The concert of Syrian singer and regional favourite Assala Nasri will take place on 16th of June 2018 at the Dubai Opera. Assala is one of the region’s most well-known Arab artists, her artistic career spans more than 28 years with an extensive repertoire of different Arabic music genres....

Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak says decision to reduce tourism fees will support hotel occupancy levels in the emirate Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has hailed a decision to reduce tourism and municipality fees, saying...

Palmex received the licence from the Central Bank of Bahrain Palmex, a cryptocurrency exchange launched by Dubai-based blockchain startup ArabianChain Technology, has become the first in the MENA region to receive a regulatory sandbox licence. A regulatory sandbox is a framework and...

The service will be offered at the Terminal 3 departure and transit areas from June 15 to August 31 Dubai airline Emirates will offer complimentary ice cream to all its passengers at Dubai International Airport this summer. Ice cream cups will be given out at the Terminal 3 departure...

Arabtec Holding, a leading construction company in the Middle East, said one of its subsidiaries, Efeco (Emirates Falcon Electromechanical Company), has been awarded a MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) works contract worth Dh117 million ($32 million) for the Creek Horizon Plot 19 in...

Ministry of Climate Change and Environment invites several companies in the UAE to carry out the pilot phase of the project The UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) is introducing a new project to survey and map agricultural areas using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)....

Master developer Nakheel said it is assessing 11 proposals, with the lowest bid seen at just under Dh650 million ($177 million), for the construction of Dragon Towers, its twin-building residential complex at the rapidly-expanding Dragon City community in Dubai. The contract is likely to be...

Proposal to reduce tourism fees from 6% to 3.5%, municipality fees from 4% to 2% The Abu Dhabi Executive Committee has approved a proposal to reduce tourism fees from 6 per cent to 3.5 per cent and municipality fees from 4 per cent to 2 per cent, a report said. The decision came during...

ICD’s revenue increase was attributed to higher oil and gas revenues Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), has posted a 11.6 per cent increase in net income for the year ended 31st December 2017. The net income reached AED24.6 billion, reflecting strong earnings contribution from the...

US Federal Reserve expected to increase rates in Wednesday meeting Key interest rates in the UAE are likely to go up from tomorrow (Thursday) as the US Federal Reserve is expected to increase rates in today's (Wednesday) meeting. "We see most GCC central banks raising their benchmark...