Dubai Basketball’s Under-18 Elite team has won the 2026 Basket Cup Sarajevo title, beating Ras Beograd U18 69-53 in the final after an unbeaten run through the tournament in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The victory, secured in the side’s first appearance at the event, marks one of the clearest signs yet that Dubai’s push to build a serious youth basketball pathway is beginning to produce results beyond the […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai and Abu Dhabi have retained places among the world’s leading smart cities in the latest IMD Smart City Index, underscoring how the two emirates have turned digital infrastructure, public services and urban planning into a defining part of their global profile. The 2026 index placed Dubai sixth and Abu Dhabi tenth out of 148 cities, while the 2025 edition had ranked them […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Uber has launched a five-day promotion in the UAE offering 20 per cent off rides to selected destinations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, in a campaign aimed at steering more residents and visitors towards local shopping, dining and cultural districts at a time when consumer-facing businesses are navigating softer momentum across the non-oil economy. The offer began on April 3 and runs until […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai authorities said on Saturday that no fire or injuries were reported after debris from an aerial interception struck the façade of a building in the Marina district, an incident that briefly pushed one of the emirate’s best-known residential and leisure zones into the expanding shadow of regional conflict. The update came through the Dubai Media Office, which said emergency teams responded after […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai has rolled out a Dhs1 billion economic incentives package aimed at easing pressure on businesses and households, with the measures taking effect from April 1 for a period of three to six months as the emirate seeks to cushion the fallout from regional instability and protect economic momentum. The package, approved by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in his […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai UAE equities ended Friday on a divided note as investors weighed the prospect of a wider Middle East conflict after U. S. President Donald Trump signalled that Washington could intensify attacks on Iranian infrastructure, a message that added to concern over energy supplies, shipping routes and regional risk appetite. Dubai’s main index fell, while Abu Dhabi’s benchmark edged higher, reflecting a market torn […]
Dubai Municipality has unveiled a Dh150 million plan to install electric-vehicle supercharging facilities across 600 public parking spaces at parks, beaches and recreational sites, in a move aimed at widening access to charging beyond roadsides, malls and fuel stations. The scheme, announced on Friday, is being rolled out with Emarat EV Charging Stations Company, known as UAEV, and its first phase will bring 75 supercharging stations serving […]
Iran struck Gulf energy infrastructure again overnight into Friday, setting fire to Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi refinery and damaging a power and water desalination plant, as US President Donald Trump warned that Washington could escalate by targeting more of Iran’s infrastructure if Tehran did not yield. The attacks sharpened fears that a conflict already disrupting shipping and fuel markets is moving deeper into the economic core of the […]
Dubai has moved to shore up business confidence with a fresh set of fee deferrals and administrative easings under a wider AED1 billion support package, as the emirate seeks to protect cash flow, sustain hiring and cushion sectors exposed to regional disruption. The measures, announced this week and effective from 1 April, cover hotels, holiday homes and businesses across the wider economy for periods of three to […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai du Pay and GCash have moved to tighten the UAE-Philippines remittance corridor with a partnership aimed at giving Filipinos in the Emirates faster transfers, broader digital utility and fresh promotional offers in one of the region’s most active migrant payment markets. The tie-up, announced on April 2, is designed to let money sent through du Pay land in GCash wallets within minutes, […]
Real estate developers across the UAE are sticking to original construction and launch schedules despite a regional war that has lifted energy and materials costs, with industry participants signalling that any easing in prices and transaction volumes is more likely to be temporary than structural while the conflict runs on. Market activity has slowed in parts of the sector, but there has been no broad retreat from […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai’s off-plan apartment market has continued to draw buyers despite geopolitical turbulence, with sales in March reaching AED 17.5 billion, or about $4.8 billion, and transaction volumes climbing to 7,983 deals, according to an analysis of Dubai Land Department data. The figures suggest that investor appetite in the emirate’s residential market has so far remained intact even as regional conflict has unsettled broader […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai’s transport authority and the Ministry of Family have moved to place mobility at the centre of family policy, signing a strategic partnership that will reshape parts of the emirate’s transport system, public amenities and urban spaces under the UAE’s “Family First” programme. The agreement, announced in Dubai on 2 April, is designed to make everyday travel easier for families while aligning transport […]
Dubai Taxi Company and Baidu’s Apollo Go have begun fully driverless commercial ride-hailing in Dubai, opening public bookings through the Apollo Go app in what Baidu said is the platform’s first international app deployment. The launch adds a new commercial channel for autonomous transport in the emirate and gives Dubai one of the clearest live tests yet of how driverless taxis can move from controlled trials into […]
Malta has sharpened its fight with Brussels over plans to tighten European Union oversight of crypto companies, arguing that a heavier centralised regime would drive firms towards the United States, the UAE and parts of Asia instead of keeping them inside the bloc. The warning marks the latest escalation in a widening dispute over how the EU should police digital-asset businesses under its new Markets in Crypto-Assets […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Danube Properties has moved beyond its apartment-led playbook with the launch of Greenz by Danube, a master-planned townhouse and villa community in Dubai International Academic City, as developers race to capture demand for larger family homes even as caution is building around the wider property cycle. The project is the company’s first large-scale integrated community of this kind, with handover targeted for the […]
Dubai-based Danube Group has said it will retain its full workforce and keep salary payments on schedule, with founder and chairman Rizwan Sajan telling staff the company will not resort to layoffs even as businesses across the Gulf navigate the strain of regional conflict, supply disruption and shakier investor sentiment. The assurance, carried in a public message from Sajan and echoed in local business coverage, applies to […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Emirates NBD has closed $2.25 billion in five-year financing, completing one of the Gulf’s largest syndicated borrowings at a time when war-linked market turbulence has unsettled regional assets, shipping routes and funding sentiment. The package combines a $1.75 billion sustainability-linked syndicated term loan and a $500 million Club Commodity Murabaha term facility arranged through Emirates Islamic. The scale of demand appears to be […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Distance learning across the UAE will continue until 17 April for schools and universities, extending a policy first introduced earlier this month as authorities maintain a cautious approach to student safety and operational continuity. The Ministry of Education said the arrangement would remain under weekly review, leaving room for further changes depending on how conditions develop. The decision covers nurseries, kindergartens, public and […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai authorities were battling a fire aboard a Kuwaiti oil tanker on Tuesday after a drone struck the vessel in waters near Anchorage “E”, with officials saying no injuries had been reported and emergency teams were working under established maritime safety protocols. The incident unfolded off Dubai’s coast as maritime firefighting units moved to secure the tanker, contain the blaze and prevent any […]
Omniyat Holdings has said it has enough liquidity to handle its debt obligations after Fitch placed the Dubai ultra-luxury developer on Rating Watch Negative, citing geopolitical risk linked to the Iran war and the potential for weaker buyer demand in Dubai and across the Gulf. The company said it held more than AED 5.3 billion in cash, cash equivalents and other financial assets at the end of […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Rosatom has agreed to form a logistics joint venture with DP World in a deal that would place Russia’s state nuclear corporation in majority control while bringing one of Dubai’s biggest global trade operators deeper into a strategically sensitive transport network centred on FESCO and Arctic shipping lanes. Under the proposed structure, Rosatom will hold 51% and DP World 49%, with Rosatom contributing […]
Dubai has added 13 new cycling tracks as the Roads and Transport Authority pushes ahead with a plan to turn the emirate into a far more connected cycling city, advancing a wider network that officials say is meant to reach 1,000 kilometres by 2030. The newly completed routes are part of a 15-track master plan spanning 162 kilometres and are intended to link residential districts, beaches, […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Banishing delivered a polished front-end result for the United States and Saudi Arabia at Meydan on Saturday, winning the $1 million Group 2 Godolphin Mile and handing a notable success to trainer David Jacobson, jockey Silvestre de Sousa and owners Sharaf Mohammed Al Hariri, David Jacobson and Lawrence Roman. The Godolphin-bred six-year-old beat Commissioner King by 2¼ lengths over the mile on dirt, […]
