DUBAI // A policeman is accused of taking Dh30,000 from residency rules offenders for cancelling overstaying fines worth more than Dh445,000. The 35-year-old Emirati officer was charged with accepting bribes from nine people to whom he gave departure permits. Four Bangladeshis, two Indians...

• Innovation and entrepreneurship critical to UAE growing sustainably: Abdullah Al Saleh • Dubai has proved its sustainability and resilience against any shocks: Sami Al Qamzi Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince and Chairman of...

Dubai: Dubai’s GDP is expected to grow by 3.1 per cent in 2017, said Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates airline and Group and Chairman of the Economic Development Committee in Dubai, on Tuesday. The emirate’s GDP...

Gulf News test drives Dubai’s new pay by the minute car rental service Dubai: Stepping up its efforts to introduce smart transport solutions, the Roads and Transport Authority earlier this week launched an app-based car rental service in association with two firms. The smart service...

Hamdan presents banner of Hamdan Bin Mohammad Award for Smart Government to RTA Dubai: Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, presented the Banner of Hamdan Bin Mohammad Award for Smart Government to the Roads and...

A police lieutenant said he nabbed the accused from Ajman. An unemployed man, who stole Dh 70,000 worth of electric cables with the aid of accomplices, was charged in the Court of First Instance on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Pakistani is also accused of stealing drilling material and...

Emirates has introduced new sustainable blankets made from 100% recycled plastic bottles. The soft and warm blankets are made using ecoTHREAD™ patented technology and is now available in Economy Class on all long-haul Emirates flights. Each Emirates ecoTHREAD™ blanket is made from 28...

First ever scheduled commercial A380 flight to South America, marking Emirates’ tenth year of operations in Brazil Emirates, voted the World’s Best Airline in the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards, announced today that it will operate the first ever scheduled commercial Airbus A380 flight...

In 2016, police confiscated 1,226 vehicles for breaking traffic rules on Dubai roads Dubai: An Emirati man driving recklessly on the roads had to pay Dubai Traffic Police Dh100,000 just to release his vehicle from the impound, according to police records. To stamp out erratic driving...

The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai has issued a record number of 26,707 new business licences in 2016 as the improved ease of doing business and increasing competitiveness in the emirate spurred optimism among investors and entrepreneurs. The results achieved by the Business...