UAE Business News

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UAE Grants Starlink a 10-Year Licence: Satellite Internet for Homes, Business, Ships and Aircraft From AED 300 a Month

TDRA granted Starlink a 10-year General Satellite Services Licence on 28 August 2026: homes, business, government, ships and aircraft; plans from AED 300 a month.

Published August 28, 2026

Dubai Brings Its Biggest Ever Pavilion to Gamescom 2026: 495 Gaming Companies, Up 34.5% in Two Years, and a Top-10 Target by 2033

Dubai's largest Gamescom pavilion: 10+ showcases, 7 government bodies, 495 gaming companies (+34.5% in two years) and the Dubai Program for Gaming 2033 top-10 goal.

Published August 28, 2026

UAE Real Estate H1 2026: Abu Dhabi AED 117 Billion, Dubai 104 Projects Worth AED 111 Billion, Sharjah AED 29.5 Billion

H1 2026 property results for five emirates in one table: Abu Dhabi AED 117 billion (+112%), FDI up 309%, Dubai 104 projects, Sharjah AED 29.5 billion, Ajman, RAK.

Published August 28, 2026

Dubai Airport Rolls Out 3D Scanners in All Three Terminals: Liquids, Laptops, Shoes and Belts Stay Put

Dubai Airports is installing Smiths Detection CT scanners with 3D imaging across DXB Terminals 1, 2 and 3: liquids and laptops stay in the bag, shoes and belts stay on.

Published August 27, 2026

Dubai Opens Two New Lanes on Emirates Road on August 30: Capacity Up to 16,000 Vehicles per Hour

RTA opens a 5 km, two-lane expansion of Emirates Road on 2026-08-30: six to eight lanes, 12,000 to 16,000 vehicles per hour, peak journeys cut by up to 25%.

Published August 27, 2026

Air Arabia Launches Daily Sharjah-Düsseldorf Flights from December 16: Third German City

Air Arabia adds daily Sharjah-Düsseldorf non-stop flights on the A320neo from 2026-12-16, its third German city after Munich and Frankfurt. Full timetable inside.

Published August 27, 2026

TAQA to Delist From ADX After L’imad Completes 100% Buyout of Abu Dhabi’s Energy Giant

TAQA board decides to delist from ADX after L'imad unit AD Power squeezed out the last 1.88% at AED 2.70 per share. Timeline, payout and what changes for investors.

Published August 26, 2026

Hub71 Expands Initiate Programme for Idea-Stage Founders After Nearly 5,500 Applications

Hub71 expands Initiate after nearly 5,500 applications: Disrupt.com and TMC2 MEA join as venture builders, 500 founders at workshops, first startup Prism56 selected.

Published August 26, 2026

DXB to Reach 100 Million Passengers a Year Within 18 Months, Says Dubai Airports CEO

Paul Griffiths: DXB will hit 100 million passengers within 18 months after 95.2 million in 2025 and a 31.3% H1 2026 drop; No 1 international hub again by year-end.

Published August 26, 2026

Abu Dhabi Records Highest-Ever First-Half Residential Sales: AED 67.8 Billion in H1 2026, Up 178%

Cavendish Maxwell: 15,500 deals worth AED 67.8 billion in H1 2026, up 178% year on year. Off-plan AED 60.3 billion, apartment prices +16.4%, rents +9.4%.

Published August 26, 2026

Al Maktoum Airport: Dubai Airports to Award AED 55 Billion in DWC Contracts by End of 2026

Paul Griffiths: AED 55 billion of DWC contracts will be awarded by year-end on top of AED 13 billion under way. 17,000 piles, 45 million m3 moved, opening in 2032.

Published August 26, 2026

ADIB Board Approves AED 1.75 Billion Rights Issue for Vision 2035 as Total Assets Pass AED 300 Billion

ADIB will issue 106.4 million new shares at AED 16.45, about 1 for 34.14, at a 28.8% discount. Assets reached AED 304 billion in H1 2026 with ROE of 28%.

Published August 26, 2026

Dubai to Open 26 New Private Education Institutions in 2026-27: Seven Schools Including Harrow and Rugby, Nearly 17,000 Seats

KHDA: 17 early childhood centres, seven schools and two universities open in Dubai in 2026-27, adding 16,846 school seats and 1,700 nursery places.

Published August 26, 2026

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