Emirates has enhanced comfort in the air with a host of exclusive, new products introduced to its First and Business Class cabins. Customers will travel in luxury with new additions including First Class lounge wear, luxury blankets, skincare from VOYA and a new range of amenity kits from...

Dubai’s Nakheel has launched a construction tender for the latest stage of its expansion of Ibn Battuta Mall, Zawya projects reported. Located southwest of the existing mall, the “E5” expansion will include a new cinema complex and a 1,376-space multi-storey car park constructed on a built-up...

Dubai plans to post a small budget deficit next year of 2.5 billion dirhams ($681 million), or 0.6 percent of gross domestic product, as it sharply raises spending on infrastructure, the government said on Wednesday. The emirate is extending its metro system, expanding its airports and road...

His Excellency Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), welcomed the non-resident Maldivian Ambassador to the UAE, His Excellency Abdullah Hamid, to discuss renewed UAE-Maldives bi-lateral relations. The meeting, attended by ADFD’s senior...

Sharjah – MENA Herald: The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with China Council for the Promotion of International Trade yesterday. The MOU, which aim to enhance Sharjah’s ties with international trade partners, will pave the way for...

RTA clarifies truck movement on the highway will remain as usual Dubai: Truck movement on both Mohammad Bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road in Dubai will continue unhindered, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) clarified on Wednesday. The clarification came following reports that...

Emirates has selected three not-for-profit organisations working in wildlife protection and environmental conservation in Africa as the recipients of award funding under its ‘A Greener Tomorrow’ initiative. The winners, Southern African Wildlife College Trust, Southern African Foundation...

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, recently expanded its network of cargo destinations in the US with the launch of a new daily service to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Fort Lauderdale is Emirates SkyCargo’s 13th destination in the US, and its second in Florida, said a statement...

Banks around the world are reducing their banking relationships with a focus on higher-risk countries, including in the region, resulting in more banks losing access to international financial networks and products, said an industry expert. Osama Al Rahma, CEO of Alfardan Exchange and chairman...

The department issued 175,000 fines for driving on the hard shoulder, and 35,000 tickets were issued to drivers who did not maintain space between vehicles. Despite traffic safety campaigns launched by the Dubai Police, the number of road deaths in the emirate has increased in 2016...