The UAE helped international police forces seize more than 380 tonnes of narcotics and arrest 549 suspects between 2018 and 2021, a senior Dubai Police official has revealed. The information emerged during a presentation on the global fight against the illegal drug trade at the World...

Sheikh Hamdan has approved Dubai Municipality plans to beautify the city Dubai Municipality will undertake 200 initiatives to transform the lives of people in the city over the next two years. 60% of the projects will be undertaken in partnership with the private sector and...

The company plans to list its shares for trading on the Dubai Financial Market next month UAE’s Al Ansari Financial Services has announced its intent to float 750 million ordinary shares, in the form of an initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The...

VkusVill currently has more than 1,350 stores in 70 cities across CIS and China, besides over 120 dark stores, a mobile app, and an online store The Dubai-based quick commerce marketplace YallaMarket and its business vertical YallaHub entered into a partnership deal to launch the...

UAE property buyers are increasingly looking for the sustainable credentials of buildings before investing UAE property investors are increasingly looking for sustainable developments, says ZāZEN Properties. The Dubai-based developer says 80% of investors in UAE real estate are...

The road-toll operator said the number of revenue-generating trips jumped 13 per cent to 413 million trips compared to 367 million in 2021 Dubai’s Salik said its full-year revenue jumped by 11.8 per cent to $517m (Dhs1.9bn), supported by an increase in revenue from toll usage fees...

The company paid its shareholders a total of Dhs3.7bn consisting of an interim dividend of Dhs2.2bn in July and a further D1.5bn at the end of 2022 UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said its annual net profit rose by 34 per cent to $2.8bn (Dhs7.4bn) in 2022, from $1.5bn in the...

Sheikh Mohammed says UAE space mission a source of pride for all Arabs AUAE astronaut phoned home to talk to the Dubai ruler and people in his beloved homeland. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, held a live...

Dubai has opened the UAE’s largest heritage museum and wants to attract more than a million visitors by 2025. The Shindagha Museum will tell the history of Dubai and gives an insight into the history of the emirate and its development over the decades. The new museum is spread...

UAE and Saudi Arabia dominate MENA IPO plans in 2023 The UAE and Saudi Arabia will lead IPO markets in the MENA region, according to EFG Hermes analysts. Karim Awad, Group CEO of EFG Hermes Holding, said: “’The IPO markets in MENA have seen strong momentum last year led by GCC...