Relaam ramps up UAE push, eyes GCC, global growth next

Now Dubai, Northern UAE The company’s rebrand earlier this year marked a shift from purely local management to a broader regional vision. Relaam now plans to extend its capabilities to Dubai’s increasingly institutional real estate environment,...

Abu Dhabi’s sets sights on rivalling New York, London, and Singapore

Thursday 30 October 2025 2:58 pm Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Abu Dhabi. Photographer: Vidhyaa Chandramohan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Over the last...

ECC awarded main contract for Sidr Residences at Expo City Dubai

Image: Dubai Media Office Expo City Dubai has appointed Engineering Contracting Company (ECC) as the main contractor for Sidr Residences, a premium residential development scheduled for completion in 2027. The project will feature three...

InterviewEU hails UAE as 'reliable partner' in driving trade and global security

The ties between the European Union and the United Arab Emirates are "not only strong, they are strategic," the president of the European Council stated in remarks to The National, praising Abu Dhabi for its pivotal role in fostering trade with...

ANNELIESE DODDS: 'Government must tax different forms of wealth more effectively'

'If wider tax changes are needed, the big mistake would be to tinker at the edges rather than acting decisively', former Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds writes Anneliese Dodds claimed there had been too much 'fiscal fiddling'(Image:...

Abu Dhabi Investment Office to host DRIFTx 2025 in November

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) will host the second edition of DRIFTx, the emirate’s leading international exhibition showcasing the next generation of smart and autonomous mobility solutions, from 10th to 12th November. Held as part of...

Union Properties Unveils $544 Million Mirdad Project in Dubai

Dubai-listed Union Properties has unveiled a major new development in the Motor City master plan, the Mirdad project, which will be valued at 2 billion UAE dirhams. Spanning over 356,931 square feet, the project promises to be a landmark addition...

Pre-owned Boat Show in Dubai kicks off, over Dhs200m yachts on display

The 11th edition of the Pre-owned Boat Show in Dubai kicked off on Friday at Dubai Creek Marina, Park Hyatt Resort. Taking place from October 31 to November 2, 2025, under the theme “A Boat for Everyone”, the three-day event brings together more...

Abu Dhabi’s IHC and Alpha Dhabi sell Modon stakes for over $7bln to L’imad Holding

Subsidiaries of two prominent Abu Dhabi-based investment firms have divested stakes in Modon Holding PSC for a combined consideration of over $7 billion L’imad Holding Company, a company wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi government. Following the...

Lost your passport abroad? UAE launches 30-minute return permit for Golden Visa holders

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MoFA) has launched a new electronic service enabling Golden Visa holders who lose their passports while abroad to obtain a return permit within 30 minutes, free of charge. The...

Understanding the history, politics, and the ‘greater game’ at play in Sudan

Beyond Sudan’s brutal two-year civil war, we must recognise and analyse the bigger game being played behind the conflict, writes Najm al-Din. As Gaza continues to suffer, a conflict of equally devastating proportions is unfolding in Sudan, where...

Lee, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Discuss ‘Special’ Strategic Partnership

Photo : YONHAP News President Lee Jae Myung met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khalid bin Mohamed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the APEC summit on Friday and expressed hope that the prince's visit to South Korea would advance bilateral relations....

Life Saved At 35,000 Feet: 2 Kerala Nurses Revive Passenger On Flight To UAE Minutes After Take-Off

Last Updated:November 01, 2025, 01:36 IST Abhijith Jees, 26, from Wayanad, and Ajeesh Nelson, 29, from Chengannur, were on board Air Arabia flight 3L128 from Kochi to Abu Dhabi Their timely and professional intervention paid off. The passenger, a...

Boycott campaign launched against the UAE for 'complicity' in Darfur massacres

Members of the Sudanese diaspora call for action against the UAE for supporting the Rapid Support Forces, a rebel group accused of atrocities after it captured El Fasher, where more than 2,000 people, including women and children, were killed. The...

AI diffusion: UAE and Singapore lead the way, Microsoft says

The UAE, Singapore, Norway, Ireland and France received some of the highest scores for AI adoption, a report from Microsoft's AI Economy Institute has found. Microsoft spotlights the UAE and Singapore for “leading in AI use among working-age...

Mideast Stocks: UAE stocks slide as oil drops on supply jitters

Stock exchanges in United Arab Emirates declined on Friday, tracking weaker oil prices as concerns about rising global supply from major producers dampened investor sentiment. OPEC+ is leaning towards a modest output boost in December, sources...

Azerbaijan started to export gas to Syria in small amounts, official says

Azerbaijan has started to export gas to Syria in small amounts, Azerbaijan's deputy energy minister Orkhan Zeynalov said on Monday at the ADIPEC energy conference in Abu Dhabi. Zeynalov added that his country is facing financing challenges in...

India’s e-passport era begins in Dubai: Here’s what applicants need to know

Image credit: Getty Images In a significant digital upgrade to its citizen services, the Consulate General of India in Dubai has announced the rollout of the Global Passport Seva Programme (GPSP 2.0) for all passport services starting October 28,...

Holder takes over from Narine as Knight Riders captain

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder is the new captain of the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders for the upcoming 2025-26 edition of the International League T20 (ILT20). Following a standout season with the team, the 33-year-old Barbadian replaces fellow...

Omani Foreign Minister says Israel is prime source of insecurity in region

Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi on Saturday described Israel, rather than Iran, as the principal source of regional instability, and encouraged fellow Gulf countries to engage with Tehran rather than isolate it. Mr Al Busaidi said the five...