Wednesday, April 1, 2026

UAE

Rents in Dubai: Where can you get a studio apartment for just Dh15,000?

Rents in Dubai have consistently gone down over the last few years, dropping at mid-to-high single-digit percentage, due to oversupply in the market. Developers have, therefore, pulled back on new launches over the past year to help the local...

Rove La Mer Beach opens its doors to guests

Rove La Mer Beach, a new hotel on the sunny shores of Dubai’s iconic La Mer beachfront, is now open. Rove La Mer Beach offers Rovers (guests) the perfect excuse to soak in the sun, sand and pristine beach waters,...

Emaar founder Alabbar becomes new managing director

In a major move, leading Dubai developer Emaar Properties has appointed its founder and former chairman of the board of directors, Mohamed Alabbar, as the new managing director of the company, while Jamal Bin Theniyah has been named the...

UAE Visa Amnesty: ICA Issues Exit Procedures

The visit visa holders who have overstayed in the UAE and wishing to benefit from the grace period for fines will have to report 48 hours before their departure in Dubai, the Federal Authority of Identity and Citizenship (ICA)...

Emirates Airline Offers Dubai Visitors Free Stay At 5-Star Hotel

Dubai is open for business and tourism, and Emirates wants the world to know it. Throughout the winter travel season, the airline will run a multi-million dollar global campaign to promote Destination Dubai, including advertising spots and key partnerships...

DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE: UAE to host Israeli business, tech and investor delegation at 40th GITEX Technology Week

Dubai World Trade Centre issued the following announcement on Nov. 30. The UAE is set to welcome the first Israeli technology delegation to the country at the landmark 40th edition of GITEX Technology Week, hosted at Dubai World Trade Centre....

UAE GDP expected back at pre-Covid levels by 2023

The UAE’s real gross domestic product is expected to recover to 2019 levels by 2023 as a sharp drop in tourism and real estate activities — two key mainstays of the non-oil sector — will drag down the economy...

Mohammed bin Rashid issues Law on Dubai Civil Aviation Authority

Dubai: In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued Law No. (11) of 2020 on Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA). The law, which...

Abu Dhabi researchers studying airborne behaviour of COVID-19 virus particles

Abu Dhabi: Researchers in Abu Dhabi are studying the airborne behaviour of the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, the Abu Dhabi Media Office announced. A model is being developed by researchers at Khalifa University and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD) to...

150 girls in UAE learn grown-up skills for a month

It’s never too early to teach girls some ‘real grown-up skills’ — from budgeting and saving up to hobbies that they can eventually turn into businesses, like soap-making, knitting and arranging flowers. Some 150 girls in Sharjah got to...

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Return to online school: UAE families juggle work and life as homes become classrooms

Schools across the UAE resumed the new academic term online, but for many families, the shift has once again...

Air India allows passengers to rebook to India from any airport in UAE without any extra charge.

Stranded passengers in the UAE can now rebook their cancelled Air India Express flights from any airport in the country to any destination in...

Big News from UAE: New Glass-Domed Mosque Opens in Sharjah

As the sun sets over Al Dhaid, the inside of newly opened Al Nasr Mosque begins to glow. Golden light pours through a giant...

Dubai Gold Prices Fall Below Dh600/Gram, Drop Dh11 in 24 Hours

Gold prices dropped below Dh600 per gram in Dubai on Friday morning as the yellow metal slipped below $5,000, reaching close to a one-week...

Gold Prices Stable in Dubai Morning Trade – 24K Around Dh610

Gold Prices: At 9am UAE time, the 24K gold price was trading at Dh610.75 per gram, slightly up from last night’s close. Among the...