Dubai: Moving out of your rented apartment in Dubai? Make sure you complete the formalities of handing over the apartment to the owner, or property manager. Rushing through the process could get you into trouble. A Dubai resident recently learned this the hard way. In 2011, he moved out of...

Road accidents are the 'number two killer' in the country. The 'Aqdar Drive Safely' campaign aimed at students was launched at Zayed University on Monday. Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, opened the joint awareness programme held by...

Dubai resident ordered to pay Dh83,000 for failing to complete handover formalities Dubai: Moving out of your rented apartment in Dubai? Make sure you complete the formalities of handing over the apartment to the owner, or property manager. Rushing through the process could get you into...

DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, graced the opening of the Jan.9-10 international Dubai Health Forum (DHF). Under his patronage and aligned with the UAE Vision 2021 and Dubai Vision 2021, the forum has...

Dubai is finalising loans to fund the expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport and the building of its Expo 2020 exhibition centre, sources told Reuters on Monday. The government is due to get commitments from banks over the next two weeks for a $3 billion loan to back the $35 billion...

Abu Dhabi: The UAE government announced on Saturday the establishment of a legal system for venture capital funds. The move comes as part of the projects of the first batch of government accelerators launched earlier by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and...

Emirates has confirmed the reptile's presence in the cargo. In a scene reminiscent of actor Samuel L. Jackson's 2006 cult classic "Snakes on a Plane", an Emirates flight from Muscat ro Dubai was cancelled because of a serpentine stowaway discovered in the cargo hold. "Emirates can...

As the ruble stabilised in 2016, interest in real estate denominated in dollar-pegged currencies has risen among Russians, with Dubai often the top choice. Summary: Real estate in Dubai became 28% more affordable for Russian buyers in 2016 As the ruble strengthened...

DUBAI: A survey carried out in the emirate of Dubai measuring the community’s level of awareness of human trafficking revealed that 81 per cent of respondents take prostitutes as victims of human trafficking, and only 19 per cent responded in the negative. The survey was initiated by Dubai...

DUBAI // More than 1,500 organisations are expected to take part in this year’s Dubai Municipality Car Free Day, a 40 per cent increase from last year. Hussain Lootah, director general, said 580 organisations have signed up for the initiative so far. It aims to raise awareness on the...