Dubai airport runway closure from today: Authority issues tips for smooth travel experience

Dubai Airports has confirmed that the Northern Runway Rehabilitation project at Dubai International (DXB) will begin today, May 9, until June 22. The essential works being carried out will see the world’s busiest international airport’s operations reduce to a single-runway operation. To minimise disruption to guests, more than 1,000 flights per week are scheduled to […]

Emirates welcomes Sheikh Ahmed at Arabian Travel Market

Emirates, the Official Airline of the 2022 Arabian Travel Market (ATM), welcomed Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum to its stand during the official opening of the region’s largest travel and tourism trade event. Sheikh Ahmed is President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman, Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group. Sheikh […]

DEWA completes 98.83% of its AED266 mln water pipeline project

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed 98.83 percent of its project to extend its water transmission network by 36 kilometres across Dubai, at a total cost of about AED 266 million. The project include enhancement of water network including installation and commissioning of pipelines along Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road; […]

India’s Adani Group buys franchise in UAE T20 League

Adani Sportsline, a part of the Adani Group, has acquired the rights to own and operate a franchise in UAE’s flagship T20 League. Licensed by Emirates Cricket Board, the UAE T20 League is an annual event that will feature six franchise teams competing in a 34-match event. Top players from all the cricket playing countries […]

ATM Dubai: Emaar Hospitality plans new hotel openings in GCC, Egypt

Emaar Hospitality has announced a clutch of new hotel openings from this year until 2025, as occupancy levels at its properties has surpassed pre-pandemic levels. Occupancy rates across the group went up by four percent in 2021 compared to the previous year, while the revenue generation index (RGI) for luxury brand Address Hotels rose by […]

PROJECTS: Shapoorji Pallonji gets investment to complete Imperial Avenue project in Dubai

Shapoorji Pallonji International Real Estate Development (SPIPD), the development arm of Indian business group Shapoorji Pallonji, announced on Monday that it has received an investment from London-based alternative asset management firm Hayfin Capital Management to finance the completion of its Imperial Avenue residential project in Downtown Dubai. SPIPD said in a statement that 55 percent […]

HKS Architects named design consultant for Wynn’s RAK resort

Marjan, the master-developer of freehold property in Ras Al Khaimah, RAK Hospitality Holding and US-listed developer and luxury resort operator Wynn Resorts have signed up HKS Architects as the design consultant for its integrated beachfront resort in the northern emirate. Located on the man-made Al Marjan Island, the multibillion-dollar development will be the first in […]

Dubai government establishes debt management office, appoints CEO- statement

The Dubai Government said on Monday that it has established a debt management office (DMO) and appointed Rashid Ali bin Obood Al-Falasi as its chief executive. The DMO will manage the sovereign debt portfolio and will be responsible for meeting the government’s financing requirements, the government said in its statement.    

Saadiyat Island will contribute $1.14bln to tourism economy by 2025: DCT Abu Dhabi

Saadiyat Island will drive Abu Dhabi’s tourism sector, contributing AED 4.2 billion ($1.14 billion) and attracting 19 million visitors by 2025, according to the emirate’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT). Abu Dhabi DCT has appointed Miral, Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of destinations and experiences, to oversee the Destination Management strategies of Saadiyat Island. Miral […]

Mohamed bin Zayed, Greek Prime Minister discuss strategic partnership, regional and global developments

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today discussed with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece, the prospects of enhancing cooperation and joint work in various fields as part of the strategic partnership between their countries. During a meeting at […]