Global Village is closing for the season getting a five-star safety rating
Global Village decided to close one week later than the original closing date, which was previously set for April 6. After running a poll across their social media channels, Global Village received an overwhelming response in favour of the extension, What’s On reports. Vendors cleared stocks offering the end of season bargains. Global Village is […]
Video: The Quranic Park in Dubai received 100,000 visitors in its first week
The park is open to the public free-of-charge. Quranic Park, which opened in Dubai on Friday March 29, received an impressive 100,000 visitors in its first week alone, Dubai Municipality announced. The public park is the result of a Dhs200 million development in Al Khawaneej. The park is located a few minute drive away from Easy18 […]
International City $54 million highway upgrade eases traffic
Nakheel hails $54m highway scheme for Dubai’s International City Developer applauds Roads and Transport Authority for opening second phase of the International City road improvement scheme Master developer Nakheel has applauded Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority for the second phase of the AED400 million International City road improvement scheme, which opened on Saturday. The project, […]
RTA improves Dubai’s International City bus services
The new services aim to meet the growing demand for bus service” in Dubai, and improve “the integration with the metro service as well as the link with Airport Terminal 2: Route 310 from Rashidiya Metro and Bus Station to the International City with a frequency of 8 minutes during peak hours. Route 20 from […]
Special Report 2019: Addressing the most common misconceptions about Dubai’s real estate market
Before 2014 the property market used to be very expensive, with fewer unit options and hardly any attractive payment plans. Fast forward to today and the market gives a great opportunity for tenants to rethink their strategy and invest in real estate or become owners for virtually the same cost. There are plenty of reasons […]
Why international students would absolutely love it at Easy18 Apartments
With demand for higher education on the rise in the UAE, many students are actively considering pursuing their education — and career goals — in the country. It is safe, popular and prospering. According to the Knowledge and Human Development Authority’s (KHDA) Higher Education Classification and Rating Framework (HECRF), Dubai’s higher education sector in particular […]
Investor favourite International City clocks up ten percent rental returns
Investor favourite International City clocks up ten percent rental returns due to healthy demand from those migrating from other emirates UAE real estate continues to provide some of the highest returns in the world according to Property Finder’s active listing data. Lukman Hajje, chief commercial officer of Property Finder, said: “Typically, smaller properties produce better […]
UAE ranked world’s second safest country, Turkey and India are among least safest
Worst rated for crime rates were South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, India and Mexico, Khaleej Times reports. The UAE has been ranked as the second safest country in the world, beating popular holiday destinations like France, Italy, Singapore, the US and Thailand. The country has been ranked second only to Iceland by UK-based Which? Travel magazine […]
Dubai ranks top in Middle East for quality of living
Dubai and Abu Dhabi were ranked as the Middle East region’s leading cities for maintaining quality of living in seventh consecutive year. In its annual 2019 Quality of Living survey, it said that Dubai led the region, ranking 74th globally and was closely followed by Abu Dhabi, in 78th place. The UAE cities continue to rank highly on the survey and their […]
Dubai Municipality sets up 50 children’s playgrounds across Dubai
Sheikh Hamdan directed officials to consider multiple factors when building the playgrounds, Khaleej Times reports. Dubai Municipality has begun building 50 playgrounds and squares for children in residential areas throughout the city. The project, carried out under the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of […]