Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE's integrated railway network, has begun construction of the second phase of the rail network - linking Al Guwaifat on Saudi border to Fujairah and Khor Fakkan on the emirate's eastern coast running 605 km long, said a top official. ...

Prior to the impact of Covid-19, rents in the residential segment were recovering in markets. Residential market will remain tenant-friendly for a longer duration because real estate recovery will take longer to stabilise owing to fewer transactions, lower sales as well as uncertainty...

Dubai airline conducting a review of "costs and resourcing against business projections" Emirates Group is planning to cut about 30,000 jobs to reduce costs amid the coronavirus outbreak, which will bring down its number of employees by about 30% from more than 105,000 at the end of...

Mansoor Bin Mohammed chairs meeting of the Board, which discusses budget for upcoming season and appointment of Emirati assistant coaches in team games like football DUBAI – The Dubai Sports Council has thanked and lauded the country’s wise leadership for their vision and support...

Users can access more than 5,000 government services using a single username and password The UAE PASS will soon become the only digital identity for all residents of Dubai, including citizens and expats, to access government services within the emirate as well as other parts of the...

The regulator urged all banks to draw-drown the allocated funding and support the economy. The UAE Central Bank on Saturday said banks can defer both interest/profit and principal repayment under the stimulus programme offered to them to extend support to customers impacted by...

The total number of employees working in the UAE banking sector increased by 201 to 35,838 month on month in March 2020. The number of people employed by the UAE banks surprisingly increased in the month of March 2020 as compared to previous months despite the advent of Coronavirus...

The new cases were confirmed following 38,000 additional tests conducted in the country The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention reported 747 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, to take the total number of infections in the country to 21,831. The new cases were confirmed following...

Officials said low risk individuals are eligible to be in the workplace, but urged remote working wherever possible Abu Dhabi has issued new guidelines for businesses that are reopening to ensure that employees remain safe. The Department of Economic Development in Abu Dhabi (DED)...

The coronavirus pandemic offers an opportunity to consider unorthodox intervention in the energy markets and global collaboration to support a recovery. The UAE has made significant improvements on both the current performance of its energy system, as well as the readiness for energy...