Latest Dubai News
2/2/2009 - Speaking about the One Villa, One Family rule, a top civil official in Dubai, yesterday, clarified that there is No such rule in Dubai, and it is just that the campaign against overcrowded villas is being misunderstood.
30/1/2009 - Dubai Retail, the subsidiary of Dubai Properties has announced an expansion of its retail space from the present 770,000 square meters, adding another 175,000 with the inclusion of the Bay Avenue, for the next edition of Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), revealed a senior company official.
28/2/2012 - Increased entrance fee and expensive visas, have led to decrease in visitor numbers to Global Village, where DSF 2009 attractions are being held.
26/1/2009 - Dubai ranks the topmost among the series of Middle East Cities of the Future, according to a ranking by the fDi magazine, one of the premier publications for business globalization by the Financial Times group.
24/1/2009 - Dubai property sector continued to witness job cuts, with Sherwoods being the latest company to join the series of companies resorting to downsizing their staff, unable to bear the impact of global economic crisis.
16/1/2009 - Out of a workforce of one million, about 3200 people have lost their jobs in Dubai during the past three months, which implies the impact that the global financial turmoil has made on the UAE economy.
14/1/2009 - The Abu Dhabi Municipality has approved landscaping designs for seven new public parks in residential neighbourhoods in the Capital.
12/1/2009 - The Government of Dubai has unveiled a new part-time work system, and has assured to include expatriates too in this system, at a later stage.
9/1/2009 - The Ministry of Interior has decided to curtail number of visas issued for large companies, and stop issuance of visas for small businesses, aiming to restrict entry of illegal workers.
5/1/2009 - From now on, residents in Sharjah can pay their utility bills through cash machines of few chosen banks, announced Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) on Sunday.
5/1/2009 - Abu Dhabi is all set to introduce a new federal tourism body aimed to promote and improve tourism at the national level.
24/12/2008 - Expatriate women, who are married to Emiratis, will have to wait for 15 years to gain UAE citizenship, according to a new proposal under study by the Ministry of Interior.
24/12/2008 - According to a new proposal under consideration by the Ministry of Interior, the residents will be able to hold on to their residence visas until they turn 65yrs, after which, they will be allowed to renew only if they are well-qualified.
22/12/2008 - The Dubai Marina Mall, the latest shopping and entertainment destination in Dubai by the Emaar Malls Group, the shopping malls subsidiary of Emaar Properties, will open doors to public today.
22/12/2008 - With the Federal National Councils (FNC) new proposal of salary cap for sponsorship being implemented, bringing families to UAE would soon seem more restricted for low-income workers.
17/12/2008 - The deadline for securing National Identity Cards by expatriate professionals and for expats working in public sectors has been extended to 28th February 2009.
17/12/2008 - The Federal National Council (FNC) on Tuesday has come up with a proposal to increase the minimum wage requirement to sponsor families of expatriates in the UAE.
17/12/2008 - About 4000 villas have been issued notices, while the water and electricity connection of nearly a dozen of the villas have been cut for violating the one family one villa rule in Dubai.
15/12/2008 - Officials at the Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) have confirmed that the deadline of 31st December for ID cards registration will remain unaltered.
15/12/2008 - The tourist arrivals from Europe to the UAE would reduce considerably in numbers, during the coming year, in wake of the bad economic situation that Europe has been facing, and due to the drop in value of Euros against Dirham, revealed an industry expert.
10/12/2008 - Expatriates who intend to bring their immediate relatives to Sharjah on visit visas will have to submit the tenancy contract of their sponsor or an immediate relative.
8/12/2008 - The expansion work of Dubai International Airport has entered its final phase, to build the Concourse 3 being awarded to Al Habtoor Engineering, a UAE-South African Japanese group.
3/12/2008 - Private international airline in Pakistan, Air Blue has commenced a direct Sharjah-Lahore service this week.
29/11/2008 - The emirate of Ras Al Khaimah has announced plans to create a massive education park.
