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Dubai’s DP World to delay Jebel Ali port expansion

The plan to add capacity to Terminal 3 will be delayed into 2017

Habtoor Leighton Group CEO arrested in Dubai

No details have been revealed about the reason for his arrest

UAE announces Covid protocols for Eid Al Adha

UAE workers to get up to five days off for Eid Al Adha

Long weekend break expected for non-government workers

Man detained in Dubai for promoting non-registered charity

Scott Richards, an Australian-British national, was allegedly detained on July 28

UAE citizens exempt from pre-entry visas for Botswana

Emiratis can stay in the African country for up to 90 days

Construction of UAE’s first nuclear plant now 68% complete

ENEC has installed Unit 3 steam generators at the Barakah nuclear plant

Woman faces trial for allegedly ‘insulting’ Dubai airport employee

The woman took his picture and threatened to post it on social media

Emirates to operate one-off A380 to Amman

The A380 service will be operated to Amman on September 25, to mark Emirates’ 30th year of flying to Jordan

Nakheel, Reel to develop new dine-in cinemas at The Pointe mall

The five-cinema complex will offer a total of 250 seats

Dubai’s DP World to assess hyperloop transport system

The ports operator has launched a study into the high-speed transportation of containers

Emirates appoints UAE nationals to GCC management roles

New managers appointed in Qatar, Bahrain and Oman

Profit at Abu Dhabi's Mubadala climbs 12.4%

Abu Dhabi hires advisers for sovereign fund merger

In late June, Abu Dhabi announced it would merge Mubadala and IPIC

UAE climbs six places in global innovation index

The emirates was the highest ranked among Arab countries in the 2016 index

Al Habtoor City residential towers to be completed in Q2 2017

The Residence Collection in Al Habtoor City includes 1,460 apartments

US transfers 15 Guantanamo Bay prisoners to the UAE

The move marks the largest single transfer of Guantanamo detainees under the Obama administration

70% of UAE consumers willing to try self-driving cars

Study suggests UAE consumers are more willing to try self-driving cars than the global average

$54m transformer installed at Dubai’s Hassyan coal plant

Dubai plans to generate 7% of its energy from clean goal by 2030

Rainfall expected in parts of UAE, temperatures to stay low

UAE to evaluate new rain enhancement proposals

The country drew international attention earlier this year after funding a study to boost rainfall with a man-made mountain

Abu Dhabi property prices, rents slide in Q2

Capital suffers small declines across the sale and rental markets

New measures to prevent Indian worker exploitation in the UAE

New India-UAE collaboration aims to ensure blue-collar workers are paid the salaries promised to them when recruited

Dubai’s Drake & Scull records Q2 net loss

DSI had reported worsening earnings in eight of the preceding nine quarters

Dubai Financial Group sells stake in EFG-Hermes to Natixis

Based on Thursday’s closing price, the stake is worth more than $100m

Nakheel, RIU begin work on Deira Islands beachfront resort

The 800-room resort is slated for completion in Q3 2019

Dubai Crocodile Park to open in 2016

The new attraction will features hundreds of crocodiles, according to reports

Abu Dhabi private clinics report staff layoffs

Changes forcing Emiratis to pay for part of their key are impacting local private hospitals

Emaar launches luxury residences in Dubai Creek Harbour

The ‘Creek Horizon’ project will be located close to the $1bn Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour

Dubai’s IMG theme park delays opening date

The mega indoor theme park complex was scheduled to open on August 15

Developer Damac acquires Dhs 1.26bn of land near Dubai Canal

Dubai’s Damac Properties Q2 net profit drops 37.4%

The developer reported a net profit of Dhs886.8m in the second quarter

Gemstone selects Kempinski to manage Dubai Business Bay residences

The new property is expected to be completed in 2019

Dubai’s RTA to boost taxi fleet by 40% to 7000 by 2021

The RTA’s new five-year plan will also see 50 per cent of the taxis converted into hybrid vehicles