Developer says main construction works have begun at Soho Square urban development on Saadiyat Bloom Properties has announced that main construction works have begun at its Soho Square urban development on Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi. Bloom Properties said in a statement that it has...

HTC, a pioneer in innovative smart technologies, has announced the availability of its flagship HTC U11smartphone in the UAE, following its global unveiling last month. The much-awaited smartphone is now available at Dh2,599 ($707) at leading retailers in UAE and across the Middle East. The...

Expatriate Indians in the UAE have a July to early January window of opportunity to make full use of the 13 per cent difference in gold prices between what they are here and in India. It becomes so after India’s new GST (goods and service tax) comes into effect from July 1, and which has been...

For decades, the emirate’s tourism marketing strategy was focussed on luxury resorts and high-end shopping. But the CEO of Dubai’s tourism promotion body, Issam Kazim, says ‘bling’ is no longer the way to attract 20 million visitors by 2020. The man in charge of marketing Dubai to the...

The acting as the CEO of Al Jazeera TV company Mostef Suag has declared that the channel won't change editorial policy, despite diplomatic crisis between the Arab countries and Qatar, the Reuters reports. The satellite TV channel "Al Jazeera" which is earlier broadcasting from Doha has...

The potential joint venture involved the leisure operations of Air Berlin Group and TUIfly Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) said on Thursday it had terminated talks with TUI AG about a potential joint venture involving the leisure operations of Air Berlin Group and TUIfly. EAG, the holding...

The bid is nearly 40 per cent lower than the previous international record Dubai Electricity and Water Authority said on Monday it had received a record low bid of $9.45 cents per kilowatt-hour for its 200MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant. The bid, which MEED.com reports came...

Emaar Properties, a global real estate company, has announced plans to offer up to 30 per cent of its UAE real estate development business in an initial public offering (IPO), which will be the largest since the Emaar Malls IPO in 2014. The decision to list Emaar’s UAE real estate...

Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his Princess Haya bint Al Hussein (L) recently met with Queen Elizabeth II on the sidelines of the 2017 Derby at Epsom, England. Queen Elizabeth II welcomed Sheikh Mohammed and praised the...

New smart scheme enables travellers to use their smartphones instead of their passport at DXB A sophisticated smart scheme enabling travellers to use their smartphones instead of their passport or express gate cards at Dubai International Airport has been launched. The Emirates Smart...