Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the expansion of parking capacity at seven truck rest stops across the emirate, adding 364 parking slots, a 56% increase, and bringing the total number of truck parking slots at these rest stops to 1,007.
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, showcased Dubai's competitive advantages as a global hub for the digital economy to 287 European startups and scaleups at its pavilion at GITEX AI Europe 2026 in Berlin.
Emirates is adding a third daily Dubai–Phuket flight operated by its Airbus A350, increasing flexibility and Premium Economy capacity. The airline will now operate 21 weekly flights to Phuket using Boeing 777 and A350 aircraft.
Sales values in Dubai’s residential real estate sector approached AED221.3 billion ($60.26 billion) across almost 79,200 transactions in H1 2026, according to new insight from leading real estate advisory and property consultancy, Cavendish Maxwell.
A fire broke out at a restaurant on Dubai's Sheikh Zayed Road on Monday and was brought under control after more than three hours with no injuries reported, said media reports, citing Dubai Civil Defence officials. Cooling operations are currently under way to extinguish remaining hot spots.
Dubai’s real estate market continued to consolidate its position among the strongest property markets worldwide in 2026, supported by a comprehensive range of economic and investment indicators reflecting strong demand, high liquidity, sustained capital inflows and an increasingly advanced regulatory and digital ecosystem, according to W Capital Real Estate Brokerage.
Mashreq Bank has announced record profit before tax of AED4.8 billion ($1.31 billion) for the first half of 2026, up 18% year-on-year, on operating income of AED6.8 billion ($1.85 billion).
The Emirate of Dubai's population reached 4.580 million by the end of 2025, an increase of approximately 332,000 people compared to the end of 2024, representing a growth of 7.5%, it has been revealed.
Dubai added 24,800 new units to its residential real estate inventory in H1 2026, a rise of nearly 38% compared to the same period last year and 12% more than in H2 2025, according to leading real estate advisory and property consultancy, Cavendish Maxwell.
Arista Properties has officially broken ground on HQ, its flagship commercial development in Al Furjan in Dubai, marking a significant milestone for the project that is scheduled for handover in Q4 2027.
