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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Sheikh Mohammed merges Dubai’s economy and tourism departments

Helal Al Marri has been named as director general of Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism

Christiane Nasr Bowery

The SME Story: Christiane Nasr, founder of The Bowery Company

Nasr is taking her online store of furniture and home accessories and expanding it into one that now has a physical presence in Dubai

Dubai’s Emirates to launch daily flights to Tel Aviv

The carrier has restored its Middle East network and currently flies to 12 cities across the region

Dubai Airshow

Israel Aerospace Industries confirms participation at Dubai Airshow 2021

The Israeli aerospace and defense company will be present at the airshow which will be held from November 14-18 at Dubai World Central

Dubai Financial Market

New board of directors announced for Dubai Financial Market

The new board will be headed by Helal Al Marri

Dubai’s Expo spurs tourism, boosting UAE business activity

A Purchasing Managers’ Index compiled by IHS Markit rose to 55.7 in October from 53.3 in September

Former Abraaj managing partner Mustafa Abdel-Wadood fined $1.9m by Dubai’s DFSA

Abraaj, which was one of the biggest private equity firms in the MENA region, went into liquidation in 2019

Revealed: Gulf Business Awards 2021 judges

With the 2021 edition of the Gulf Business Awards set to be held later this month, we introduce you to our esteemed judging panel for this year

Dubai’s Nakheel launches new Jebel Ali Village

The first phase of four- and five-bedroom villas will be on sale from Sunday, November 7

Dubai announces plans to list utility DEWA in the ‘coming months’

The utility has projects valued at around Dhs86bn that are planned to be commissioned in the next five years

Gulf Business Awards 2021: Nominees revealed

The event will be held in-person on November 23 at Central Park Towers in Dubai

Dubai’s Emirates to resume services to Algiers

The resumption of flights to Algiers will boost the carrier’s African network to 21 destinations

Dubai’s Emirates ramps up operations to Australia

The carrier will operate daily flights to Sydney from November 2 on Boeing 777-300ER

Dubai’s Global Village opens for Season 26, welcomes guests to explore new attractions

This season will host 26 pavilions representing more than 80 cultures

Video: Here’s how Dubai’s Collegiate International School is ensuring the safe return of students

All the adults in the school have been fully vaccinated and social distancing is maintained at all times, says the school’s superintendent, Bruce Major

DP World

Dubai’s DP World reports volume growth of 11.9% in Q3 2021

DP World Limited handled 58.4 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first nine months of 2021

Nasdaq Dubai Islamic Development Bank

Saudi’s Islamic Development Bank lists $1.7bn sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

IsDB is now the largest supranational sukuk issuer on Nasdaq Dubai with a total value of $18.8bn through 13 issuances listed on the exchange since 2016

UAE launches ‘major investigation’ into Dubai developer Union Properties

The Public Prosecution is investigating allegations of financial violations committed by chairman Khalifa Hassan Al Hammadi as well as other senior executives

Here’s how blockchain has revolutionised the regional financial sector

While blockchain technology is still in its early stages in the Middle East, public and private sectors are aggressively using it to streamline operations

Dubai’s DP World launches a single window digital solution for smart logistics

The first phase of the launch will immediately offer customers access to book cargo from UAE to India

Mohamed Al Fayed, Co-founder and CEO of GrubTech

The SME Story: Mohamed Al Fayed, co-founder and CEO of GrubTech

GrubTech is a digital platform transforming the restaurant and cloud kitchen business in the region

Dubai tourism

Dubai’s tourism sector won’t rebound until late 2022, S&P says

The city is hosting the World Expo 2020 this year, and it hopes to attract millions of tourists

Emirates NBD

Dubai’s Emirates NBD nine-month profit rose an annual 29% to Dhs7.3bn

The bank reported a nine-month total income of Dhs17.3bn as compared to Dhs18.3bn in the previous year

Dubai announces free parking for public holiday on Thursday

The RTA has also revealed revised timings for public transport

Flydubai

Flydubai to begin flights to Sohar in Oman

It marks the third destination that the carrier will fly to in Oman, alongside Muscat and Salalah

Dubai South The Avenue

Dubai South launches new freehold development project called The Avenue

Plots in The Avenue will vary in size from 30,000-55,000 square feet

Live: All the views and news from GITEX Global in Dubai

The tech event runs from October 17-21 at the Dubai World Trade Centre

Dubai Mushrif National Park

Dubai Municipality completes first phase of 50km mountain-bike track in Mushrif National Park

The first phase has a 20km three-metre-wide track with a capacity to accommodate over 3,000 cyclists per day

DEWA Green Charger EV

DEWA’s EV Green Charger initiative expands to over 530 charging points in Dubai

DEWA is offering free charging for non-commercial EV customers registered in the EV Green Charger Initiative until December 31, 2021

Expo 2020 Dubai: More than 771,000 ticketed visits recorded since October 1

Almost half of all visitors hold a season pass, with more than 100,000 people having visited the site twice in the first 15 days