September 2017 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

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Dubai-based Azizi Developments is in talks to launch an ‘iconic tower’, the company’s CEO said on Monday. "We are looking into having one iconic tower in Dubai,” Farhad Azizi told Thomson Reuters Projects in an interview at the Cityscape Global real estate exhibition in Dubai. “But...

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Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region, has announced the launch of ‘The Academy’, a state-of-the-art facility for the promotion of excellence in business and financial services. After more than a decade...

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The UAE has gone a long way in the international Halal industry which is estimated at $2.3 trillion, according to the director general of Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA). “China has been invited to participate in the Global Halal Industry Platform which has been...

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The Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (Adsic) announced that the emirate of Abu Dhabi had topped the Middle East region, in terms of the indicators outlined by the 2017 Cities in Motion Index. The index was published by the Spain-based University of Navarra’s IESE Business School,...

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SE7EN Residences, located on the western trunk of the Palm, consist of two towers with over 1,000 luxury residential units Developer Seven Tides will launch a new residential development on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah at this year’s Cityscape. SE7EN Residences, located on the western trunk...

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Most UAE residents don't buy the cheapest car insurance policy Drivers from France, Britain and Australia are among the safest drivers in the UAE, according to a new survey. A study carried out by yallacompare, a Middle East comparison website, based its findings on vehicle insurance...

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Dubai: Is the daily Sharjah to Dubai — and back — road trip getting too much for you? If yes, a handful of residential communities on the Dubai side are all too willing to roll out the welcome mat for you. And along with favourable rental terms, some landlords there are even throwing in a few...

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Dubai: Dubai’s developers are in no rush to let go of their sales rush and evidence suggests they have no need to. Apartment and villa sales recorded volumes of Dh31 billion in the first six months at a time when the local and regional economies are still on the mend. Just as important for...

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Master developer to launch $1bn worth of projects at opening day of Cityscape Master developer Nakheel will unveil a luxury high-rise beachfront residential project on Palm Jumeirah as part of $1 billion worth of projects set to be launched at this year's Cityscape. The 38-floor...

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Construction on the school began in May 2016 and was completed in August 2017 Abu Dhabi developer Aldar Properties has completed the Repton School project on Reem Island and has handed it over to operator EKI ahead of the commencement of the 2017/18 academic year, it announced on Sunday....

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