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2021-09-28 19:32:53 Open / Comment

2021-09-28 18:22:07 Fire breaks out at auto market in Al Awir.

Fire spread to eight auto shops in the morning and 55 cars were damaged, but no injuries reported. Open / Comment

2021-09-27 11:03:00 Dubai companies including Emaar, Emirates hiring again as Covid crisis eases.

Businesses in Dubai’s travel and tourism industry in August saw the sharpest increases in activity and new work in over two years.

As Dubai prepares to kick off the World Expo fair next month, the city’s flagship airline, Emirates, is planning to recruit 3,000 cabin crew and 500 airport services employees to join its hub over the next six months. Amazon is meanwhile looking to create 1,500 jobs in the UAE this year.

The lifting of curbs between Dubai and countries such as the UK, the US and Saudi Arabia will have a “massive impact,” with about 27 million people passing through this year alone.

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2021-09-27 08:26:57 Dubai has been ranked as the fifth best city in the world in Resonance Consultancy’s World’s Best Cities Report.

The city beat Tokyo, Singapore and Los Angeles in the annual report. Open / Comment

2021-09-26 08:48:49 Dubai slashes minimum property value for investor visa, extends validity.

The minimum financial requirement to apply for a three-year visa through investment in Dubai’s booming residential property market has been reduced to Dh750,000 from Dh1 million, according to information available on the Dubai Land Department’s website. Open / Comment

2021-09-26 08:48:49 Open / Comment

2021-09-25 21:11:07 Dubai Police save 17-year-old girl from prostitution gang.

A 17-year-old girl was lured by three people to work in prostitution after they promised her a well-paying job.

The two men and a woman — all expatriates — have been sentenced to three years in jail for forcing the teenager, also an expatriate, to work in prostitution.

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2021-09-24 19:55:06 Dubai Safari Park opens from September 27.

The 116-hectare park is home to around 3,000 animals, including 78 species of mammals – 10 different carnivores and 17 primates – 50 types of reptiles; 111 kinds of birds as well as amphibians and invertebrates.

Dubai Safari is home to the world’s first drive-through crocodile exhibit; the UAE’s largest group of baboons; the largest drive-through lion exhibit; and the country’s only drive-through hippo and tiger exhibits. Open / Comment

2021-09-22 19:38:28 Facemasks are no longer mandatory in certain places.

Residents don't need to wear masks when exercising in public places. Masks are also not mandatory when members of the same household are travelling in their private vehicles. Swimming pool- and beach-goers are not required to wear it either. Open / Comment

2021-09-21 10:49:20 There's loads to see and experience at Expo 2020. Click here to download the calendar. Open / Comment