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Increase in retail sales expected during DSS 2008

Retail trade in Dubai is immensely contributing to further positioning the emirate as one of the world's major commercial centres

A New Decree on Rent Increases in Dubai Overrides the 5%...

A new decree, No. 43 of 2013, concerning the percentages of maximum property rent increase that are allowed upon the renewal of tenancy contracts...

Dubai’s Al Maktoum “to be able to handle 225 million passengers...

Dubai’s Al Maktoum is set to become the airport with the largest passenger handling capacity in the world, once its terminal building has been...

‘Dubai Entrepreneurship Carnival’ to foster talent among children

Dubai SME launches Entrepreneurship Carnival to discover entrepreneurial talent among children Includes a series of events including Young Entrepreneurship Competition, National Souk and Entrepreneur Station Wafi...

Declining Sentiment Stresses Need for ‘Affordability’

Declining sentiment stresses need for ‘affordability’ across all real estate sectors The major theme for Q1 across the office, residential, retail and hotel sectors has...

UAE Innovation Month Kicks Off

UAE Innovation Month, the largest national initiative to celebrate innovative and creative thinkers, kicks off on Thursday, 1st February. Under the directives of the Vice...

Over 10 Million Stateless People in the World, Some in GCC

A child is born stateless every 10 minutes, the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday, adding there are at least 10 million...

Dubai’s First Medical Tourism Package

With the aim to attract even more tourists, Dubai will launch a tailor-made medical tourism package. The news was shared yesterday by the Dubai...

KidZania to celebrate the London Olympics with spacial games

The Olympic spirit resonates at KidZania®, the award-winning children’s edutainment centre managed by Emaar Retail LLC, with the participation of KidZania® Dubai in the...

Dubai plans to develop two world-class Halal Zones

Economic Zones World announces plan to develop integrated Halal Zones Seeks to serve International and regional Halal markets from the two dedicated zones Economic Zones World...

DMCC and World Gold Council release second edition of ‘Visions of...

Gold coin series reinforces Dubai’s position as the City of Gold, and an important hub in the region Visions...

Dubai Property Prices Decline; Market Still Attractive for Developers

Although real estate prices in Dubai generally increased from the last year, the third quarter of 2014 saw a decline of 5.2 percent in...

Dubai Culture Takes Dubai Art Season to ‘DIFC Art Nights’

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, took Dubai Art Season to ‘DIFC Art Nights’...

UAE National Day Public Holiday

On the occasion of Martyrs’ Day and the 44th UAE National Day, December 2 and 3 have been declared paid holidays for the private...

Pakistani wins ‘Sing like a star’ contest to perform live with...

23-year-old Raheel is the winner of Emirates NBD’s “Sing Like a Star with AR Rahman” contest, which saw more than 200 aspiring singers vie for a chance to sing live with the internationally acclaimed Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist.

Merry Mischief: Celebrate the festive season with Bloomingdale’s – Dubai

Bloomingdale’s – Dubai heralds the launch of the festive season! The festivities kick off on November 13 with a host of fun activities including...

Source of concern: Abandoned cars

According to Dubai Municipality figures for the first quarter of 2012, as much as 3,040 cars were abandoned across Dubai. This compares with 2,738...

Dubai Real Estate Market Overview – Q2 2012

The latest 'Dubai Real Estate Market Overview - Q2 2012' was released today by Jones Lang LaSalle. The report covers the Dubai office, residential,...