January 2018 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

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Downtown Dubai and Old Town are the most expensive areas to buy and rent apartments, while Emirates Hills and Palm Jumeirah are the most expensive areas for villas Downtown Dubai and the nearby Old Town community are the most expensive areas to rent and buy apartments, according to new...

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Traffic at Abu Dhabi largely unaffected Seven flights to Dubai International have been diverted this morning to Fujairah and Muscat due to heavy fog, according to a spokesperson for the airport. "Low visibility caused by foggy weather conditions have disrupted normal operations at...

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UberHire allows users with multiple meetings in multiple locations to reserve a car and driver for up to eight hours in a day Ride-hailing app Uber has launched a new service in the UAE aimed at the business community. UberHire is an on-demand, time-based option that allows users to...

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Cigna plans to roll out a machine-learning based health app in the region in the first half of 2018 Global health insurance and services company Cigna expects that to grow as much as 30 percent in the region in the near future, according to CEO David Cordani. In a recent interview...

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Sign & Graphic Imaging Dubai 2018 (SGI Dubai 2018), the Middle East’s largest printing, signage and graphic industry show, opened yesterday (January 14) hosting 300 international and regional exhibitors from nearly 35 countries. The event, which runs until January 16 at Dubai World Trade...

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The Business Registration and Licencing (BRL) sector in Dubai Economy witnessed 288,878 transactions, including 19,877 new licences, during 2017, showing the activity recorded on the "Business Map" digital platform. The "Business Map" tracks BRL activity and seeks to reflect the economic...

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Dar Al Arkan, a leading real estate developer in the Middle East, has started work on its Dh800-million ($218 million) development - I Love Florence Tower - located on the Dubai Water Canal in the Business Bay area. The tower project, which was launched recently, is being built in...

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In ADX, calmness prevailed amidst a relative decline in the value of most of the blue chips ABU DHABI: The UAE stocks maintained their bullish trend on the first trading day of the week supported by the realty sector led by Emaar, which closed on a high note of AED7.30. The positive...

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A penthouse on the Palm that sold for Dh102 million was the priciest deal in Dubai's property market in 2017 A penthouse on the Palm that sold for Dh102 million was the priciest deal in Dubai's property market in 2017. Off-plan sales dominated not just the affordable segment of the...

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Dubai will become the first government in the world to use blockchain in all its transactions Smart Dubai aims to implement blockchain technology in the public sector this year, ahead of its planned rollout in 2020, a senior official said on Sunday. Dr Aisha Bint Butti bin Bishr,...

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