NEWS & INSIGHTS

Dubai: There are currently around 314 typing centres in the UAE still authorised to provide the e-form typing service for Emirates ID, after a grace period to meet new standards expired on July 28, the Emirates Identity Authority has said. […]

Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s future energy company, has announced that it had passed the halfway mark in its project to construct a 16.6MW solar power plant network in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Masdar broke ground on the project in December […]

The Sundus Rotana Hotel is scheduled to launch in February 2017, marking the start of the first phase of the mega Sundus Airport Heights project in Oman. Mohammed al Ardhi, Chairman of Sundus Investments and Selim el Zyr, Vice Chairman […]

Dubai: Dubai has topped cities in the Middle East and climbed a notch higher at No. 2 among the world’s cities with “most-improved liveability”. In 2015, it was ranked No. 3 under the same category. Dubai’s ranking as the second […]

Dubai: When German expatriate Johannes Waimer saw an oil drum in the Bahamas, he never thought that he could re-imagine it and design it into a water heater requiring no power and one that saves tonnes of carbon emissions yearly. […]

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 18: The DNA fingerprinting will cover all people living in Kuwait – citizens, expatriates, bedoun and even people arriving in the country on visit visas, reports Al-Shahed daily. The daily added, the government has imported the machinery […]

Almost 75 percent of Dubai firms are targeting new export markets, a survey has revealed. And 66 percent expect their businesses to grow headcount in the coming year, according to a survey conducted by Citi bank and YouGov. “We’re pleased […]

Total foreign investment in Qatar has amounted to an estimated $144 billion (QR 526 billion), according to the Qatar foreign investment survey 2015 released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) on Wednesday. The survey revealed that the […]

A subsidiary of UAE-based  Azizi Group has acquired six new plots in Dubai, reports say. The company’s chief executive said that these new plots are for residential projects to be located in Al Furjan, Jebel Ali and Dubai Healthcare City, […]

Nakheel and Spanish hospitality firm, RIU Hotels & Resorts (RIU), has started the development of their $245mn, 800-room resort and waterpark at Dubai’s Deira Islands. The joint venture (JV) has appointed Dar Al Handasah consultants for the project, with the […]

Dubai: Tour specialists in the UAE are seeing an unprecedented surge in travel bookings for the upcoming Eid Al Adha holidays even before the official dates are announced. Agencies confirmed that they have been swamped with booking requests, with airline […]

Abu Dhabi: Four private schools in the emirate of Abu Dhabi have attained the highest ranking in the latest round of inspections conducted by education regulator Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec), it was announced on Tuesday. This is the first […]