December 2016 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

December 27, 2016 no comments 956
Offer valid during Dubai Shopping Festival from December 26 to January 28 UAE developer Damac Properties said on Monday it is offering buyers a brand new BMW or other luxury car with the purchase of selected apartments during the Dubai Shopping Festival. The festival runs from...

December 27, 2016 no comments 1122
Abu Dhabi's stock market plans to introduce covered short-selling in the first quarter of 2017, its chief executive said on Monday, as it seeks to boost liquidity and attract more foreign investors. In covered short-selling, investors borrow shares and sell them in the expectation of...

December 27, 2016 no comments 1005
Read the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE's letter to the nation Dubai: Brothers and sisters, I have a few words I would like to say to the people of the UAE on the occasion of the UAE President launching the Year of Giving. As the New Year begins, I hope it would bring more...

December 27, 2016 no comments 890
Police warn public about sleeping in enclosed places with a car engine or any engine-driven tool running within it Sharjah: A 50-year–old Pakistani worker was found dead in a car polishing shop on Sunday morning. He died in his sleep after breathing in carbon monoxide from an idling car...

December 26, 2016 no comments 1398
Number plates bearing Code T would be issued subject to the availability with RTA. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched a new phase of 'Get Your Special Moments on Your Number Plate' initiative, offering a chance to select five-digit plates, reflecting dates of events of...

December 26, 2016 no comments 1118
Lots of cars and gold to be won everyday. Plus, there's the fireworks. I don't love discounts, said no one ever! Millions of shoppers and families will enjoy a jam-packed schedule of events at Dubai Shopping Festival when the event's 22nd edition kicks off on December 26. The...

December 26, 2016 no comments 1055
Enoc customers can participate in the Nissan Grand Draw for the 22nd consecutive year, from December 26 to January 28, 2017. The Dubai Shopping Festival is back and that means daily draws for cars are back too. Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc), a strategic partner of Dubai...

December 26, 2016 no comments 921
Residents in both buildings are currently paying a service charge for the building along with beach club fees and master community fees Dubai: Around 1,000 residents living in Al Haseer and Al Nabat buildings (seven and eight) on Palm Jumeirah’s Shoreline Development have been denied...

December 26, 2016 no comments 1125
Aimed at revitalising economic activity in the emirate of Dubai, the Dubai Municipality is carrying out many development projects including construction of new markets and commercial complexes, and expansion and maintenance of existing markets at a total cost of AED2.5 billion. Hussein Nasser...

December 26, 2016 no comments 935
Dubai: It’s not just the shopping season in India that got wiped out by the demonetisation move — Dubai’s famed Gold Souq is seeing a complete absence of visitors from India exchanging their rupees to make jewellery purchases here. In a good year, these rupee-led transactions would have...

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