Dubai ruler announces laws to establish the Knowledge Dirham Fee and the Innovation Dirham Fee Dubai on Monday announced plans to introduce two new fees related to government services and innovation. According to state news agency WAM, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice...

New Rochester Institute of Technology campus to include innovation and entrepreneurship centre A leading US university is embarking on a major expansion plan in Dubai with a new campus project costing about AED500 million ($136 million). Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of...

Dubai-based property developer and fast-growing F&B specialist The First Group has signed a landmark deal with global content powerhouse Endemol Shine Group to bring the world’s first MasterChef the TV Experience restaurant to Dubai. Based on the hugely popular MasterChef reality television...

Work is in full swing at the Gate Avenue at DIFC, a premium urban retail, leisure and cultural development at the heart of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and is all set to open in the first half of 2018. DIFC Authority said more than 95 per cent of the concrete structure had...

A recent study revealed that Emirates airline has been ranked fifth after McDonald's, Nike, Adidas and Coca-Cola among the world's top 100 brands most visible on social media Social media is not merely a tool for interaction with friends and family. It is also a source for the corporate...

The LuLu Group has plans underway that could create jobs for over 40,000 people in India Prominent NRI businessman and one of the major investors in India, Yusuffali MA sees tremendous push from UAE investors into India. Reacting on the latest easing of FDI norms by Modi government,...

Five corridors between Dubai and Sharjah witness 900,000 vehicular trips daily A metro link connecting the northern emirate of Sharjah with Dubai’s Green Line could help reduce traffic on the congested highways between the emirates by more than 30 per cent, according to a new study....

Group's new 'Digital Office' to drive excellence in banking innovation Emirates NBD has announced two senior technology appointments as part of its digital transformation strategy. Miguel Rio Tinto has been appointed chief information officer (CIO) to lead the group’s Information...

Makkah dominated new hotel room supply in Saudi Arabia in 2017 A total of 6,800 branded hotel keys were added to the UAE’s hotel market in 2017 as key source markets, particularly Russia, saw a 98 percent increase in visitors, according to a newly released market review from Colliers...

The new dnata facility will provide high-quality catering to airlines. Dubai-based dnata, one of the world's largest air services providers, has opened its newest flight catering facility at Dublin Airport. The Dublin facility, which was unveiled by dnata president, Gary Chapman,...