November 2018 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

November 9, 2018 no comments 2388
MAG Lifestyle Development has appointed Intermass Engineering & Contracting as the main contractor for its MAG 318 project MAG Lifestyle Development (MAG LD), the development arm of MAG Group Holding, has appointed Intermass Engineering & Contracting as the main contractor for...

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In May, Emirates NBD agreed to buy Denizbank from Russia's state-owned Sberbank Dubai's biggest lender Emirates NBD has applied to Turkey's competition authority to take over Turkish lender Denizbank, a posting on the competition authority's website showed on Thursday. In May,...

November 8, 2018 no comments 1125
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company says debt reduced by AED3.7bn since the beginning of the year Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, better known as TAQA, on Thursday reported a net income of AED431 million ($117 million) for the first nine months of 2018. The company said growth...

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Sharjah airport handles 22,210 flights, an increase of 5.6%, in Q3 while the volume of air freight exceeds 32,220 tonnes Sharjah International Airport received 3.32 million passengers, an increase of 6.55 percent, during the third quarter of 2018 over the same period last year....

November 8, 2018 no comments 1321
California-based startup Hoversurf has gifted its first S3 2019 Hoverbike to the Dubai force for testing Dubai Police has reportedly started training officers to use a flying motorbike that was first showcased at the tech exhibition GITEX in 2017. According to CNN,...

November 8, 2018 no comments 1484
The five-star, JA Jebel Ali Golf Resort, has been renamed The Resort, Jebel Ali Beach The five-star, JA Jebel Ali Golf Resort, has been renamed The Resort, Jebel Ali Beach as it continues to expand with a third property due to open next year. The Resort, Jebel Ali Beach will be...

November 8, 2018 no comments 1084
The state-owned oil explorer and power supplier made a profit attributable to equity holders of $42mln in the three months ended Sept. 30 Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA) on Thursday reported a third-quarter profit, recovering from a loss a year earlier, as higher oil prices boosted...

November 7, 2018 no comments 2388
Users on social media calling for boycott of regional e-commerce giant over ties to Jeff Bezos Regional e-commerce giant Souq.com is facing backlash from consumers on social media as many continue to call for a boycott on the Dubai-based business and its parent company Amazon.com, due...

November 7, 2018 no comments 2043
Dubai Airports and Etihad ESCO announce joint project to replace 150,000 conventional lamps at Dubai International Dubai Airports and Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO) have announced a joint project to replace 150,000 conventional lamps at Dubai International (DXB). The...

November 7, 2018 no comments 1929
A total of 276,000 vulnerabilities have been identified across 800,000 internet-facing hosts in the UAE, says DarkMatter A total of 276,000 vulnerabilities have been identified across 800,000 internet-facing hosts in the UAE by DarkMatter Group, the regional cyber security consultancy....

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