December 2019 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

December 9, 2019 448
UAE continues to capture around three fourths of total dollars invested regionally UAE – Mubasher: Being home to 192 operational startups and only 30 inactive ones that have ‘gone down the valley of death’, the UAE remains a dominating entrepreneurial activity resort as it holds the...

December 9, 2019 523
Leading jewellers pinned their hopes on lower gold prices, the festive season, and a tourist influx for the Dubai Shopping Festival to propel their sales this month Gold and jewellery sales will gain momentum in the coming weeks, as gold prices are likely to sustain a downward trend...

December 9, 2019 531
Country is testing deployment of vehicles that run on 5G network Driverless vehicles that will be deployed on the streets of the UAE may operate on 5G technology and improve the way people travel. The UAE is testing the viability of 5G-enabled autonomous transportation to address...

December 9, 2019 489
UAE Nationals are invited to follow in the footsteps of Hazza Al Mansoori, the first Emirati astronaut The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has opened registration for the second edition of the UAE Astronaut Programme. It comes following the success of the eight-day...

December 9, 2019 482
Iconic sail-shaped hotel celebrated 20 years since its official opening on December 1, 1999 Dubai’s Burj al Arab is “one of the most profitable hotels” in the world, according to the CEO of Jumeirah Group, the owner of the iconic sail-shaped building. The legendary property was...

December 8, 2019 472
The Standalone 5G does not use 4G LTE for any control functions of 5G, unlike non-standalone (NSA) 5G UAE - In yet another global breakthrough in the 5G journey, UAE's leading telecom services operator Etisalat has achieved over 3.1 Gbps download throughput over its 5G Stand Alone...

December 8, 2019 537
Demand in segment seen to continue to outweigh larger properties The affordable housing segment is experiencing the strongest demand in Dubai as properties priced below Dh1.5 million dominated transactions in the emirate's real estate market during the first nine months of 2019, latest...

December 8, 2019 479
Geno-homeopathy test launched for the first time in the UAE Dr Batra’s Healthcare, which has clinics in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, has launched a new treatment in the UAE that can identify future ailments or illnesses – anything from whether you are likely to go bald in the future or suffer...

December 7, 2019 556
The level of total liquid assets at banks, as of the end of 2019 Q3, stood at $117.32bln ABU DHABI - The overall soundness of the banking sector remained positive during Q3 of 2019, according to the Q3 Economic Review issued by the Central Bank of the UAE. Banks operating in the...

December 7, 2019 468
Campaign attracted the participation of more than 17,700 individuals, 41 companies and 10 schools UAE - More than 35,000 plastic bottles, 10 tonnes of paper and 66 tonnes of waste were recycled by companies and schools in Dubai as part of the "Let's Reduce and Recycle" Campaign which...

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