UAE News

SCTDA launches Sharjah Tourism Vision 2021

30 Apr 2015

Vision features four strategic pillars working in parallel.

Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) unveiled today Sharjah Tourism Vision 2021, aiming to attract more than 10 million tourists by year 2021, when the UAE celebrates its 50th anniversary. The announcement was made at a press conference held at the Radisson Blu Resort Sharjah, attended by H.E. Mohammed Ali Al Noman, Chairman of SCTDA, and H.E. Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Director General of SCTDA, in the... Read More

Airport Show records 38 per cent growth in Hosted Buyers

30 Apr 2015

B2B platform to have 127 hosted buyers

Hosted buyers coming from 30 countries

67 per cent increase in number of companies

Programme evolved since its launch in 2009

$85 billion airport construction projects in Middle East

Sheikh Ahmed: Ideal B2B platform for decision-makers

Dubai, April 29, 2015: The 15th edition of Airport Show, scheduled to take place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) from May 10 to 12, will see an... Read More

Dubai’s Meraas Launches Bulgari Residences

30 Apr 2015

The Bulgari Residences project expands upon the May 2014 announcement of Bulgari Resort Dubai.

Dubai developer Meraas has teamed up with luxury brand Bulgari to launch Bulgari Residences, part of the Bulgari Resort and Residences project on Jumeira Bay Island.

Together with hotel Bulgari Resort Dubai, announced in May last year, it will form a 1.7 million square foot master development.

The residential project, comprising 165 apartments, eight penthouses and 15 mansions... Read More

Dubai Exports taps new markets in Russia, Brazil and Germany

28 Apr 2015

Presence in Russia, Brazil and Germany will help entities explore opportunities.

Dubai — Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, recently opened its overseas offices in Brazil, Russia and Germany as part of its strategic plan to link local companies to key export markets and in line with the directives of the Economic Development Committee of the Dubai Executive Council to enhance the emirate’s bilateral trade.

The... Read More

Dubai Safari Park project to be completed next year

28 Apr 2015

The Safari Dubai Park project is 30% complete

Dubai: Dubai Safari, the long-awaited upcoming zoo park, is 30 per cent complete and expected to open in the third quarter of 2016, an official said on Saturday.

Hussain Lootah, Dubai Municipality Director-General, said on Saturday that the massive Dh1 billion project will cover 119 hectares of land.

Dubai Safari, coming up in Al Warqa’a area, will replace the existing decades-old Dubai Zoo.

The plan to relocate... Read More

Record passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi Int’l Airport, up 21.1 per cent

28 Apr 2015

In the first quarter of 2015, a total of 5,521,110 passengers used Abu Dhabi International Airport, compared with 4,560,169 passengers in Q1 of 2014.

Abu Dhabi Airports has reported a 21.1 per cent increase in passenger traffic during the first quarter of 2015 at Abu Dhabi International Airport, compared to Q1 2014.

In the first quarter of 2015, a total of 5,521,110 passengers used Abu Dhabi International Airport, compared with 4,560,169 passengers in first quarter of 2014, a... Read More

Express service for Abu Dhabi entrepreneurs with trade licence issued in 10 minutes

28 Apr 2015

Entrepreurs looking to open new businesses in Abu Dhabi can now get their trade licence in just 10 minutes.

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development said that this would improve the competitiveness of the emirate, attract more investment and reduce administrative procedures.

The instant licensing system follows a range of electronic services the DED has introduced that can be offered via smart devices.

This would also help to keep pace with development in Abu... Read More

Decree issued by Shaikh Mohammed exempts businesses, whose licence expired before 2012, from the imposed fines if they apply for licence cancellation

26 Apr 2015

Dubai - The Government of Dubai announced on Tuesday that it would slash fines imposed on businesses in the emirate as part of an on-going drive to further enhance confidence among businesses and investors.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, issued Decree No (10) of 2015 that “aims to encourage businesses to rectify their status by cancelling or renewing their licences, update their information in the... Read More

Dubai Parks and Resorts, Merlin to build Legoland Water Park

26 Apr 2015

Scheduled to open next year, Legoland Water Park will be a new addition to the wider Legoland Dubai theme park, which is already in development.

Dubai — Dubai Parks and Resorts, in conjunction with UK-based Merlin Entertainments, the world’s second-largest visitor attraction operator and an FTSE 100 company, has unveiled the latest addition to its line-up, Legoland Water Park

Scheduled to open next year, Legoland Water Park will be a new addition to the wider Legoland Dubai... Read More

Abu Dhabi to invest over $25 billion in offshore oilfields

26 Apr 2015

Abu Dhabi — Abu Dhabi plans to invest over $25 billion in the next five years on boosting its oil production capacity from offshore fields, a senior official of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, or Adnoc, said on Tuesday.

The plan is part of the UAE’s strategy of increasing its crude oil output potential to 3.5 million barrels per day by 2017-18. The UAE’s actual current production is around 2.8 million bpd.

“We want to build capacity from production and from number of wells... Read More

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