Developer Nakheel announces opening of Al Ittihad Park Station as annual passenger numbers pass 1m A new monorail station has opened on Palm Jumeirah as annual passenger figures exceed the one million mark. Passengers using The Palm Monorail in Dubai can now board and alight at the...

A subsidiary of Dubai contractor Arabtec won the contract Dubai contractor Arabtec Holding announced its construction unit has won a Dhs353m contract to build the UAE pavilion at the Expo 2020 site. Arabtec Construction was awarded the contract from Abu Dhabi National Media Council,...

Abu Dhabi: An agreement that paves the way for an e-service to obtain event licences, eliminating the complexity of obtaining approvals separately, has been signed by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) and the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces. The Memorandum...

Dubai: Strong economic fundamentals support UAE’s sovereign credit strength according to Moody’s which has assigned a credit rating of Aa2 and had upgraded the credit outlook from negative to stable recently. The global credit rating agency said its recent change in outlook for the UAE...

Emirates welcomes team after their victory in Bermuda Ahead of their highly anticipated welcome in Auckland, the winning crew of Emirates Team New Zealand arrived in Dubai to proudly celebrate their America’s Cup win today. Emirates Team New Zealand and ‘Auld Mug’ were welcomed at...

Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world's top airport for international passenger numbers, rose by 1.9 percent to 6.85 million in May from a year earlier, operator Dubai Airports said on Monday. About 36.97 million passengers used the airport from January to May,...

Hong Kong emerges as the most expensive place for education Dubai: Education in the UAE doesn’t come cheap. Parents in the country shell out nearly half a million dirhams in their lifetime just to ensure their child gets the full education they need. According to a study...

EFECO (Emirates Falcon Electromechanical Co), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai-based Arabtec Holding PJSC, has won a 113 million UAE dirham ($30.7 million) contract for mechanical, electrical and plumbing work at the Creekside 18 project, Arabtec said in a statement on Monday. EFECO will...

Station accessible to tenants in Golden Mile, other residences in The Palm Dubai: Residents and visitors at The Palm Jumeirah will now have better public transportation service, with one major station just opening up. The facility provides easy access to residents at the Golden Mile...

U.S. authorities have withdrawn the ban on the transportation of laptops onboard the planes arriving from the airport of the capital of the UAE of Abu Dhabi entered because of threat of terrorist attacks. Reports the The National edition about it. Information on cancellation of the ban...