SpaceShipTwo, carrying a passenger for the first time, exceeds the US definition of space - anything over an altitude of 50 miles Abu Dhabi-backed Virgin Galactic's spacecraft reached an altitude of more than 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) on Friday, carrying for the first time a passenger...

Chris Froome, Tom Dumoulin and Alejandro Valverde among big names competing in the UAE from Sunday The biggest names in world cycling are set to compete in the inaugural UAE Tour which starts on Sunday. The only Middle East race in the UCI WorldTour calendar, all 18 UCI WorldTeams...

The World Ocean Summit will convene in Abu Dhabi next month, marking the first time the international conference comes to the Middle East The sixth edition of the World Ocean Summit will convene in Abu Dhabi next month, marking the first time the international conference comes to the...

Cavendish Maxwell research says average Dubai property prices have softened by more than 9% in the past year Average Dubai property prices have softened by more than 9 percent in the past year, according to new research. The Property Monitor report by Cavendish Maxwell indicated...

Tawazun Economic Council says Aurus investment made through its recently launched Defence and Security Development Fund UAE-based Tawazun Economic Council, through its recently launched Defence and Security Development Fund, has invested AED460 million ($125 million) in the Russian...

Hazza Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi to answer questions ahead of their mission to the International Space Station in September Have you got a question for UAE's first astronauts Hazza Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi, who are set to launch into space this September for an eight-day...

Expedia data shows the number of travellers visiting the UAE from Europe is on the increase The number of travellers visiting the UAE from Europe is on the rise, according to the latest data compiled by Expedia Group. The data for the fourth quarter of 2018 showed the top 10...

Wood Group, a global leader in engineering, project and technical services, has been signed up by Adnoc Refining to provide Pre-Front End Engineering and Designing (Pre-Feed) services for its new refinery coming up in Ruwais region of Abu Dhabi. With this announcement today, Wood took a...

UAE-based Meraas has unveiled its plans for Central Park at City Walk, a new exclusive residential neighbourhood which will surround a 40,000 sq m private park in the heart of Dubai. A Dubai-based conglomerate, Meraas aims to enhance the emirate’s cityscape with a human-centric approach to...

UAE companies received 35% of the deals while 65% were awarded to foreign firms The UAE has awarded 104 defence contracts worth more than Dh20.35 billion to local and international companies over the five days of the International Defence Exhibition (Idex 2019) that ended on Thursday....