Author: Dubai News Staff
Mohamed Alabbar, 68, founder of Emaar Properties and Noon, has combined fearlessness, a gamers’ precision, and passion for an unending game of chess. Rather than most of his peers going for the mechanized approach of gradualist planning, Alabbar feeds on constructing – be it the towering edifices of property business or the new dawn of online trading. He himself has companies across continents, active recently in Madagascar, Tanzania & Croatia to name few that captures his endless appetite for change. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mohamed Alabbar محمد العبار (@mohamedalabbar) The Art of “Paranoid…
The economic growth rate of the UAE in the first half of 2024 was significantly impressive mainly due to the non-oil sectors. Using preliminary data from the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC), the country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the year amounted to AED 879, 6 billion or $239. 5 billion, a year-on-year growth of 3. 6%. The non-oil GDP constituted AED660 billion or $180 billion in accordance with a continuous growth rate of 4.4%. This reduced the contribution of oil sector to 25%, while that of the non-oil sector to 75%, this was a show of the…
Welcome back to Break The Block, Dubai’s leading dance music festival – happening on Saturday February 1, 2025. The festival which will take place at the spectacular Al Wasl Dome in Expo city is set for a night packed with energetic rhythms, sophisticated luminous show, and city culture experience. Returning to headline is the English DJ Bonobo, who is famous for his blends of Jazz, world music and trip-hop. Popular attractions “Kong” and “Cirrus” can now be enjoyed by fans. Joining Bonobo on the lineup are two standout talents from Los Angeles’ Soulection collective: Dutch R&B musician and producer, JAEL…
Maye Musk a model and dietitian who is a mother to Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur enthralled the Audience in the 1 Billion Followers Summit in. Dubai. The event is held by the UAE Government Media Office from January 11 to 13, 2025, at Emirates Towers, DIFC, and the Museum of the Future with the slogan Content for good. During her panel, the 76-year-old model and entrepreneur shared her inspiring journey of raising three accomplished children: Elon – the current richest man on the planet, Kimbal – an owner of several restaurants, and Tosca – a TV producer. In her…
The RTA has released the working plan of its services during New Year holiday 2025 to include the transportation, parking, and service stations in Dubai. Chapters 6 Constitutional Structures for Customer Populated Spaces:- Service Provider Centres and Customer Happiness Centres. All service provider centres and Customer Happiness Centres would remain shut down on this date January Ist, 2025. Further normal operations will be conducted from January 2, 2025. Dubai Metro December 31, 2024: 5:00 AM to 11:59 PM January 1, 2025: 12:00 midnight to 11:59 PM Dubai Tram December 31, 2024: 6:00 AM to 11:59 PM January 1, 2025: 12:00…
With the New Year just around the corner, it’s high time to learn more about planning your holidays properly! UAE employees can masterfully plan their annual leave in 2025 to have 42 days of festive time by using only 14 days of annual leave. Under UAE labor law, every employee can be provided with 30 days paid annual leave, in addition to the fully paid public holidays on the annual basis, if he serves for one year or more. From next year forward weekends will cease to suppress your holiday fun as any public holidays that happen to fall on…
Over the last few days, luxury yacht owners can apply for a 10-year UAE Golden Visa through the recently announced Abu Dhabi Golden Quay. This program that has been developed by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi in conjunction with partners in the Abu Dhabi Investment Office and Yas Marina is intended to target HNW customers and advance Abu Dhabi’s standing as a premier enjoying yacht segment. Eligibility Criteria This program is for all private yacht owners with facilities with a size of 40 meters or larger. Further, the main executives of the yachting companies, the shareholders…
The United Arab Emirates has again emerged as the world’s most powerful passport , according to the Arnot Capital Global Passport Power Rankings 2024. This suggests that, for a fourth year in a row now, the UAE has ranked best – a reminder of the country’s upper hand in mobility. According to the latest global ranking in 2018, the UAE passport provides its holder with greater mobility to travel and enter 133 countries without a visa, 47 countries with visa on arrival and only a pre-approval visa for 18 countries. Its privileges include a Schengen visa free, allowing visits to…
The aforesaid Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has released the National School Health Screening Guideline that requires all students of the K to G12 to undergo health checkups annually. This programme is for both government and private schools and its major goal is to provide precaution and to help in identification of any health or developmental concern. They will consist of PAT, kilometer, mood scale, BMI, medical history, physical and mental wellness check up and behavioral health check up. H1 has identified the specifications for health promotion screenings to be implemented in all schools so that the timelines are…
After the consultations with the relevant stakeholders, the official working calendar of UAE Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation lately confirmed that Wednesday, January 1, 2025, is going to be an official paid day off for private sector workers. Operations will continue tomorrow Thursday January 2 as a result of the public holidays. This announcement is equal to good news for workers and will allow them to rest and welcome the new year. Everyone has been looking forward to it and now those in the private industry can too take off from work and revel with the rest of the…