Tracking business & economy for the UAE — coverage from the newsroom in Dubai.
Lifestyle · Business & EconomyExperience free Al Jarab palm-weaving workshops, earn heritage volunteer hours, unlock SME grants and more at Sharjah Heritage Days 2024, running through 15 Feb.
Sports · Business & EconomyAbu Dhabi residents: check traffic updates for UAE Cycling Tour road closures, find last-minute hotel offers, up to 40% bike-shop savings and free 4K live-stream coverage.
Lifestyle · Business & EconomyRamadan starts Wednesday in the UAE: shorter work hours, off-peak toll relief, food price caps and new digital charity drives—see how daily life changes.
Business & EconomyGold rebounds toward $5,000 an ounce, nudging UAE retail rates up about AED 2.5 per gram. Learn how Fed signals and promotions could shape jewellery budgets.
Business & Economy · TechnologyUAE–Türkiye talks secure uninterrupted flights, CEPA tariff cuts and tech projects—promising cheaper goods, new jobs and seamless travel for Emiratis and expats.
Business & EconomyGold in Dubai dips under AED 188/g as a firm dollar eases costs, offering UAE shoppers and investors a timely buy-ahead-of-Ramadan opportunity. Act now!
Politics · Business & EconomyLearn how a proposed UAE–NATO deal could open elite officer training, create thousands of defence-tech jobs and speed up trusted-traveller checks in Europe.
Politics · Business & EconomyA UAE-NATO Status of Forces deal could add officer training slots, unlock AED1.4bn defence-tech contracts, create jobs and make Gulf airspace safer for travellers.
Lifestyle · Business & EconomyDense pre-dawn fog in the UAE will cut highway speed limits and trigger flight delays and surge fares. UAE motorists should leave early and confirm flights between 1-10 am.