2016 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

December 30, 2016 no comments 914
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, rounded off another year of growth in 2016, underlined by fleet and network expansion, as well as customer focused product investments. Commenting on 2016, Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline said: “Consumer appetite for travel has...

December 30, 2016 no comments 2296
New time period for reopening revealed a year on from the New Year’s Eve fire at the 63-storey tower Dubai: Saturday marks a year after the New Year’s Eve fire at The Address Downtown Dubai hotel and developer Emaar has set a mid-2017 reopening time for its flagship hospitality project,...

December 29, 2016 no comments 942
Dubai welcomed almost 1,000 travel industry professionals and conference organisers from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East during the final quarter of this year to showcase the emirate’s impressive range of tourism offerings, through a series of familiarisation trips organized by Dubai Tourism....

December 29, 2016 no comments 1121
Greenfield Community School (GCS), a Taaleem school, will be ringing in the New Year with a focus on mindfulness and well-being. The new "Mindfulness Room" in the school's Primary Department is a place for children to re-center themselves and grow as individuals while focusing on all things...

December 29, 2016 no comments 1025
DUBAI // More than 650,000 people are expected to welcome 2017 in the shadow of Burj Khalifa as the official new year fireworks illuminate the night sky. The annual display at the world’s tallest building is this year one of 160 locations across the emirate to host displays at the turn of...

December 29, 2016 no comments 1009
Four top managers at National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) are leaving the bank ahead of a merger with First Gulf Bank (FGB) to create one of the Middle East and Africa's biggest banks, according to sources. Abdulla Mohammed Saleh AbdulRaheem, deputy group chief executive and Qamber al-Mulla,...

December 29, 2016 no comments 1015
Dubai: The UAE’s pro-diversification efforts in the past are yielding results in terms of sustainable growth outlook and results will be more visible as the regional economies face structural changes from prolonged lower oil prices, according to economists and analysts. While the decline in...

December 29, 2016 no comments 930
Dubai-based property developer Damac on Wednesday announced the sales launch of three-bedroom villas near a golf course operated by the Trump Organisation. The new Akoya Play villas, priced at 1.05 million dirhams ($286,103), are located in the company’s flagship Akoya Oxygen project...

December 29, 2016 no comments 921
Dubai: It’s no secret that Dubai is a pricey place to spend New Year’s Eve. So pricey, in fact, that the city has been ranked the most expensive place in the world to ring in the New Year. A fully-loaded celebration in Dubai will cost Dh2,240 per person — Dh340 more than in New York, the...

December 29, 2016 no comments 1008
Airbus, one of the leading planemakers in the world, has announced plans to postpone the delivery of 12 A380 planes to Dubai-based Emirates airline, the double-decker plane’s biggest customer, over the next two years. The planemaker said it would step up cost cuts to minimise the impact of...

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