Cars are being impounded in Abu Dhabi and motorists are facing hefty fines for having uncleaned cars. More than a hundred cars have been impounded and dozens of motorists fined up to Dh3,000 as Abu Dhabi Municipality cracks down on “unsightly” dirty cars left behind by owners on holiday....

The National talks to the head of Dubai’s air wing ambulance about a unique job, and one that has many highs and lows. Whether it's an accident on a mountain, a fall in a remote area or roads clogged with traffic after a crash, it's up to Majid Mohammed Al Zarooni and his team of air...

Emirates is seeking new revenue sources after being hit by tough economic conditions Dubai carrier Emirates has expanded its offer of paid access to more than 25 airport lounges worldwide after initially introducing the service at Dubai International Airport. The carrier announced in...

SHARJAH: Talal Al Rumaidhi, Secretary-General of the Kuwaiti Writers Association, praised the initiative of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to establish poetry centres in the Arab region. He made this statement while...

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has priced $2.3 billion in senior bonds split across three tranches, the company said on Sunday. DAE priced $500 million of 4 percent notes due in 2020, $800 million 4.5 percent bonds due in 2022 and $1 billion 5 percent bonds due in 2024, according to a...

UMM AL QUWAIN: The Civil Defence squads in Umm Al Quwain, supported by units from the departments of Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Abu Dhabi and other police wings, extinguished a fire that broke out on Saturday evening at a petrochemical plant in the Umm Al Thaab industrial area of Umm...

RTA has plans to install bus shelters in International City by 4th quarter of 2017 Dubai: International City commuters said they suffer in the heat and are sometimes fall sick due to the lack of bus shelters in the area. International City is home to some 60,000 residents, a...

The economic performance of Dubai is better than other economies in the region. Dubai has outperformed global economic growth and defied downward trends that prevailed worldwide in 2016, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council, said on Sunday....

Around 55 per cent of the work on the Mleiha Road Development in Sharjah, UAE, has already been completed and the 42-km-long project is on track for completion next year, said a report. The project, which will extend from the Al Badi intersection to Sheikh Khalifa Road in Fujairah, is estimated...

Issues of oversupply and ongoing economic uncertainty continue to put pressure on Abu Dhabi’s residential real estate market, according to leading international property company Chestertons Middle East and North Africa (Mena). The apartments rents registered a three per cent drop during the...