Doctors at a hospital in Abu Dhabi have performed the UAE’s first pancreas transplant in an operation, which also saw the patient receive a new kidney. The five-hour operation at Cleveland Clinic Abu …
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Business leaders rank UAE as global leader in innovation
Business executives in the UAE rank the country as a global leader in creating an ‘innovation-conductive’ environment …
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UAE SMEs receive Dhs420m trade credit support during Jan-Nov 2020
Meanwhile, World Bank data reveals that the SMEs represent about 90 per cent of businesses and more than 50 per cent of employment worldwide. In the UAE, the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics …
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UAE resident to climb Mt Kilimanjaro to help 8-year-old cancer patient
On December 27, 2020, her birthday, Christine will be will attempting to climb 5,895m / 19,340 ft. Mt. Kilimanjaro, which is the world’s tallest free-standing mountain, the tallest mountain in Africa, …
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Christmas star: UAE sky to shine tonight as Jupiter, Saturn ‘unite’ after 800 years
Dubai Astronomy Group to provide live streaming on YouTube channel and also organise a paid event for public to view spectacle.
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UAE tells Pakistan visa ban ‘temporary’
Pakistan on Sunday finally acknowledged that the United Arab Emirates imposed “temporary restrictions” on visas due to outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, days after Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi …
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Dubai Developer Damac Warns Against Property ‘Dumping’ Next Year
One of Dubai’s largest developers said 2021 would be another challenging year for the sector and warned against the risk of companies “dumping” property in a market already grappling with excess …
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UAE royals arrive in Chagai for hunting Houbara bustards
The sources said the UAE hunters had arrived in Chagai for the first time as earlier they had been allotted hunting areas in Nokkundi, Taftan and Saindak. The royal hunters were received by civil and …
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Dubai Startup Hub’s Startup Panorama Edition 11.0 Features The Trials And Triumphs Of Entrepreneurs In 2020
Dubai Startup Hub’s Startup Panorama Edition 11.0 – as the final edition of 2020- features the heartfelt trials and triumphs of entrepreneurs in the UAE as they continue to chart a path to recovery.
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DSF 2020: Drones light up Dubai night sky twice every day
Did you know that an incredible show put up by drones happens daily in Dubai? Well, drones take flight and light up the night sky with stories twice a day. What’s more, it’s free! According to Visit …
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The Best is Back: Raffles Excellence at Dubai’s #1 Hotel with Daily Club Lounge Access
Raffles Excellence at Dubai’s #1 Hotel with Daily Club Lounge Access. Buy Now & Save 71% on Luxury Escapes Travel Deals.
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Solar assets see growing foreign investor interest
Norway’s Scatec ASA and Saudi Arabia’s Aljomaih Energy and Water Co. are separately scouting for solar assets in India, two people aware of the development said, adding to the growing foreign investor …
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Sharjah working on key tourism, entertainment projects
Sharjah authorities said work was going as per schedule on its key tourism and entertainment projects, including the Khorfakkan Square Park, which will come up on a 163,000 sq m area, in addition to …
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SMEs in UAE received over Dh420m in trade credit support
ECI is the first government export credit company in Middle East and Africa to offer UAE SMEs an online trade credit solution to secure trade and export to more than 50 countries …
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Report accuses Saudi Arabia, UAE of likely hacking phones of over three dozen journalists in London, Qatar
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia did not immediately respond … we wish to emphasize that not everything associated to us is, in reality, a use of our technology,” the statement said, …
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Dozens of journalists’ phones hacked in widespread campaign by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Internet security group finds
Those targeted were compromised as operators were able to turn on their microphones and cameras, and remotely record phone calls and take photographs …
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SMEs in UAE receive more than AED 420 million trade credit support in first 11 months of 2020
Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, has issued AED420 million worth of trade credit support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from January to November 2020, …
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