AED 8 million festival prizes, Golden Visas for date farmers: Why UAE cares so much about dates | World News

[ad_1] UAE hosts over 44 million date palms, produces 76,000 tons annually, with 160 varieties, ranking sixth globally in production In a country known globally for its steel and skyline, it’s the date palm, not the skyscraper, that’s emerging as the UAE’s most enduring emblem. This year, that symbolism took tangible form when H.H. Sheikh […]

Second airport backed by Abu Dhabi inaugurated in the Maldives with AED 330.5 million investment | World News

[ad_1] The Velana International Airport project was co-financed by ADFD alongside the Saudi Fund for Development, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, and OPEC Fund for International Development/ Image: WAM The Republic of Maldives and the United Arab Emirates have marked another milestone in a longstanding partnership centered on sustainable development and infrastructure enhancement. Over […]

Dubai brokers earn a stunning AED 3.23 billion in just six months, land department reveals | World News

[ad_1] Dubai’s 29,577 registered brokers facilitated 42,181 transactions in H1 2025, nearly doubling commissions to AED 3.23 billion/ representative Image A Record Year in the Making Dubai’s real estate market is not just having a good year, it’s having its best one yet. In the first six months of the year, the market recorded its […]

Can online comments be considered crime in UAE? Woman fined AED 30,000 for offensive messages | World News

[ad_1] In the UAE, you may face fines up to AED 500,000 and legal action for posting defamatory or offensive messages online/ Representative image In the UAE, online insults and defamation are criminal offences, not just civil matters. Social media comments are treated like published content, with serious legal consequences. A woman was fined Dh30,000 […]

Abu Dhabi court orders firm to pay AED 110,400 to employee who never joined; here’s how UAE law protected salary rights | World News

[ad_1] In a key legal decision, the Abu Dhabi court ordered a private company to pay AED 110,400 (approx. Rs 26 lakh) to an employee who never began work despite signing a contract. The employee’s salary was withheld from November 2024 to April 2025, even though the delay was caused by the employer. The court […]