Dubai Investments Real Estate Company (DIRC) said its latest development, Mirdif Hills, is set to become one of the most popular residential communities in Dubai, UAE. Mirdif Hills, currently the only freehold project in Mirdif, is a mixed-use residential, commercial and retail development. The...

ABU DHABI // Convicted drug users are being sent back to court to have their sentences reduced, or to be freed, after new maximum penalties were introduced last year. The minimum sentence for drugs users has been reduced from four to two years, and the penalty for taking psychotropic pills...

Bi-annual event consists of catwalk shows, presentations, talks and panel discussions headed by industry professionals Regional platform Fashion Forward Dubai will return for its ninth season from March 23 to 25 in Dubai Design District. The event will showcase the work of Middle...

Move by Dubai Central Laboratory comes as popularity of Halal cosmetics continue to grow as awareness about ingredients rises Dubai Central Laboratory (DCL) at Dubai Municipality has launched a new service to verify Halal cosmetics and personal care products. The Halal testing is...

Revenue grown ‘against all odds’ to over $600m in H1 2016, says Bin Sulayem DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem has backed the US President Donald Trump’s view on free trade, saying it has been “utterly misunderstood”. On Monday, Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the...

Bulgari’s executive vice president Silvio Ursini said the room rates will be “by far the highest in the market” The upcoming Bulgari Resort and Residences on Dubai’s Jumeira Bay Island will take the crown of the emirate’s most expensive hotel when it opens later this year, an executive has...

The case was reported to Al Barsha police on July 19, last year. A WhatsApp message led to the arrest of a prostitution ring in Dubai, according to the Dubai Police. The prostitution ring involved a Bangladeshi security guard and other unknown persons. The 27-year-old guard was...

The Court of First Instance acquitted the woman finding her innocent of the accusation. The Federal Supreme Court upheld a verdict on an Arab woman who was convicted of adultery by the Court of Appeals. The Egyptian woman had published her 'lewd photo' on a social networking site...

DUBAI// A 53-year-old Bangladeshi fishmonger and two compatriots were sentenced to life in prison for selling drugs from his shop in Al Ras. In April 2015 officers at Dubai police’s anti-narcotics department were tipped off about the defendant hiding drugs in his shop and selling them to...

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the United Arab Emirates' largest sharia-compliant lender, is targeting loan growth of between 10 and 15 percent in 2017 after reporting an estimate-beating 58.4 percent rise in fourth-quarter 2016 net profit. Aiming to pave the way for the bank's next stage of...