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Indian Bank has received board approval to open a representative office in Dubai, as it seeks to expand its overseas operations, leveraging the large Indian diaspora across West Asia. Currently, the bank has a full-service international branch in Singapore and branches in Colombo and Jaffna (Sri Lanka). Besides, it has an IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) functioning as an offshore/foreign branch from GIFT City, Gandhinagar. "We are getting good business from our GIFT City branch, including participation in various syndicated loans...my aim now is to open a rep office in Dubai...We have a good number of non-resident Indians settled in Dubai and about 33 per cent of the working population is Indian," Indian Bank MD and CEO Binod Kumar told PTI in an interaction. For the representative office in Dubai, the bank's board has given its approval and the bank is in the process of seeking other regulatory approvals. Besides, Kumar said, the bank is exploring the possibility of having a presence in .

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Office, retail sectors lead charge; experts say moderate Q2 performance may not affect Dubai's growth prospects

Emirates passengers flying to Dubai can change travel dates without a fee, while refund charges have also been reduced on eligible fares

Eligible UAE residents can earn rewards worth over Dh3,000 when nominated visitors arrive in Dubai by October 31

Pilot body cites security risks, but carriers fear a suspension could knock their recovery off course

Residential transactions declined from a year earlier, but average prices rose 6 per cent as Dubai's property market remained resilient despite geopolitical tensions in the West Asia

Danube recently launched Greenz by Danube, a townhouse and villa project, where the first phase, with a top-line potential of around $1.3 billion, has received a strong response

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates on Friday sounded an incoming missile alert for Dubai. It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the warning just after 5:15 pm local. Iran is suspected of launching a drone attack against a tanker off the coast of Oman on Thursday as Tehran increasingly challenges the region and the US over its control of the Strait of Hormuz, even with the current interim deal in the Iran war. A few minutes later, authorities sounded an all clear, without elaborating.

Dubai's decision to ease visa-linked property investment norms is expected to increase participation from young Indian buyers and mid-income professionals

The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), which represents top ​carriers IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet, has asked India to push Dubai authorities to lift the curbs

According to the Dubai Media Office, debris from an aerial interception fell on the facade of the Oracle building in Dubai Internet City

Authorities in Dubai confirmed they were responding to a drone attack on a Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai waters and that maritime firefighting teams were working to bring the fire under control

The United Arab Emirates reported a new missile attack Sunday morning, a day after Iran called for the evacuation of three major UAE ports, threatening for the first time a neighbouring country's non-US assets. Tehran accused the United States of using "ports, docks and hideouts" in the UAE to launch strikes on Kharg Island, home to the main terminal handling Iran's oil exports, without providing evidence, as the war showed no signs of ending. US President Donald Trump said he hoped allies would send warships to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes have deepened Lebanon's humanitarian crisis, with about 800 people killed and more than 850,000 displaced. Here is the latest: Emirati adviser slams Iran's claim that Kharg strikes were launched from the UAE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "This reflects a confused policy that missed the point, lost its direction, and lacked wisdom," Anwar Gargash, ad

Dubai-based Solstice Data has officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a massive investment project at an outlay of Rs 52,600 crore at the KINFRA Industrial Park in Mattannur in Kannur district. As part of the landmark agreement, 100 acres of land within the park will be allocated to the company to facilitate the development of its facilities, according to an official statement on Sunday. The MoU was formally exchanged in Thiruvananthapuram between Raj Babu Thulaseedharan, Country Head (India) of Solstice Data, and Santhosh Koshy Thomas, Managing Director of KINFRA, it said. The ceremony took place in the presence of Industries Minister P Rajeev and Director of Industries P Vishnuraj on Saturday. Solstice Data is a global leader in designing, developing, and operating advanced AI-driven High-Performance Computing (HPC) data centers. Beyond its headquarters in Dubai, the company manages over sixty data center projects across various international locati

The airlines said that they will resume their flight operations when safe passage is ensured

Aquaventure World, Lost Chambers Aquarium and Miracle Garden are offering limited free entry during the Dubai school break

British bank Standard Chartered has a large presence in the United Arab Emirates, with Dubai now a large financial hub for leading international banks including JPMorgan and HSBC