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Road closures for the Dubai Marathon 2018

24 Jan 2018

The National -- Most of the road closures will be centred in the Jumeirah and Al Sufouh areas, and will be in place from midnight on Friday.

The list of closures, both partial and full, is:

Umm Suqeim Street will be closed in both directions from Al Wasl Road (Dubai Police Academy) to the Madinat Jumeirah traffic signals on Jumeirah Beach Road

This closure will be in place from midnight on Thursday until Friday at approximately 1pm.

Jumeirah Beach Road and King Salman... Read More

Jumeirah Group appoints Jose Silva as the new CEO

23 Jan 2018

Jumeirah Group has appointed Jose Silva as its new chief executive officer. Silva replaces interim CEO Marc Dardenne. Previously, the role was held by Stefan Leser and Gerald Lawless.

To his new job, Silva brings over 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry, including almost 25 years with Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts. In his last role, Silva served as the regional vice president overseeing France, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal and also served the role of general... Read More

Amazon's first checkout-free grocery store opens on Monday (Video)

23 Jan 2018

The Guardian -- Amazon will open its first checkout-free grocery store to the public on Monday, moving forward with an experiment that could dramatically alter bricks-and-mortar retail.

The Seattle shop, known as Amazon Go, relies on cameras and sensors to track what shoppers remove from the shelves, and what they put back. Cash registers and checkout lines become superfluous: customers are billed after leaving using a credit card on file.

To start shopping, customers must scan... Read More

Driverless vehicles will start in this area of Dubai

23 Jan 2018

Gulf News -- Sustainable City in Dubai is on the path to becoming truly sustainable, and the technology is there to prove it.

Authorities on Monday announced that self-driving vehicles will soon be spotted in Sustainable City, as test runs have been scheduled to start in February.

The Dh1.2 billion Sustainable City development in Dubailand features 500 villas and town houses, and has already implemented sustainable elements such as solar panels, LED lighting and green... Read More

Seven children from one family die in Fujairah house fire

23 Jan 2018

The National -- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed offered their condolences to the Al Sreidi family over the deaths of seven Emirati children in a fire that broke out in their home in Fujairah on Monday morning.

Police said the children were suffocated in their sleep by the smoke.

On Monday, the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai tweeted a message to the family saying "a casualty on our children is a casualty on our country".

"We are shocked today... Read More

GCC to welcome 2.5 million Chinese visitors by 2021

22 Jan 2018

Chinese arrivals to the GCC will increase 21% to 2021, rising to 2.5 million visitors annually, according to data released ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2018, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from April 22-25.

Published by Colliers International, the data predicts Saudi Arabia will experience the highest proportionate increase in arrivals from China, up 35% on 2016 figures. The UAE will follow at 20%, with Oman at 12% and Bahrain and Kuwait at 7%.

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Fishermen in the north ask to be exempt from 'burden' of VAT

22 Jan 2018

The National -- Fishermen and their associations in the north are asking to be exempt from VAT that they say is affecting their livelihood dramatically.

Sulaiman Al Khuddam, deputy of the UAE Fishermen's Cooperative Union and chairman of Dibba Fishermen association, said the fishing industry is an important part of the country’s heritage and provides jobs for many low-income and elderly Emiratis. He said subjecting the fishermen to VAT will hurt their already unstable source of income... Read More

Opening of Sheikh Zayed memorial is postponed 'until further notice'

22 Jan 2018

The National -- The opening of a new memorial to the UAE Founding Father Sheikh Zayed has been postponed "until further notice" it was announced on Sunday.

The Founder's Memorial on the Abu Dhabi Corniche was due to be officially inaugurated on the evening of Monday, January 22.

A brief announcement was made on the Founder's Memorial Facebook page,

Located at the intersection of first and second street along Abu Dhabi's Corniche and spanning 3.3 hectares, the Memorial... Read More

Hedi Slimane will introduce menswear as new head of Céline

22 Jan 2018

The National -- Having pretty much vanished since leaving Saint Laurent in 2016, Hedi Slimane is back. This time as artistic, creative and image director at Céline. As of February 1, Slimane will take over and reportedly expand the French ready-to-wear label in the new directions of menswear and couture.

Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of global luxury conglomerate LVMH, said in a statement: “I am particularly happy that Hedi is back within the LVMH Group, and taking the... Read More

Dh500 ($126) fine for throwing cigarettes in Dubai

21 Jan 2018

Gulf News -- The dirty habit of smokers in Dubai won’t go out in a puff anytime soon, but their remnants might.

Dubai Municipality has launched a campaign to ward off smokers from littering the streets with cigarette ends, in a bid to maintain the city’s cleanliness.