SHARJAH // Shopowners should charge customers Dh1 for every plastic bag and offer alternatives, despite the lack of a law to make it obligatory, says the man known as the Green Sheikh. And people and companies should be urged to replace bottled water with filtered water from taps. "If...

The UAE's total trade in primary and secondary batteries in 2015 totalled $1.42 billion, 68.6 per cent of which is claimed by direct trade, while the UAE free-zone market accounted for 31.4 per cent thereof, a report said. The country's foreign trade in batteries grew by 12.9 per cent in 2015...

Raed Kajoor Al Nuaimi has been appointed as CEO to lead a new entity in Dubai Dubai theme parks operator DXB Entertainments has announced plans to appoint a new CEO. In a bourse statement, the listed company – which runs Dubai Parks and Resorts – said that existing CEO Raed Kajoor Al...

Airline urges social media users not to fall for phishing scam circulating on Facebook Dubai: Emirates airline on Monday said that it is investigating an online scam being circulated on social media. In response to queries by Gulf News, the airline said that it is aware of phishing...

Up to 40 per cent of the construction of the Viceroy Dubai Jumeirah Village hotel and residences is complete Dubai developer SKAI has completed 40 per cent of the construction of its Dhs1.28bn ($348.4m) Viceroy Dubai Jumeirah Village hotel and residences project, it announced on Monday....

Most projects are scheduled for completion in less than two years Abu Dhabi developer Bloom Properties has awarded five construction contracts worth over Dhs1bn since the beginning of 2017, it announced on Monday. The developer appointed General Construction Company for the main...

Dubai police official urges drivers to follow traffic regulations in bid to keep road users safe One person died and 14 others were injured in a number of traffic accidents in Dubai since Friday. Dubai Police director general of traffic department Brigadier General Saif Muhair Al...

Dubai Municipality said it has drawn up an integrated waste management plan through a number of initiatives to maintain cleanliness during Ramadan. The plan includes a number of programmes and technical work plans focused on intensifying supervision and field efforts, awareness among the...

Sharjah-based Bee’ah, a leader in environmental management, has launched a digitally focused company that will employ technological solutions to address logistical, educational, healthcare and other complex issues faced by the region. Under the umbrella of the new company EvoTeq, two new...

Dubai International Airport, DXB, welcomed more than 7.6 million passengers in April, according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports on Monday. Passenger numbers reached 7,622,946 in April, up 9.2 per cent compared to 6,979,063 recorded during the same month in...