Hello Business Hub includes services beyond telecommunications, including banking, insurance, office leasing and even furniture Telecom giant Etisalat has launched a physical platform aimed at assisting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by easing the process of setting up their...

Shuaa plans to expand its capital markets business in the Middle East following a return to profit Shuaa Capital is assessing potential acquisitions in Egypt’s financial services industry as the Dubai-based firm seeks to become one of the country’s five largest brokerages as soon as this...

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority is also building the world's largest solar energy park Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) will spend 81 billion dirhams ($22 billion) on energy projects over the next five years, with renewables accounting for a growing share of electricity...

Ksenia Kiseleva of DMCC-licensed Regal RA talks regulation, storage and eliminating the dark side of cryptocurrencies Regal RA is, it claims, the first company in the Middle East to be awarded a licence to trade in cryptocurrencies. The licence was issued by the Dubai Multi...

More than 24,000 residential units to be delivered over the course of the next four years. Emaar Development, releasing its first results since listing on Dubai Financial Market, reported a 30 percent growth in net profit of $747 million (AED2.74bn) for 2017. The build-to-sell...

Mall developer set to open The Dubai Mall Fashion Avenue expansion and New Springs Village this year Emaar Malls reported a Q4 profit of $156 million (AED574m), an increase of 27%, in its latest quarterly results. The shopping malls and retail business, majority-owned by Emaar...

Award-winning West End comedy arrives in Dubai in May Monty Python’s West End stage show Spamalot is coming to Dubai this year. Dubai Opera is getting ready to host its first ever comedy show in May, with with six performances over the five days - from Wednesday May 2 to Sunday 6....

Pakistani national persuaded acquaintance to part with $545k for non-existent coins The Criminal Investigation Department at Sharjah Police arrested a Pakistani national believed to be behind a $545,000 (AED2m) scam to sell Bitcoins to a man he met in a mall. The money has reportedly...

Company will offer storage of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies in a vault located in DMCC headquarters Dubai gold trader Regal RA DMCC is the first company in the Middle East to get a license to trade cryptocurrencies, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre said. The company...

Banks in UAE are hopeful of recovering some funds in 2018 from the multibillion-dollar collapse of Saudi Arabia's Saad Group and Ahmad Hamad al-Gosaibi & Bros Co nearly a decade ago DUBAI - Banks in the United Arab Emirates are hopeful of recovering some funds in 2018 from the...