2016 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

September 2, 2016 1 comment 1293
Emaar and Damac star among publicly listed while Qatari Diar leads among privately held Dubai: UAE’s developers Emaar, Damac and Aldar were rated as the top public-listed developers and ahead of the competition from their Gulf counterparts in the rankings put out by Forbes . “With the...

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The Anti-Infiltration Department of the Dubai Police said 15,348 people were held for infiltrating country; they included 2,520 women. The number of infltrators has increased by 1,884 in comparison with the number last year. During the first half of this year the Dubai Police have...

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Dreaming of becoming rich overnight, the woman transferred money to the man without meeting him or even signing contract Bogus companies are into the art of persuasion to cheat social media users who are keen to invest money in trading projects. Gullible people fall into the net...

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Father found out that his former driver was sexually abusing his son only when the latter received a WhatsApp message from the man in front of him. A driver, who was sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy and was only exposed through a WhatsApp message which was read by chance by the...

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Dubai-based luxury property developer Seven Tides will be back at Cityscape Global with an update on the construction of the newest addition to its luxury hospitality and residential portfolio, Dukes Dubai. At the three-day event, Seven Tides’ executives will also share details of demand for...

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The mother wins appeal against maid’s earlier three-year sentence for pouring acid on Emirati boy’s face A housemaid will serve 15 years in prison after a higher court upheld an earlier appeals court ruling for more jail time against the woman for pouring acid on a three-year-old Emirati...

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Careem's services will be available on 'skeleton basis' One of two car-hailing companies that suspended operations in the UAE capital after some drivers were detained, has resumed limited service. Dubai-based Careem says it restarted operations in Abu Dhabi on a 'skeleton basis' early...

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The Dubai airline flydubai published results of the work for the first today half-year 2016 according to which turnover of the company for the accounting period constituted 2,302 billion UAE dirhams (627 million US dollars) that constitutes growth in 5,4% in comparison with the first half of the...

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The United Arab Emirates can finish long process of development of the bankrupcy law by the end of this year. Earlier postponed bankrupcy law can be finally developed by the end of this year in the UAE, the Minister of Economic Affairs Sultan bin Said al-Mansuri on Wednesday declared. This...

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DUBAI // The largest inflatable water park in the Middle East is set to open at Jumeirah Beach Residence. The park is designed as an inflatable obstacle course where visitors need to overcome a number of ramps, slides wiggle bridges, curves and towers to reach the end point, promising...

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