The Global Dialogue for Happiness serves as a curtain raiser to the World Government Summit 2018. Government policy and societal wellbeing are intertwined, Ohoud bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness and Wellbeing said at the opening session of the Global Dialogue for...

Dubai's JW Marriott Marquis currently wears the crown of worlds' tallest hotel. The world's next tallest hotel will open its door in Dubai on Monday, February 12. Located on the Sheikh Zayed Road near the Dubai International Financial Centre, the Gevora Hotel has been built by Majid...

This is Modi's second visit to the UAE and is indicative of the new momentum in the UAE-India ties Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Abu Dhabi from Palestine on Saturday evening on a two-day state visit. He was received by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown...

Project backers Prince Alwaleed and Bakr Bin Laden were detained in the kingdom’s corruption probe Construction of the world’s tallest skyscraper in Jeddah is going ahead, the head of the consortium behind the $1.5bn project said, despite the detention of some businessmen backing the plan...

Under no circumstance will the patient bear any financial liability, according to the new resolution Ambulances in Dubai are set to become free for patients under a new resolution issued by the emirate’s Crown Prince, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The...

A country and sector risks report from Coface forecasts GDP growth of 3.8 percent in 2018 Household consumption and international tourism will likely be the main drivers of growth in the UAE in 2018, according to a new country and sector risks report from Coface. Notably, the report...

Developer charged investors not just for Floating Seahorses but also for plots in the sea for which it promised title deeds from DLD DUBAI: Shocking new details have emerged about the multi-million dollar Floating Seahorse project in The Heart of Europe on The World Islands — a manmade...

UAE Vice-President opens platform showcasing innovation as part of World Government Summit Dubai: Governments of the future are the ones which espouse revolutionary ideas that advance human life by foreseeing challenges of the future and developing proactive solutions, said His Highness...

Sheikh Mohammed's comments came in a report from Oxford Business Group on the wide-reaching effects of Expo 2020 Expo 2020 will drive entrepreneurial growth and help Dubai in its aims of becoming a regional startup hub, according to a new report from Oxford Business Group (OBG). The...

Tax authorities would have to engage with businesses to make sure compliance is done the right way UAE - The five per cent VAT that came into effect in two GCC countries from the start of 2018 "is extremely low in global standards" and would be increased to 10 per cent after five years, an...