December 2017 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

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City: Dubai Industry: Hotels/Restaurant Career: Unspecified Job Type: Full Time Gender: Male Listed: December 11, 2017 7:41 pm Expires: 359 days, 16 hours Description A fast growing catering company in Dubai are looking for the following...

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Construction on the Route 2020 project will see services suspended between the two stations from January Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the suspension of metro services between the Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Ibn Battuta metro stations from 5 January 2018 until the...

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Faraz Khalid says site will begin trading in the kingdom on December 12 Regional e-commerce platform Noon will launch in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, its chief executive has said. The site, which is backed by Dubai billionaire Mohamed Alabbar and the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, the...

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Emirates shares in the passion for films at the 14th edition of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), and joins some of the event’s biggest stars on the red carpet. Along with the honourable presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the DIFF opening red...

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Emirates NBD's Dubai Economy Tracker Index shows that retail sector showed the strong improvement in November Private sector business conditions shows significant improvement with steep growth in output and inflows of new work, according to the seasonally adjusted Emirates NBD Dubai...

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New report predicts that rents will continue to soften across the emirate Dubai’s residential real estate market has completed an entire cycle of decline, recovery and decline in the last 10 years, according to a new report from UAE property services firm Core Savills As other cities...

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Retail head Zhia Shariat said ride-hailing app will grow its e-commerce venture Dukkan to other markets where it operates Dubai-based ride-hailing app Careem is exploring the possibility of delivering “a lot” of items following the launch of e-commerce venture Dukkan at SoleDXB last week,...

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Dubai unveiled its largest ever public budget of Dh56.6 billion ($15,4 billion) for 2018, featuring a 19.5 per cent year-on-year increase, in line with the Dubai Strategic Plan 2021's targets and future commitments, especially Expo 2020. The Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of...

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Head of Dubai Economy's consumer protection arm says offenders will face a series of escalating fines for overcharging Retailers in Dubai who begin charging value-added tax (VAT) on purchases before the tax is introduced, or who charge more than the 5 percent allowed, will face a series of...

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Environment forum organised by EAD throws light on state of air quality in the UAE and the need to keep pollution down Abu Dhabi: The majority of emissions being produced in the UAE can be traced back to the country’s energy sector, making up 74 per cent of released emissions, said an...

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