2018 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

February 7, 2018 no comments 1805
India top the list of visitors during in 2017, surpassing 2 million during the year Dubai accelerated its growth rate of visitors to the emirate, and moved closer towards its goal of welcoming 20 million visitors per year by 2020. The number of overnight visitors in 2017 reached...

February 7, 2018 no comments 1533
Agreement between ADNOC and Dubai Supply Authority will guarantee the provision of natural gas until 2033 Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the Dubai Supply Authority (DUSUP) have renewed their long-term agreement for the supply of natural gas to help meet Dubai’s energy needs....

February 7, 2018 no comments 1108
BitCar representative are currently in Dubai to build relationships with luxury car sellers Luxury car blockchain platform BitCar received significant interest from the UAE during its pre-ICO, according to BitCar executive Sheree Ip. The company sold $4.96 million in BITCAR tokens in...

February 7, 2018 no comments 1429
The UAE is a significant part of the country's $124 billion 'one belt, one road' initiative China's influence in the UAE is growing as the contractors from the Far Eastern country become increasingly active in local construction projects and the number of Chinese visitors continues to...

February 7, 2018 no comments 1477
System will ferry guests from Ferrari World to new Warner Bros park in a minute, Mohammed Al Zaabi says The initial phase of an overhead rail system on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island connecting two major theme parks will be launched in 2020, the chief executive of the island’s master developer...

February 7, 2018 no comments 1810
Bank of Singapore's assets under management have risen by around 30% in Dubai DUBAI- The private banking arm of Singapore's second-biggest lender, OCBC , aims to add around 25 relationship managers to its Dubai office by 2020 as it targets more business from non-resident Indians and...

February 6, 2018 no comments 1533
The man accused the authority of deliberately failing people taking driving tests to make money Dubai’s Court of First Instance has sentenced an Indian worker to a Dhs500,000 ($136,125) fine and three months in prison for accusing the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of ripping off the...

February 6, 2018 no comments 1719
Fog led to 44 vehicles involved in a crash on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Road Twenty-two people were injured following a massive crash in Abu Dhabi, caused by heavy fog on the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Road. A total of 44 vehicles were involved in the smash, which occurred after the...

February 6, 2018 no comments 1684
Q4 demand gained 16% as consumers rushed to buy to beat a 5% VAT Gold jewellery demand in the UAE sank to a 20-year low last year, the fourth consecutive annual decline, the World Gold Council said. Purchases fell 2 percent to 42.8 tons last year, the producer-funded council said...

February 6, 2018 no comments 1567
The UAE stands in the vanguard of those supporting agricultural innovations and scientific research The UAE aims to produce a whopping 60 per cent more food to feed a global population of nine billion people within the next 33 years, the Minister of Climate Change and Environment announced...

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