Rents in the mid-income housing segment have appreciated twice as much as their high-end counterparts, Khaleej Times reported today. According to Hussain Alladin, head of research, GCP Properties “Dubai Marina rents have appreciated by 50 per cent since 2011, whereas International City rents have appreciated almost twice as much – 93 per cent”. “Since 2011, […]
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Protect your children, know their rights! According to Khaleej Times, The Federal National Council (FNC) has approved the reservations of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the child rights bill. The FNC had approved the bill on December 22 and sent it for presidential approval. What’s the amendment all about?
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A new labour law comes into effect! According to Ministry of Labour (MoL), a six-month labour ban will not be imposed to an employee IF the employee and employer mutually agreed to terminate their employment contract. With the new rule, the movement in labour market is easier and beneficial for both parties; the need of
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai issued a law regulating the partnership between the public and private sector. Law No. 22 of 2015 aims to encourage the private sector to participate in development projects and boost their investments in these projects to
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The Labor Ministry has banned issuance of permanent, temporary or seasonal visas to expats for a number of professions that have been added to the reserved category. Jobs in these particular professions have to be carried out only by Saudis. The ministry identified 19 job titles that are off-limits to expatriates. Among them are chief
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GCC residents can now apply for their entry visas to the UAE through an online portal called ‘Fawri’, the Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday. The Fawri service aims to expedite passenger movement across the UAE’s entry points and streamline the visa process for passengers before they arrive in the country. The service, which is
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According to the ranking of Emporis, the German real estate data mining company. The top five skylines in the world are Hong Kong, New York City, Singapore, Moscow and Seoul. Notably, Dubai came in sixth despite being significantly smaller and having fewer buildings than any other city in the top 10. Also, unlike the other
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Strict action will be taken against any form of expressions of hatred or incitement to hate crimes spread in the form of speech and published media. The United Arab Emirates has issued a new law against any form of discrimination on the basis of religion, caste, creed, doctrine, race, colour or ethnic origin following a
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The ambitious target set by Dubai to boost the share of renewable energy mix to seven per cent by 2020 is getting closer to reality with the state utility announcing the financial close for the second phase of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The Dh30 billion Solar Park, one of the largest
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International credit ratings agency Capital Intelligence, or CI, has affirmed the UAE’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign ratings of AA- and its short-foreign and local currency sovereign ratings of A1+ after taking into account key economic and financial indicators. The outlook for the rating is stable, meaning it is likely to remain unchanged over
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