DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, has claimed a new Guinness World Records title for the world’s largest jigsaw puzzle by surface area. In celebration of the Year of Zayed, the wooden jigsaw of over 12,000 pieces...

The Construction Cost Index (CCI) in Abu Dhabi, UAE reached a level of 103.5 per cent during the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 9.9 per cent compared to the first quarter of 2017, a media report said. Construction costs also rose during the first quarter of 2018 by 5.6 per cent, compared...

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said that the total ridership of marine transit modes in the emirate has clocked 7,182,435 riders during the first half of 2018. Abras accounted for the biggest number of commuters ferrying as much as 6,867,348 riders. “Serving 7,182,435 riders in...

New figures from OAG Aviation say Emirates service is world's third best money-making route between April 2017 and this March Emirates' route between Dubai and London Heathrow has been named the world's third best for generating revenue, according to a report by OAG Aviation. The...

MoCCAE will allocate 7,600-sq-m of land and provide logistical support to Shalimar Biotech Industries The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) and Shalimar Biotech Industries have signed an agreement to establish vertical farms on the ministry’s land in Dubai, said a...

UAE’s national banks slashed number of branches across country The UAE’s national banks have slashed the number of their branches across the country to 754 by May-end, compared to 771 by the end of 2017, according to the Central Bank of the UAE's (CBUAE) recent data. While the number of...

Flexible payment plan offers buyers financing of up to 80% for ready and off-plan units Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City, District One, has announced a strategic partnership with Dubai Islamic Bank to offer customers an exceptional extended payment plan for its luxury apartments...

New penalty after ambulance and police patrols were hindered by a large number of rubberneckers, who delayed attendance to nine injured victims Abu Dhabi Police have warned drivers against rubbernecking at accident scenes to avoid an AED1,000 traffic fine following an accident that saw...

In June, Dubai slashed municipality fees on sales at local restaurants and hotels from 10 percent to 7 percent to reduce the cost of doing business With several F&B concepts in Dubai requesting customers to pay a 100% deposit for their meals upon reservation, dubbing it a ‘booking fee’,...

The enhancement project was undertaken last year Majid Al Futtaim, a leading retail and leisure pioneer in the region, announced today the opening of City Centre Sharjah’s Dh260 million ($70.7 million) reinvigorated extension with the emirate’s first 12-screen Vox Cinemas. “We are...