Some A380 services will also be made two-class only during the Christmas period Dubai carrier Emirates will operate extra flights to London in the coming Christmas period to meet demand. The carrier said it would fly six additional Boeing 777-300 ER flights from December 15 to...

Emirates said 40 aircraft from its fleet – including Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s – will have Expo 2020 decals Emirates has unveiled the first aircraft in its fleet with a new livery dedicated to Expo 2020 Dubai. The decal was installed on A6-EPK, an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, at...

Food is the second biggest sector in the UAE Dubai: A growing population, increasing tourist numbers and rising incomes will all contribute to pushing UAE food consumption to 59.2 million tonnes annually by 2025, according to the latest UAE Food Industry Report 2017, the findings of which...

More than 60 percent of Atkins experts expect all future buildings to be green, but benefits of investment need explaining A challenging macroeconomic climate, the absence of data on cost savings, and a lack of significant incentives for private sector developers to invest in making their...

The pavilions for some participant countries have reached above-ground level The pavilions for some participant countries at the Expo 2020 Dubai site have reached above-ground level, as the emirate prepares to host the mega six-month event, organisers announced on Monday. The...

Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) has released an additional building for sale at Mamsha Al Saadiyat, a beachfront community currently under development at Saadiyat Island. The master developer of major tourism, cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi,...

Legal move to encourage residents to register their wills and manage their assets in Dubai Non-Muslims living in Dubai will be able to create a will under new laws issued by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister. The law, which...

Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme signs agreement to build prototypes based on green model The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme (SZHP) and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) on Tuesday signed an agreement to expand the development of the Masdar Eco-Villa sustainable home concept around...

Sheikh Mohammed urges cabinet to 'achieve major steps forward in all vital sectors of the UAE' The new ministers of the UAE government took the oath on Tuesday before Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, at Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi....