Aerospace industry is next on list for Dubai's soaring ambitions
Dubai's phenomenal success story is based on a brilliant branding exercise. That crucial image, which was supposed to be polished still further by Dubai Ports World's £3.9bn takeover of the P&O ports business, has now come under fierce attack in the US because of this very deal. What American politicians are not able to do [...]
UAE-Australia free trade pact likely this year
Dubai: A free trade agreement between the UAE and Australia is likely to be concluded by the middle of this year, said a top Australian official. The UAE is also likely to conclude another free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, while the GCC is expected to sign its own FTA with the European [...]
Grab a slice of the boom
The novelty of owning property in this part of the world is thankfully over and 2005 saw a growing trend of sensible buying and selling. That is a good thing. You do not see those wild profits from off-plan sales anymore and as speculators take a backseat, serious investors are giving the regional property market [...]
Renewed appeal for Britons to register with embassies
Dubai: Diplomats at British embassies have issued renewed appeals for their country’s citizens who live in the UAE to register with them. Their calls come as they prepare for the first time to delete the names of all those people who have not registered or re-registered since the beginning of 2004. Officials at the embassies [...]
UAE to tap space tourism
Ras Al Khaimah: The only company to have sent tourists into space has announced plans to develop a commercial spaceport in Ras Al Khaimah, from where it will operate suborbital flights. His Highness Shaikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and the emirate’s Department of [...]