October 2017 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

October 12, 2017 no comments 1492
Up to 6,303 factories have been running investments worth more than Dh103.1 billion ($28 billion) in the UAE until the end of 2016, a senior government official said. "The food and beverage industry accounts for 30 per cent of the total volume of the country's industrial sector followed by the...

October 12, 2017 no comments 1555
We have listed the cheapest residential areas based on brackets defined by the official Rera Rental Increase Calculator.The areas are listed based on the lowest rental brackets for studio apartments in annual rent (Dhs). The table below also shows the rent ranges for one-bedroom and two-bedroom...

October 12, 2017 no comments 1686
UAE residents' expenses are projected to hit a combined Dh712.1 billion this year, an increase of nearly one per cent over the previous year, with a lion's share going to housing, food and beverages and transportation, according to latest data released by Euromonitor International. "Despite...

October 11, 2017 no comments 1763
Eagle Hills Diyar, developer of the urban waterfront project Marassi Al Bahrain, has signed up with Dubai's Emaar Entertainment to bring a bumper family entertainment centre to its Marassi Galleria shopping and lifestyle destination in Bahrain. The 13,200-sq-m centre marks the first major...

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Standard & Poor’s has forecast Abu Dhabi GDP to rise to Dh850 billion ($231.3 billion) and Dh890 billion ($242 billion) at current prices in 2017 and 2018 respectively, attributing the growth to the momentum witnessed by the oil and non-oil sectors since the beginning of this year. The...

October 11, 2017 no comments 1531
Reasons for boredom include the lack of interesting work and challenges Employees in the UAE spend an average of five hours per weeks “bored” at work, mainly because of the lack of anything “interesting” to do, according to new research from recruitment firm Robert Half UAE. The...

October 11, 2017 no comments 1889
The service will be operated three times per week Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad Airways has announced plans to launch scheduled flights to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The service, set to be launched from March 2, 2018, will be operated three times per week – on Wednesdays, Fridays...

October 11, 2017 no comments 1421
Pilot projects using the app will begin in the coming month A new digital payment app backed by 16 UAE banks is seeking to make half of the country’s transactions cashless in the next five years, according to an official. Emirates Digital Wallet general manager Maki Vekinis told Gulf...

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The new station aims to lead to a larger-scale deployment of fuel cell electric vehicles The UAE’s first hydrogen station for fuel cell electric vehicles has been opened by Toyota distributor Al Futtaim Motors in partnership with Air Liquide in Dubai. Located in Al Badia, the new...

October 11, 2017 no comments 2673
City: Ajman Industry: Construction Career: Unspecified Job Type: Full Time Gender: Male Listed: October 11, 2017 11:41 am Expires: 359 days, 19 hours Description Required Light Vehicle driver for construction company who is valid uae driving...

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