Initiative aims to encourage customers to use ‘smart channels’ to complete tasks Government service centres in Dubai will partially shut their doors next month in a bid to educate residents about the range of tasks that can be completed online. UAE vice president and prime minister...

The new incentives aim to reduce the emirate’s carbon footprint Dubai is introducing free charging, designated parking spaces and wavers on fees to encourage the use of electric vehicles. New incentives announced in the emirate on Sunday will allow electric car owners to charge their...

ServiceMarket, the UAE-based platform for moving and home services, reveals trends over past 12 months ServiceMarket, the UAE-based platform for moving and home services, says it has seen a surge of people moving to Dubailand over the past 12 months. The trend is highlighted in the...

Police say British national detained for 'gesturing his finger in an offensive way' to another road user Dubai Police have confirmed reports that a British national has been arrested for making an offensive gesture while driving in the emirate. In a Facebook post, Dubai Police said the...

Dubai: Dubai’s sprawling transport network is set to expand further with the addition of seven new routes from Tuesday, including two Metro links. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Saturday announced that its expansion programme will also see changes to 24 routes reaching different...

ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has allocated an Abu Dhabi government grant of Dh40 million to the Comorian government for electricity network development. The grant will help enhance the efficiency of public utility systems such as electricity supply in the Comoros...

The appliances sector, especially consumer electronics, will be hardest hit by the introduction of value-added tax (VAT), according to Euromonitor International. As for other segments of the retail sector, the UAE’s first major tax will have varying degrees of impact, says Nikola Kosutic,...

DUBAI - Dubai authorities have begun telling owners of high-rise buildings across the emirate to make the facades more resistant to fire, the government said on Saturday, after a string of skyscraper blazes. The government did not specify how it would ensure that owners complied with the...

Improved worker welfare will form part of Expo 2020 Dubai’s legacy, according to the universal exposition’s vice president of real estate and delivery, Ahmed Al Khatib In his keynote address at Construction Week : Leaders in Construction UAE Summit 2017, Al Khatib said that a commitment...

Abu Dhabi: Avid Apple consumers will have to wait until later next month to order the new iPhone X but etisalat announced on Friday that it will begin offering the new generation iPhone 8 starting Saturday, September 23, at all Etisalat stores in UAE. The announcement comes shortly after...