DUBAI // Building a layered security network that has the trust of the local population and shares data among governments departments is just one of the ways the UAE can protect itself from digital threats, experts have said. Although the UAE has been working on its e-government services...

Salary increases expected to rise by 0.5% in real terms, the lowest in a decade Dubai: Workers in UAE and the rest of the Gulf are headed for a sluggish growth in personal incomes next year, as businesses keep a lid on financial rewards amid low oil prices. In 2017, headline pay...

System identifies crime hotspots and predicts future crimes Dubai: Dubai Police’s innovative “Crime Prediction Analysis” system is still in the trial phase and aims to decrease the number of crimes across the city and help police predict crimes before they happen using big data....

An Emirati clearance clerk said the car had been purchased from Japan and shipped to the UAE. A man managed to sell a Dh50,000 car to a Saudi customer for almost thrice its market price, the Dubai Court of First Instance heard on Tuesday. The defendant, a Yemeni, convinced the victim...

Dubai: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) said on Tuesday it would adopt a new health insurance payment system across the emirate. Under the new system, payments to hospitals will be based on the level of care required and hospital resources, rather than the patient’s length of stay. The...

Dubai: The economic growth of the UAE’s non-oil sector is expected to see increased momentum in 2017 on the back of Expo 2020-related government spending in Dubai and relatively modest fiscal consolidation measures in Abu Dhabi aimed at boosting overall spending, according to Standard Chartered...

British Premier Theresa May also joined the summit with the aim of pushing talks on trade after Britain's exit from the European Union. The Gulf leaders gathered for a summit in Bahrain with His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE...

Cheval Residences Group, a leading London developer has revealed growing investor interest in the GCC serviced apartment sector as investors capitalise on the region’s growing hospitality market and rising trend of the extended stay model. According to a recent Colliers International...

Hotel giant renews management agreement for one of the emirate's first luxury hotels Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and Abjar Hotels International have renewed the management agreement for The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai – the landmark beachfront property on JBR Walk that...

A Sharjah car licence plate with the number ‘2’ has been sold for $708,446 (AED2.6 million) in an online auction, it was announced on Sunday. The auction for vanity plate numbers was organised by Sharjah Police in collaboration with Emirates Auction from November 20 to December 2. The...