May 2017 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

May 30, 2017 no comments 1392
Raed Kajoor Al Nuaimi has been appointed as CEO to lead a new entity in Dubai Dubai theme parks operator DXB Entertainments has announced plans to appoint a new CEO. In a bourse statement, the listed company – which runs Dubai Parks and Resorts – said that existing CEO Raed Kajoor Al...

May 30, 2017 no comments 1207
Airline urges social media users not to fall for phishing scam circulating on Facebook Dubai: Emirates airline on Monday said that it is investigating an online scam being circulated on social media. In response to queries by Gulf News, the airline said that it is aware of phishing...

May 29, 2017 no comments 1226
Up to 40 per cent of the construction of the Viceroy Dubai Jumeirah Village hotel and residences is complete Dubai developer SKAI has completed 40 per cent of the construction of its Dhs1.28bn ($348.4m) Viceroy Dubai Jumeirah Village hotel and residences project, it announced on Monday....

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Most projects are scheduled for completion in less than two years Abu Dhabi developer Bloom Properties has awarded five construction contracts worth over Dhs1bn since the beginning of 2017, it announced on Monday. The developer appointed General Construction Company for the main...

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Dubai police official urges drivers to follow traffic regulations in bid to keep road users safe One person died and 14 others were injured in a number of traffic accidents in Dubai since Friday. Dubai Police director general of traffic department Brigadier General Saif Muhair Al...

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Dubai Municipality said it has drawn up an integrated waste management plan through a number of initiatives to maintain cleanliness during Ramadan. The plan includes a number of programmes and technical work plans focused on intensifying supervision and field efforts, awareness among the...

May 29, 2017 no comments 1407
Sharjah-based Bee’ah, a leader in environmental management, has launched a digitally focused company that will employ technological solutions to address logistical, educational, healthcare and other complex issues faced by the region. Under the umbrella of the new company EvoTeq, two new...

May 29, 2017 no comments 1392
Dubai International Airport, DXB, welcomed more than 7.6 million passengers in April, according to the monthly traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports on Monday. Passenger numbers reached 7,622,946 in April, up 9.2 per cent compared to 6,979,063 recorded during the same month in...

May 29, 2017 no comments 1116
A United Arab Emirates government minister on Sunday warned that an alliance of Gulf Arab states was facing a major crisis and he said there was an urgent need to rebuild trust. Anwar Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, made his comments on Twitter less than a week after...

May 28, 2017 no comments 1325
Dubai: Dubai Police have received a donation from an Emirati family to support police’s initiative to provide 30,000 iftar meals for workers in Ramadan, police said on Friday. The family of the late Obaid Al Helou donated Dh360,000 to Dubai Police to prepare iftar meals for workers and...

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