Menu
Close

Month: January 2019

Netanyahu refuses to retire in disgrace over corruption charges

4 years ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would not resign from office should the attorney general accept police recommendations to indict him before his side of the case is heard. Netanyahu last week announced a snap election would be held in April, seeking a fresh political mandate that could help him weather possible […]
Read story

Khashoggi remains may have been tracked

4 years ago
A Turkish pro-government television channel has broadcast video showing men carrying suitcases purportedly containing the remains of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi into the residence of his country’s consul general in Istanbul. The footage broadcast by A Haber shows men carrying what it says were a total of five cases through the main entrance of the […]
Read story

12.5% of UAE foreign assets invested in Egypt and Saudi Arabia

4 years ago
The investment of UAE’s banks in Saudi Arabia and Egypt reached AED87.2 billion at the end of Q3 2018, representing 12.5 per cent of the total assets invested abroad, which amounted to about AED693 billion in September of the same year. Figures from the UAE Central Bank show that the value of investments by UAE […]
Read story

Dubai Ports world reaches $3 billion investment mark

4 years ago
DP World, Dubai-based global operator of shipping terminals, diversified its global business portfolio through investments and acquisitions worth $3 billion in 2018, the company said. It also deepened its engagement with revolutionary new technologies and extended meaningful support to environmental initiatives around the world during the year, achieving strategic growth in diverse fields, it said. […]
Read story

Dubai real-estate breaks own transaction record

4 years ago
Dubai’s real estate market recorded a high-transaction volume during the last ten days of 2018 with a value of over AED19 billion through 2,081 transactions. Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director-General of the Dubai Land Department, DLD, affirmed that these figures are critical in the analytical readings and are also a positive indicator of a rising […]
Read story

Latest developments in UAE nuclear project

4 years ago
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received a delegation from the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) on Monday at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, attended by H.H. Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu […]
Read story

UAE online travel sales exceed expectations

4 years ago
The value of the UAE’s online travel sales in 2018 is forecast to reach AED17.3 billion (US$1.98 billion), driven by a growing population, an increasing number of tourists, and UAE residents’ shift towards digital services, a new analysis from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has revealed. The analysis, based on recent data from […]
Read story
1 … 20 21 22

Stay up-to-date

Latest news