July 2018 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

July 23, 2018 no comments 943
Agreements cover areas including Al Saadiyat Walk, Jawher Al Saadiyat, Leilak, Azur, and Turquoise for the construction of residential villas or property units Abu Dhabi City Municipality has signed five Real Estate Escrow Account agreements with Aldar Properties to build about 1,500...

July 22, 2018 no comments 945
Talks between Emirates, Etihad Airways have been facilitated by the UAE's embassy in Pretoria, according to Mahash Alhameli, the UAE ambassador to South Africa. Two UAE airlines have held talks with South African Airways about a partnership that it says is needed to revive its business,...

July 22, 2018 no comments 972
Industrial Capacity Cooperation Financial Group Limited is expected to manage $2bn in investment, set to start ops by the end of 2018 Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has announced the establishment of the first Chinese state-owned financial services firm to provide investment and financial...

July 21, 2018 no comments 1007
Vedder, a unit of design firm that worked on Burj Khalifa, is awarded interior design contract for new superyacht A unit of Dubai-based Depa Limited, the interior design firm which worked on the Burj Khalifa, has won a AED74 million ($20.1 million) contract to fit-out a new superyacht....

July 21, 2018 no comments 897
ARADA hands the main construction award for the first four Areej Apartments blocks, based within phase 1 of Aljada ARADA has awarded the first construction contract at Aljada, its mega mixed-use project in Sharjah. The UAE developer handed the main construction award for the first four...

July 21, 2018 no comments 640
Al Marmoom Ultramarathon offers 270km, 100km and 50km challenges across desert terrain; will be held on December 11-15 Dubai's Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve will host the world's longest desert ultra-run later this year. The Al Marmoom Ultramarathon is a 270km, 100km and 50km...

July 21, 2018 no comments 872
Ghantoot Group, one of the region’s leading construction, development and service groups, has signed a sponsorship agreement with Al Bayt Mitwahid Association (ABM) that will see the duo work in cohesion to supply the community with various projects and initiatives. Together, they announced...

July 21, 2018 no comments 1004
The number of subscribers to telecommunications services in the UAE rose to around 24 million during the first five months of 2018, a growth of around 2 per cent compared to the end of 2017, a media report said. All relevant sectors registered growth since the start of the current year,...

July 21, 2018 no comments 864
Parties to cooperate on wide range of areas to better support development of China-UAE Industrial Capacity Cooperation Demonstration Park UAE - A strategic partnership and mutual promotion mechanism was established as Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) CEO Tony Douglas and Jiangsu Provincial...

July 21, 2018 no comments 1032
Dubai Duty Free sales increase places the operation well on track to reach $2.01bln by the end of the year Dubai Duty Free has announced a 10 per cent increase in sales for the first half of the year, with turnover reaching Dh3.671 billion and placing the operation well on track to reach...

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