Dubai

Sheikh Hamdan: Trade is the lifeblood of Dubai’s economy, crucial pillar of its growth

His Highness spoke at Za’abeel Majlis in Dubai, addressing businessmen, traders, and investors

WEF 2025: UAE delegation led by Sheikha Latifa discuss global partnership with founder Klaus Schwab

H.H. Latifa bint Mohammed: Culture a driving force for building vital societies, sustainable economies

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid discuss strategies for citizen welfare, national progress

Their Highnesses discussed plans to advance the UAE’s development agenda and national objectives

Record-breaking 2024 in Dubai residential market with villa values up 31.6 percent

Transactions surged, with ready home sales up 12.3 percent and off-plan sales soaring 76.4 percent

WEF 2025: UAE companies soar in global brand rankings

ADNOC, Emirates Airlines, and e& set the standard for UAE brand dominance and rapid growth

Dubai Press Club reveals ninth ‘Ibda’a Award’, calls Arab media students for submissions

2025 award features six updated categories, including podcasting, e-games, multimedia, and news reports

Dubai RTA adopts Sustainability Framework 2030 featuring three pillars: Environment, economy, and society

The new framework aligns with Dubai’s 2030 vision and reinforcing its position as a global leader in sustainable development

“Dubai AI Seal” launched to certify trusted AI companies, drive public-private partnerships

The seal aims to provide an accessible and reliable way to verify AI service providers

Dubai expands freehold property ownership options in prime areas to attract investments

Dubai Land Department allowed freehold conversion for properties in Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Jaddaf

Emirati students headed to NASA space camp as Arab Health marks 50th anniversary

The scholarship offers students immersive space and science learning opportunities

Abu Dhabi named world’s safest city for 2025: Ninth consecutive year at the top

Reflecting the emirate’s efforts to develop pioneering security plans, strategies, and initiatives

UAE leads five Arab nations in attracting 145 foreign automotive projects worth over $22 billion in 2024

The automotive sector in Arab countries attracted 184 foreign projects valued at more than $25 billion from 2003 to 2024

Gulf Data Hub, KKR to invest over $5 billion to build GCC data center capacity

Transaction marks one of the largest international investments into a UAE-founded and managed business

UAE, Russia sign double taxation avoidance draft agreement to boost economic cooperation

This agreement seeks to establish a stable and investment-friendly tax framework and eliminate tax barriers

MENA region’s solar energy capacity to exceed 180 GW by 2030: Report

Solar capacity in the region rose 23 percent to 32 gigawatts in 2023

MENA IPOs hit 18-year high, bond issuance surges 86 percent in 2024: Report

Food delivery firm Talabat raised $2 billion in its stock market debut, the largest IPO in the MENA region during 2024

Dubai investors earn $27.36 billion from real estate sector in 2024

Dubai emerges as a property investment hub driven by robust demand, innovative developments and government-backed incentives

Arab Health 2025 celebrates 50th anniversary by introducing four new conferences

The conferences will feature 250 speakers, over 110 sessions, and is expected to attract more than 3,400 delegates

DXB remains world’s busiest international airport with 60.2 million seats in 2024

DXB’s airline capacity grew significantly since 2023 with seats increasing by 7 percent year-on-year

Emirates SkyCargo to expand capacity with new Boeing 747 freighters to meet global demand

This translates to a 15 percent increase in vital main deck cargo capacity when compared to January 2024

UAE’s Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements: A path to enhanced global trade in 2025

UAE's CEPA initiative targets $1 trillion trade and $800 billion economy by 2031

Emirates expands Madagascar network with two new flights amid robust travel demand

The airline will boost its schedule from four to six weekly services starting April 2

UAE leads Egypt’s foreign trade with $9.3 billion in 2023/2024

Egypt’s foreign trade surpassed $104.7 billion in FY 2023/24

Crypto Tower launched in Dubai to support DMCC’s growing community of companies

DMCC expects the construction of the tower to end by Q1 2027, with full operations beginning shortly after