January 2019 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

January 25, 2019 no comments 1594
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has won the sustainable initiative Go Green Idea at the UAE Ideas Award, for an idea to use an environmentally friendly method to test high voltage cables between gas switching stations and the transformers. DEWA was honoured at the 7th UAE...

January 25, 2019 no comments 1910
H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, received Liborio Stellino, the Italian Ambassador to the UAE on Thursday. At the meeting, which was held at Sheikh Saud's Palace, the two sides explored prospects of enhancing joint cooperation between...

January 25, 2019 no comments 1556
Seven Tides announces start of construction on SE7EN City JLT which is due for completion in 2021 UAE-headquartered developer Seven Tides has broken ground on SE7EN City JLT, its first mixed-used development in Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT), in Dubai. The project, valued at over AED1...

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The UAE Central Bank has announced that the Money Supply aggregate M1 increased from $130.6bln at the end of November 2018 to $132.3bln at the end of December 2018 The UAE Central Bank has announced that the Money Supply aggregate M1 increased by 1.3 percent, from AED479.5 billion at...

January 24, 2019 no comments 1616
Damac Properties, Emaar Malls and Emaar Development have all seen significant slumps in stock value over the past year Three of Dubai’s biggest real estate and development companies are at risk of being removed from one of the world’s most popular emerging-market benchmarks this year...

January 24, 2019 no comments 1605
Neos, located within Address Downtown in Dubai, has announced the launch of A Fleeting Moment Neos, located within Address Downtown in Dubai, has announced the launch of an AED2,400 ($653) drink. The new signature beverage, called A Fleeting Moment has been designed by the...

January 24, 2019 no comments 1593
Dubai Healthcare City says CryoSave Arabia's laboratory that can store a million samples Dubai Healthcare City has announced an increase in stem cell banking services with the opening of CryoSave Arabia’s laboratory that can store a million samples. Stem cell storage enables the...

January 24, 2019 no comments 1526
Across the airline's network, the airline completed 99.7 percent of flights as scheduled throughout the course of the year Etihad Airways has posted its best December operational on-time performance (OTP) results since 2010, the airline announced on Thursday. In 2018, the airline...

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Etihad is seeking declarations of non-liability from the High Court of London in its dispute with Air Berlin. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has begun proceedings in the High Court of London following a lawsuit against it from Air Berlin’s insolvency administrator, the company...

January 24, 2019 no comments 1556
Damac chairman Hussain Sajwani said that it will take at least two years to absorb the supply of property The next two years will “not be easy” for the company, according to Damac chairman Hussain Sajwani. Speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Sajwani said that he...

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