! Jump!” – video shows chaos in cabin of crashed Emirates plane

All 300 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the plane

Investigation begins into Emirates crash landing

All 300 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the gutted Boeing 777-300

Consultants sought for next phases of Dubai Tram

RTA issues tender for feasibility study of next phases which will take passengers to destinations including Burj Al Arab, Madinat Jumeirah and Mall of the Emirates

Several airlines cancel Dubai flights on Thursday

Indian carriers Spice Jet, Indigo and Jet Airways have cancelled all their flights to and from Dubai on Thursday

Update: Dubai airport resumes departure operations after Emirates crash

An Emirates plane coming from India crash-landed at the Dubai airport on Wednesday

Video: Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed on EK521 accident

Emirates flight EK521 crash landed in Dubai airport with 300 people onboard

Flydubai boosts Kuwait capacity for holiday traffic

Flydubai temporarily cancels all flights from Dubai

Dubai International Airport suspended operations after an Emirates plane crash landed on Wednesday

Jet Airways flight from Dubai diverted back after technical issue

The flight to Mangalore returned to Dubai airport on Wednesday morning after problems onboard

Firefighter dies during Emirates’ plane crash at Dubai airport

Flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram had 282 passengers and 18 crew onboard

Dubai billionaire offers to hire 3,000 laid-off Indian workers in Saudi

Ravi Pillai made the offer following reports that thousands of workers in Saudi are facing a ‘food crisis’

Qantas flight to Dubai returns to Sydney due to technical snag

The Airbus A380 aircraft turned back an hour into its journey

Emirates resumes flights to Guinea capital Conakry

The airline had suspended flights to the city in 2014 over Ebola fears

Dubai schools allowed to raise fees by 6.4%

School fees hike approved in Abu Dhabi

51 private schools given green light to raise fees by 6 per cent

UAE non-oil private sector sees strongest hiring since May 2015

Monthly Emirates NBD index says growth in the sector hit a 10-month high in July

Legal view: What you should know about the UAE’s VPN law

No clarity yet about what exactly constitutes a “crime” when using VPNs

Dubai to invest $270m in future accelerators programme

The programme, launched last month, includes seven future challenges to be addressed by companies and entrepreneurs

Etihad launches 787 Dreamliner to Shanghai

The aircraft increases capacity on the route by 14 per cent

Kuwaiti conglomerate doubles maternity leave for UAE staff

Alghanim also offers women an option to extend leave by four months without pay