July 2018 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

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Jose Silva said he previously lowered dining costs to offer consumers more value for money Restaurants in Dubai are expected to adapt ‘smart’ and more affordable pricing due to changing consumer behaviour, according to UAE hotel giant Jumeirah. Speaking to Arabian Business , group CEO...

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Several local Twitter users have started a social media campaign against the country. The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) is closely following up on reports that Emirati nationals were subject to ill-treatment by airport officials in Georgia, the...

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Dubai's occupancy rates fell by 3.4% and RevPar was down 13.3% compared to last year The month of April painted an intriguing picture for the UAE hospitality sector according to a new report from EY. The MENA Hotel Benchmark Survey Report for April 2018 painted to a positive picture for...

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Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed all the major tunnelling works related to Route 2020 Project, stretching 3.2 km at a depth ranging from 12 to 36 m, said a top official.  "The tunnel-drilling works commenced last October as the giant Tunnel Boring Machine,...

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Driven by ongoing infrastructure investment in the non-oil economy and increasing output in the oil sector, UAE’s headline growth is set to accelerate from 0.8 per cent in 2017 to around 2.5 per cent in 2018 and 3.3 per cent in 2019, a report said. With oil production expected to increase from...

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Dubai-based Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre said that 39 out of 95 candidates passed the physical and psychological tests to qualify for the preliminary list of the UAE Astronaut Programme, a media report said. The Programme aims to train and prepare a team of Emiratis to be sent to space for...

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The UAE capital of Abu Dhabi has been ranked top on a list of smart cities in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region compiled by the McKinsey Global Institute.  The study ‘Smart Cities: Digital Solutions for a More Livable Future’ looked at how cities all over the world use technology...

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DP World is planning to set up a logistics facility in Ethiopia to facilitate transport of goods to landlocked countries in Africa, said its top official.  Sultan bin Sulayem, DP World Group Chairman and CEO and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, was speaking during an...

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