UAE hit with severe flooding as record rainfall disrupts Dubai flights

People wade through submerged street after heavy rain in United Arab Emirates on April 16, 2024.  Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images One of the world’s busiest airports temporarily halted operations as the United Arab Emirates experienced its heaviest rainfall on record. The downpour prompted flight cancellations and delays at Dubai’s international airport, with travelers … Read more

Dubai’s Parkin surges 30% in UAE’s first IPO of the year

Modern architecture, Dubai central business district and car traffic are seen from Sky Views Observatory on Dec. 13, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dominika Zarzycka | SOPA Images | LightRocket DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Shares of Dubai parking operator Parkin surged more than 30% Thursday as the company went public on the Dubai … Read more

Saudi Arabia in talks with Andreessen Horowitz to create AI fund

PIF Managing Director Yasir bin Othman Al-Rumayyan attends the Russian-Saudi Investment Forum held at the Ritz-Carlton Moscow Hotel. Sergei Bobylev | TASS via Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is in talks with American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and potentially others to create a $40 billion fund to … Read more

Abu Dhabi-backed newspaper buyout is sparking panic

Copies of The Daily Telegraph newspaper on a newsstand in a shop in London, UK, on March 12, 2024 (L), and UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan speaking at COP28 on Dec. 1, 2023. Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Mansions, university facilities, think tanks, sports teams — the U.K. is no stranger … Read more

BP, Abu Dhabi’s Adnoc suspend major purchase in Israeli gas firm

A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal beach of Nasholim, on August 29, 2022. JACK GUEZ | AFP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Plans for a 50% stake purchase by energy major BP and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) … Read more

The hottest housing markets for the super rich in 2024

The Port of Fontvieille Harbor in the Principality of Monaco. Education Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The ultrawealthy are looking for a better lifestyle and strong investment when it comes to buying their next home, according to a new study. One-quarter of American ultra-high-net individuals, or those worth $30 million or more, … Read more

Goldman Sachs, Abu Dhabi ink $1 billion investment partnership for Asia Pacific

An Emirati woman paddles a canoe past skyscrapers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Goldman Sachs and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala on Monday signed a $1 billion private credit partnership to co-invest in the Asia-Pacific region, … Read more

China’s biggest problem is lack of confidence: Standard Chartered CEO

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — China is facing a confidence deficit as its economy undergoes massive transition and concern grows over its ongoing property crisis, a top banking CEO said while onstage at Dubai’s World Governments Summit. “China’s biggest problem to me is a lack of confidence. External investors lack confidence in China and domestic … Read more

Luxury Uber rival Wheely launches in Dubai to take on Careem

The Dubai skyline. Umar Shariff Photography Wheely, a luxury-focused competitor to ride-hailing giant Uber, is launching in Dubai as the company looks to reembark on an international expansion effort that was quashed by Covid in 2020. The company, founded by Russian-Swiss entrepreneur Anton Chirkunov, told CNBC it will offer rides in the United Arab Emirates … Read more

How much does ‘shoulder season’ travel save? We crunched the numbers

Nearly one in five Americans said they plan to travel less in 2024, with most citing costs as the reason , according to Intrepid Travel’s 2024 Outlook Survey. But many travelers are pressing forward, seeking ways to save without compromising their trips. And for some 70% of respondents of Intrepid’s survey, that means avoiding peak … Read more