Latest Dubai News
10/6/2008 - One of thelargest real estate developers, Nakheel, has entered into a Dh.
3/6/2008 - Zones-Corp (Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones) has announced plans to construct housing units with a capacity to accommodate about 800,000 workers of various sectors by the year 2012.
31/5/2008 - With the introduction of electronic ticketing (e-ticketing) within three days from now, airlines will be saving billions of dollars in operational costs globally, saving themselves from the struggle of coping with the soaring aviation fuel costs and economic turmoil.
28/5/2008 - The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has launched the world’s first ever 100% green hotel.
28/5/2008 - A new house rent index in Dubai, which suggest benchmark rents for all communities, incorporating all new properties and rental contracts for residential and commercial units into a complete database of rental agreements will soon be published by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) in Dubai.
26/5/2008 - Enpark (The Energy and Environment Park) which is also a member of Tecom Investments, has announced the major elements of its master-plan, which is a blend of social, environmental, and economical aspects, to form a model that truly reflects benchmark for sustainable development.
8/5/2008 - An interactive theme park, Legoland, dedicated to families with children in the age groups two to twelve years is likely to be opened for the first time in Dubai.
4/5/2008 - The Dh4billion Al Sufooh Tram Project in Dubai has received the approval of HH Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
4/5/2008 - The Dh200bn Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Gardens, by Dubai Properties, aims to be the development with lowest-density in the region.
29/4/2008 - Acute shortage of skilled professionals is a threat to the booming realty market of the Gulf, reports a study conducted by the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD).
28/4/2008 - The Dubai International Airport has surpassed Changi Airport Singapore in terms of total passenger numbers during the first quarter of this year, thereby becoming the sixth largest aviation hub in the world, preceded by Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris and London.
26/4/2008 - A five-star business hotel, Al Diar Siji Hotel, managed by Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH), is eyeing forthcoming Arabian Travel Market (ATM) to attract business tourists and corporate travelers to Fujairah.
22/4/2008 - Abu Dhabi plans to emphasize real estate developers to allocate 20% of their housing units to low-income families.
19/4/2008 - The Dutch company, Golden Tulip hospitality group, yesterday officially launched their first property in Al Barsha, Dubai.
19/4/2008 - Atlantis, The Palm, the flagship resort on The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, built by Kerzner International Holdings, a leading real estate developer and operator of destination resorts, will be unveiled in September 2008.
18/4/2008 - The UAE will have a new Capital City by the year 2028, as Abu Dhabi urban strategy framework has unrolled development plans to materialize the plan.
16/4/2008 - The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) has increased the deposits paid by utility subscribers.
13/4/2008 - Going by the directions of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Prime Minister and Vice President of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to create affordable housing projects for UAE nationals, the Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MBRHE) has signed pact with Arabtec Construction, for building 2300 housing units across Dubai.
13/4/2008 - With increasing healthcare costs and longer wait-duration for undergoing procedures in Asia, Europe, America and Asia, the Middle East is now the leading alternative, cost-effective and world-class destination for the booming medical tourism market, says a leading industry expert.
9/4/2008 - The Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), Shaikh Sultan Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, unveiled the second Gulf Incentives, Business, Travel and Meetings Exhibition (GIBTM) in Abu Dhabi.
9/4/2008 - Layia Hospitality, a new company with a dynamic vision to transform the Middle East hospitality industry, has announced the launch of its first property in Tecom, Dubai.
28/2/2012 - The Burj Dubai tower that is under construction in the UAE, has surpassed the 629 meters KVYLY-TV mast in the US, and has become the tallest man-made structure in the world revealed its builders.
8/4/2008 - The collection of applications for visas and passports will be outsourced to Empost within two months by the Indian missions in UAE.
2/4/2008 - The Indian Airlines has stopped all direct flights to Goa from the UAE.
