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Sheikh Mohammed’s latest book Flashes of Wisdom hits shelves

The book contains quotes collated from various speeches, poems, books and other sources

Video: Massive fire engulfs Address Hotel in Dubai ahead of New Year festivities

Officials confirm that there are no casualties; fireworks continue as planned at neighbouring Burj Khalifa

New Year’s Eve: Mega 8-act fireworks display at Burj Khalifa to be streamed live at Times Square

The building’s façade will be wrapped with over 357,000 LED nodes for the display

Exclusive: Dubai’s new $1bn IMG theme park 80% complete

The upcoming indoor theme park will open to public in early 2016

Emirates forecasts travel to peak on New Year weekend

Over 174,000 people, excluding transit passengers, are expected to visit Dubai between December 28 and January 2

UAE to lift 6-month employment ban from January 2016

The removal of the ban is part of labour reforms introduced in September this year

Security beefed up across the world ahead of New Year festivities

Security beefed up across the world ahead of New Year festivities. Brussels has cancelled its New Year’s Eve fireworks while extra security measures are in place across Europe and the US

Abu Dhabi airport sees boost in UK passenger traffic

The airport saw passenger traffic dip month-on-month in November

UAE to set up Yuan clearing hub

The hub will be the second one in the Middle East

Sharjah police stations to start using eye scanners

Purpose will be to identify people suspected of using fraudulent documents

Dubai Expo 2020 to appoint global high-profile event ambassadors

Ambassadors will be chosen from the fields of health, education, science, sport, design, arts and culture, technology and entrepreneurial activity

UAE rules out income tax, mulls taxing remittances

The country is also in the process of drafting the corporate tax law, senior official confirms

Almost 39% of MENA workers feel ‘very positive’ about prospects in 2016 – study

The majority of professionals in the region said that they would like their career and life to be “very different” in 2016, a new survey shows

UAE seizes drugs smuggled aboard Iranian ship

Police and narcotics officials seized 11 and a half kilogrammes of hashish and 142,725 illegal pills from a ship in Sharjah’s Khalid Port

UAE court puts six on trial for supporting Houthis in Yemen

The defendants are accused of supplying communication devices and equipment to Houthi rebels in Yemen

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince: Pan-Arab national agenda needed

Sheikh Mohamed met with Yemeni resistance leaders in the UAE and pledged continued support against the Houthis

Dubai ranked world’s most expensive city to ring in the New Year

The emirate beat New York, London and Paris to occupy the top spot

Top Christmas events in Dubai

Dubai is getting all decked up to celebrate the Christmas season. Gulf Business takes a look at some of the popular events around town

Dubai’s RTA awards Dhs 482m contract for multi-level road project

The new project will link Jumeirah street with Al Khail road through two-level bridges and roads

Al Habtoor urges Arab business leaders to cut ties with Trump

The UAE businessman has spoken out strongly against Trump following his controversial statements on Muslims

Dubai awards 72 contracts for Expo 2020

Contract winners included United Arab Emirates-based online recruiter Bayt.com, global expertise design company Thinkwell Group and open innovation experts Nine Sigma

Yahoo Middle East to close Dubai office in bid to ‘streamline’ operations

Business partners were informed that the office will close next year

UAE, Qatar top global list for ease of paying taxes

The report by the World Bank and PwC found that the Middle East is the easiest region in which to pay tax

UAE serviceman part of Saudi-led coalition dies in Yemen

The general command of the UAE Armed Forces confirmed that Sultan Mohammed Ali Al Ketbi died in Yemen

One third of MENA workers believe their company HR fails to promote employee wellness

Another third says the department does not share enough information with staff

UAE announces holiday for Prophet’s birthday

Public and private sector workers will get one day off on Thursday, December 24

Saudi Arabia elects first women council members

This is the first time the kingdom has allowed women to vote and stand as candidates in the municipal elections

UAE looks to diversify its trading partners as China slows

The country is looking to tap into other high potential markets such as Africa and Latin America

UAE businessman Al Habtoor labels Trump “Islam’s biggest enemy”

Khalaf Al Habtoor rules out any possibility of working with Donald Trump following the American’s comments on Muslims

Dubai’s Al Habtoor group plans Dhs 2bn overseas hospitality investments in 2016

The value of the company’s investments and expansion initiatives in Dubai currently stands at Dhs 12.5bn