Transport: aviation provides reason for optimism As we look ahead to 2018, I feel a great sense of confidence in the opportunities that the new year will present. Dubai recently announced its largest ever budget for 2018, with around $15bn set to be spent. Plans for investment in social...

Visibility was as low as 100 metres in some areas of Dubai Thick fog on Sunday disrupted flights at major airports in the UAE as thousands of foreign residents rushed to travel home for Christmas and the New Year. Dozens of flights were cancelled, diverted or delayed at the three main...

The announcement came two days after Tunisian government officials said the UAE had banned Tunisian woman from flying to or transiting through its territory Dubai airline Emirates will stop flying to Tunisia, it said on Sunday, after the North African country said it had banned flights...

Some job creation in projected in new sectors such as privatisation, digital banking, fintech and Blockchain all becoming potentially important growth sectors The UAE is likely to witness some slight improvements in salary levels and in the activity level for new jobs, while the same is...

Passengers are advised to check the status of their flights ABU DHABI: Due to heavy fog forecasts in Abu Dhabi over the next few days, Etihad Airways has anticipated some flight delays and cancellations. As a consequence, some return flights into Abu Dhabi are also expected to face...

The UAE will be the first Arab country to implement such a law A draft federal law that will allow bystanders or the general public to help those in an emer-gency situation without being held accountable is ready for approval, a senior official has said. The law on the protection of...

Sheikh Mohammed toured the park's diverse sections and villages in eco-friendly vehicles run by solar energy DUBAI: The Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sunday visited the Dubai Safari Park- an edutainment development...

A'L BAHAR project will create an 80,000 sq m space for leisure and wellbeing in Q1 2018 UAE-based developer Miral has announced the development of a new beachfront community space located on Abu Dhabi’s Corniche. Due to open in first quarter of 2018, the A’L BAHAR project will create...

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia), one of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds, has become a primary investor in HDFC Capital Affordable Real Estate Fund-2 (H-CARE-2), a $1-billion platform targeting mid-income residential projects in India's leading 15 cities. The primary...

The development aid provided by the UAE in the year 2016 reached Dh15.57 billion ($4.24 billion), making it the world's largest donor of official development aid, according to data released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The aid made up 1.21 per cent...