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UAE growth in credit demand slows in June quarter

The slowing was most evident in Dubai, according to a central bank survey

Is it safe for UAE Olympic fans to travel to Rio?

The Olympic Games will run from August 5-21 in Rio this year

Emaar launches residential units for sale within Dubai Hills Estate

The 147 residences form part of a new mid-rise residential tower within Dubai Hills Estate

Arabtec secures $109m loan from shareholder Aabar

The loan comes after the firm posted a $12.63m net loss for the first three months of the year

UAE allows private sector to hire students for training, part time work

Under the new decree, students will be able to apply for part time and temporary roles

Abu Dhabi to be monitored by thousands of CCTV cameras

The emirate has set up a new system aimed at improving road surveillance

Revealed: Most popular and most affordable areas to rent studios in Dubai

Dubai residential property prices drop 1.1% in Q2

ValuStrat said there were signs of an early recovery in some areas

Abu Dhabi’s Strata awarded $1bn Airbus parts contracts

The deals will see Strata construct parts for the A320 and A350 in Abu Dhabi

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

Nearly 95% of UAE professionals interested in job opportunities

LinkedIn survey reveals almost all professionals in the country are interested in hearing about new jobs

Abu Dhabi approves $150m of projects

The projects include improvements to roads, a new school facility and infrastructure work in residential areas

Dubai’s Damac launches hotel, residences complex at Akoya Oxygen

The Beach at Navitas Hotel & Residences will offer apartments with access to artificial sandy beaches

World’s highest observation wheel takes shape in Dubai

Previously called Dubai-I, the wheel has now been renamed Ain Dubai

Dubai among top five cities globally for entrepreneurs

The emirate ranked high on ease of doing business and political safety and security

Housing allowances in the UAE up roughly 4% in 2016 – report

The rise in allowances is partly because of a few organisations doing a market correction

Bangladesh to ban Dubai-based Islamic TV channel

Peace TV features speeches by Indian hardline preacher Zakir Naik

New heart-shaped island resort in Dubai aims to woo honeymooners

The new development will be part of Kleindienst’s The Heart of Europe project

Air Arabia launches new route to Georgia’s Batumi

The low cost carrier will operate two weekly flights from Sharjah

Flydubai to launch double daily service to Bangkok

The service is likely to be one of the airline’s longest in terms of travel time

Dubai reveals new public parking rates for commercial areas

Dubai business conditions improve in June

The emirate saw the fastest rise in new work since March 2015, finds Emirates NBD index

Man indicted of plotting to kill US judge is not Emirati – minister

The suspect, an Asian, lived in the UAE from 2004 to 2008

UAE remittances soar to $1.36bn over Eid

Brexit vote and pound devaluation impacted amount sent by UK expats

UAE’s Etisalat launches voice-over-LTE services

The service is expected to improve the quality of voice and video calls

Top 10 nations where people spend most time on social media

The UAE ranks among the top 10 countries worldwide

Hiring in UAE’s non-oil private sector slows further in June

The rate of hiring was among the weakest recorded by the monthly Emirates NBD survey

UAE embassy in the US urges Emiratis to avoid protest areas

UAE citizens urged to stay alert as US hit by wave of protests

RTA

RTA to open Jumeirah Bridge this month as part of Canal project

The six-lane flyover is scheduled to fully open on July 21

EXCLUSIVE: Mondelez to disband Middle East hub in global restructure

Members of staff to be relocated to Zurich and Singapore

UAE tops MENA market for Italian products

Total trade between the two countries touched a record $7.9bn in 2015

ADGM and Paris Europlace announce partnership

Markets will share information on banking, financial services, security and regulations

Hot and humid conditions to persist in UAE over Eid weekend

High humidity levels will make temperatures seem as high as 47 degrees in Dubai