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Dubai plans new rental index for commercial properties
Dubai would include commercial real estate in the index of rental property, a senior official said. The index is likely to be launched in the first quarter of 2025, Majid Al Marri, CEO of Real Estate Registration Sector at Dubai Land Department
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Sheikh Mohammed approves construction of 3,000 houses to support young citizens starting families
Construction of a project with more than 3,000 apartments for an estimated price of Dh5.4 billion was given green signal on Sunday by the Dubai Ruler. It would also strengthen the Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum Family Programme, launched on 4
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Women beach, cycling track: What Dubai new Al Mamzar Corniche Beach will feature
Public beach for women, night swimming pools, sports club, playgrounds, running, walking and cycling tracks — these are just some of the amenities that the new Al Mamzar Corniche Beach, on 125,000 sq metres, 80 metres wide, will
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UAE residents go ice chasing in Al Ain, RAK as temperatures near 0°C
When the temperature in the UAE has dropped to almost zero degrees Celsius, people have been ice-chasing. Others have been lucky enough to witness
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India vs Australia: Virat Kohli loses wicket to Scott Boland for the third time in BGT series
India batsman Virat Kohli who has done it all before is having a bad spell in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series against
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UAE: Why some parents opt to homeschool their children
Tara in Sharjah’s home was the reason her daughter’s first report card set her on the homeschooling path. She still homeschools all three
Read MoreSmall UAE shops now use payment apps to serve customers who don't carry cash
And if you buy locally, at little shops and pop-ups, be prepared to pay with cash — although that has recently begun to change with digital payment apps. Small-scale business use cash or long-distance bank wires for payments for a
Read MoreNew Dubai smart rental index: Landlords must improve property ratings to hike rents
The old buildings that landlords own in Dubai will need to be modernised to level up with luxury ones and get upgraded based on their rating in order to fetch higher rents, authorities announced the new smart rental index details on
Read MoreUAE hits highest-ever Emiratisation rate with 131,000 citizens in private sector
It comes after Emiratis working in UAE’s private sector reached 131,000 for the first time in 2024 — an increase of 350 per cent, it said on Thursday. Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Read MoreDubai: New parking spaces in 2 schools to slash traffic delays by 50%
The roadblocks and congestion on the way to two more Dubai schools will be reduced by 35-50 per cent which is a huge relief for people, especially the parents on the way to and from the drop off and pick up of their children. As part of
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