Dubai: The UAE’s pro-diversification efforts in the past are yielding results in terms of sustainable growth outlook and results will be more visible as the regional economies face structural changes from prolonged lower oil prices, according to economists and analysts. While the decline in...

Dubai-based property developer Damac on Wednesday announced the sales launch of three-bedroom villas near a golf course operated by the Trump Organisation. The new Akoya Play villas, priced at 1.05 million dirhams ($286,103), are located in the company’s flagship Akoya Oxygen project...

Dubai: It’s no secret that Dubai is a pricey place to spend New Year’s Eve. So pricey, in fact, that the city has been ranked the most expensive place in the world to ring in the New Year. A fully-loaded celebration in Dubai will cost Dh2,240 per person — Dh340 more than in New York, the...

Airbus, one of the leading planemakers in the world, has announced plans to postpone the delivery of 12 A380 planes to Dubai-based Emirates airline, the double-decker plane’s biggest customer, over the next two years. The planemaker said it would step up cost cuts to minimise the impact of...

Dubai: The Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has opened its section within KidZania in Dubai Mall to educate students about space and technology through interactive platforms. The MBRSC section is located on the second level of the Dubai Mall in KidZania which is a children’s...

Dubai Festival City (DFC), an Al-Futtaim Group development, has officially launched Imagine, a cutting-edge multi-media entertainment spectacular at Festival Bay. The unveiling of the new global attraction, which plays out a magical 360-degree story across the waterfront using light, fire and...

A masseuse or sex worker? UAE residents voice their woes over indecent massage ads With hundreds of massage cards displaying indecent pictures, the residents here voice their concerns and wonder whether those massage service providers are masseuses or sex workers. Sherif Al Wakeel, an...

The video clip, uploaded on Instagram by user rakboy783, who has 83,000 followers on the platform, shows the bus slowing to a halt as it is immediately surrounded by three vehicles. In a drill carried out by security forces in Ras Al Khaimah, a school bus was surrounded by three vehicles...

Abu Dhabi: An awareness campaign encouraging Bangladeshi expatriates working in the UAE to send their remittances to their home country through legal channels was launched in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday with the Bangladesh ambassador to the UAE in attendance. The campaign is being launched by UAE...

Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Interior launched on Tuesday a new initiative — an insurance rights document for domestic workers — in a joint press conference by the Ministry of Interior and AXA Green Crescent, the initiative’s strategic partner. This move comes in line with the announcement by...