DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) affirmed its commitment to achieve the 'We the UAE 2031' vision to position the Emirates as one of the top 10 countries globally in the 'Human Development Index'. The 'We the UAE 2031' vision was launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid...

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) is likely to display the diversity of the Emirate's destination, offering sustainability platforms and highlighting new initiatives designed to boost the tourism industry during the 30th edition of Arabian Travel Market(ATM), local media reports said. This year’s ATM, from May...

The group's revenue doubled, reaching $0.87 billion.

Dubai, UAE -- A total of 2,049 real estate transactions worth AED10.8 billion ($2.94 billion) were conducted during the week ending 28 April 2023, according to the Dubai Land Department (DLD). The DLD report said that 172 plots were sold for AED 1.58 billion, while apartment and villa sales stood...

The bank's total income exceeded AED 10bn for the first time.

Dubai, UAE - DP World Limited, a global container terminal operator based in Dubai, has reported an increase in container volumes during the first quarter of 2023.  The company handled 19.5 million TEUs across its global portfolio, which is a 1.4 percent increase on a reported basis and a 3.7...

Dubai, UAE - Arabia Taxi, a subsidiary of Economic Group Holdings in the UAE, has signed an agreement with Tesla Motors to add 269 Model 3 cars to its Dubai taxi fleet.  This is part of a larger strategy by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai to convert all...

The country increased its military spending by 16 percent to reach an estimated $75 billion, surpassing the United Kingdom, Germany, and France.

Dubai, UAE -- Dubai Multi Commodities Centre hosted a China Business Day at Almas Tower, which drew more than 200 Dubai-based Chinese business leaders. DMCC said in a statement that the event celebrated the flourishing commercial ties between the UAE and China, with DMCC providing dedicated support to Chinese businesses...

Dubai, UAE - The passengers of Dubai Metro surpassed two billion since its inauguration on September 9, 2009, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said.The metro's Red Line transported 1.342 billion commuters while the Green Line served 673.531 million commuters. Additionally, the Dubai Metro maintained a punctuality rate of 99.7%,...

The Group will acquire a 55 percent stake in Media 247.

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has been awarded first place in UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure’s ‘Research and Innovation Award’ in the government sector category for its contributions in the field of balanced national energy. The award recognizes DEWA's consistent efforts in research, development and...

Dubai, UAE – Dubai’s real estate sector recorded deals worth AED157 billion ($42.75 billion) in the first quarter of 2023, an 80 percent increase from the same period last year. Transactions worth AED528 billion were recorded during the year 2022, a 44.7 percent  increase in volume and 76.5 percent increase...

Firms will work together on nuclear, renewable energy.

The repurchase will be made through open market transactions.

Dubai, UAE – Dubai's real estate market recorded real estate transactions worth AED1.9 billion ($517 million) on Wednesday, Dubai Land Department said. The transactions included 505 sales transactions worth AED1.57 billion on Wednesday, in addition to 109 mortgage deals totaling AED278.53 million, and 10 gift deals amounting to AED48.1 million....

The emirate still remains at the top of the list of places to visit in the region because of the sheer diversity of products it has to offer and the infrastructure it has built.

Dubai, UAE - Dubai's real estate market recorded real estate deals worth AED1.8 billion on Monday, Dubai Land Department said. The deals include 496 sales transactions worth AED1.67 billion ($450m) on Monday, in addition to 107 mortgage deals totaling AED169.05 million ($46m), and 13 gift deals amounting to AED32.08 million...

Dubai, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won the Hydrogen Project of the Year 2023 Award for its green hydrogen project aimed at promoting the transition towards renewable and clean energy at the Hydrogen Future Awards 2023. The Hydrogen Future Awards was organized during the "Connecting Green...

Dubai, UAE -- KPMG Lower Gulf has been ordered by a Dubai court to pay more than $231 million to a group of investors who claim they lost money because of poor-quality audit work by the firm on a fund they were invested in. The judgment, issued late last month,...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates--A fire in a residential building in Dubai killed 16 people and injured nine others in the wealthy Gulf emirate, local media reported. The fire broke out at midday Saturday on the fourth floor of the building in the Al-Ras neighbourhood in the old part of the city....

ABU DHABI, UAE - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived here Saturday, following a two-day visit to China to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties. The UAE's energy and infrastructure minister, Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazrouei, welcomed the Brazilian leader at Abu Dhabi airport, local media reported. Lula, who in January...

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) successfully launched its second nanosatellite, DEWA SAT-2, aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. The launch of DEWA SAT-2 underlines the firm's commitment in using space technologies to improve the operations, maintenance and planning of...

Dubai, UAE -  Dubai has issued a law to regulate the operations of autonomous vehicles in the city. The new law aims to accelerate the city's smart mobility transformation, attract investments in the sector and provide a regulatory environment that facilitates the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in transportation. The...

Dubai, UAE -- Dubai's real estate market recorded real estate transactions worth AED1.1 billion ($299 million) on Friday, according to the data released by Dubai's Land Department. The transactions included 335 sales worth AED916.36 million on Friday, in addition to 61 mortgage deals totaling AED214.37 million, and four gift deals...

Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi, Director-General of the DHA, said Dubai’s ability to provide high-quality patient-centered medical care has accelerated its growth as an Arab, regional and international healthcare destination.

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center in UAE said that Rashid Rover, onboard the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander, is scheduled to land on the Moon on April 25. At around 7.40 pm (UAE time) on April 25, the Lander carrying Rashid Rover will perform multiple orbital control maneuvers before...

DUBAI, UAEI--Dubai saw remarkable growth in medical tourism in 2022 with 674,000 medical tourists spending $270 million in the year. According to a report issued by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), 39% percent of the medical tourists who came to Dubai were from Asian countries, 22% from Europe and the...

Most of the participants, in the poll from as far away as Egypt and Lebanon, picked up Dubai to celebrate the festival in, with Doha coming at a distant second.

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) which is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Monday reported that its shareholders approved the payment of total dividend of US$1.29 billion (AED 4.77 billion) with a record date of April 20, 2023. This approval came during DEWA’s general...

The company reported a 9 percent rise in rental revenue.

Dubai, UAE – A plot of land that sold for AED456.25 million ($124.23 million) in Business Bay was the most valuable of the 2,739 real estate deals worth AED10.4 billion ($2.83 billion) conducted during the week ending 7 April 2023. The Dubai Land Department said in its weekly report that...

South Africa's Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said the government was notified on Thursday evening of a Dubai court decision not to allow for the extradition of business tycoons Atul and Rajesh Gupta. The Guptas are alleged to have colluded with former president Jacob Zuma to siphon off state assets from...

The group raised $210m through the sale of 750 million shares.

The company reported a net profit of $144m for the period.

Dubai, UAE -- Dubai recorded real estate deals worth AED2.3 billion ($626 million) on Wednesday, according to Dubai Land Department. The deals included 502 sales transactions worth AED1.44 billion, in addition to 95 mortgage deals of AED898.52 million, and 13 gift deals amounting to AED21 million on Thursday. The sales...

DUBAI, UAE -  MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer discussed enhancing cooperation with top leadership of Siemens Energy here. Al Tayer met with Anne-Laure de Chammard, Member of the Executive Board of Siemens Energy AG, and Dietmar Siersdorfer, Managing Director of Siemens...

Dubai, UAE - National Bonds, the UAE’s Shari’a-compliant savings and investment company, saw another strong year soaring to an investment portfolio of AED 13.7bn ($3.7 billion) in 2022, higher by 15 percent compared to the previous year. Given that National Bonds success is also measured by the competitive earnings rewarded...

DUBAI, UAE -  UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MoHRE) announced that the Unemployment Insurance Scheme has exceeded one million subscribers since its launch in January 2023. The Unemployment Insurance Scheme covers employees in the federal government sector and the private sector, providing low-cost job security net that supports...

Net Property Income for the period was $55 million.

DUBAI, UAE -  Over 300 prominent wealth and asset management (WAM) firms have established themselves in Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). This milestone reinforces DIFC's position as the leading financial center for WAM companies in the Middle East Africa South Asia (MEASA) region. With an industry size of US$450 billion,...

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy highlighted software development and artificial intelligence (AI) industry in its 10th session of regular digital industry workshops here. Top executives, business leaders, experts and entrepreneurs discussed the challenges and opportunities in the industry, local media reports said. UAE Minister of State for...

DUBAI, UAE - MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer discussed the latest advancements in smart grid technology with CEO of Grid Software at Siemens Sabine Erlinghagen. The meeting was attended by senior officials from DEWA and Siemens. The two sides discussed the latest...

Dubai, UAE - Digital IDs and mobile authentication will propel many more mobile access deployments. HID, a leader in trusted identity and physical security solutions said in its inaugural State of the Security Industry Report on Friday.   “Identification and authentication are more commonly completed via mobile devices, including smartphones and...

Dubai, UAE -- A total of 3,035 real estate transactions worth AED10.7 billion ($2.91 billion) were recorded during the week ending 31 March, Dubai Land Department (DLD) said Friday. The DLD report said that 158 plots were sold for AED1.27 billion, while apartment and villa sales stood at 2,261, totaling...

DUBAI, UAE -  Dubai International Boat Show 2023 attracted over 30,000 visitors and industry players from across the globe for five days of demonstrations, displays, seminars, launches and workshops. The global boat-building market is expected to reach over US$47 billion in 2027, at a CAGR of 7.5 percent, and the...

The amount makes 42.5% of the company's paid-up capital.

The appointments signal a new phase in the UAE's leadership and its commitment to pursuing economic growth and development while maintaining political stability.

Dubai, UAE -- Dubai real estate market recorded real estate deals worth AED1.8 billion ($490 million) on Wednesday, Dubai Land Department said. The deals included 526 sales transactions worth AED1.16 billion, in addition to 89 mortgage deals of AED628.25 million, and 19 gift deals amounting to AED96.75 million. The sales...

UAE minister said that the emirates will continue its efforts to build partnerships with strategic global markets under the country’s comprehensive economic partnerships program.