October 2016 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

October 28, 2016 no comments 865
ABU DHABI // Residents are paying hundreds of dirhams each month to have their cars washed while they are out of the country to avoid them being impounded for being too dusty. Vehicles that are deemed by Abu Dhabi Municipality to be "disfiguring the city image and public health" are...

October 28, 2016 no comments 798
Motorists are urged to drive with caution especially in coastal areas Dubai: Forecasters have urged motorists to drive with caution in the early mornings of this weekend due to possible fog or mist formation. Visibility may deteriorate in the early mornings of Friday and Saturday in...

October 27, 2016 no comments 739
Property prices in areas alongside the Dubai Water Canal are likely to increase by up to 15 percent when the new waterway opens next month, Dubai developer Tanmiyat Global, who is set to handing over the first keys to owners in 2017, said on Wednesday. Tanmiyat’s flagship project, The Court...

October 27, 2016 no comments 736
The female officer was arrested at Terminal 3 of the airport. A female police officer was sentenced to three months in jail on Wednesday for stealing money in dollars, equivalent to Dh2,000, from a traveler's wallet while she was on duty at the Dubai International Airport. The...

October 27, 2016 no comments 722
Cityland Group, the company behind the Dubai Miracle Garden and Dubai Butterfly Garden, plans to open the world’s first nature-inspired mall in Dubai, according to a statement on Wednesday. The Dh1.1 billion Cityland Mall is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2018 next to Global...

October 27, 2016 no comments 740
ABU DHABI // The spread of rumours online is all but impossible to control when social media is our main means of communication, experts say. Security and media officials and academics who attended a seminar hosted by the National Crisis & Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) said people...

October 27, 2016 no comments 767
First Gulf Bank (FGB), the third-largest lender by assets in the United Arab Emirates, beat estimates on Wednesday as it posted a 31 percent rise in third-quarter net profit. FGB, which is being merged with rival National Bank of Abu Dhabi , made a net profit of 1.86 billion dirhams ($506.5...

October 27, 2016 no comments 656
* NBAD Q3 profit 1.32 bln dhs vs 1.33 bln dhs yr-ago * NBAD Q3 impairments 287 mln dhs vs 171 mln dhs yr-ago * NBAD sees low single digit profit/revenues for 2016 - CFO National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the United Arab Emirates' largest lender by assets, posted flat...

October 26, 2016 no comments 859
Design, route for high-speed transit system between Dubai, Abu Dhabi unveiled, ahead of official launch Dubai: The design of the proposed transport system that promises to take commuters from Abu Dhabi to Dubai in less than 15 minutes has recently been unveiled. In a video released...

October 26, 2016 no comments 736
Flydubai is also moving to the airport next year Dubai's Emirates airline will move its base from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Al Maktoum International airport at Dubai World Central (DWC) by 2025, a top government official said. Located in the south of Dubai near Jebel Ali, DWC...

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