Waha Capital is putting in an impressive turnaround, with assets under management at $1b Dubai: Abu Dhabi based investment company Waha Capital continues its impressive turnaround, having just secured …
Australia pulls team from short-course swimming world championships in Abu Dhabi over travel troubles
Swimming Australia cites the difficulties its swimmers would face returning home before Christmas as a reason for the withdrawal.
Watch: How young Indian expat girls in UAE made a difference to the flood-hit back home
Dubai: A community campaign led by some Indian expat girls in the UAE has helped send over 2.4 tonnes of relief materials to the flood-hit Konkan region of Maharashtra. Torrential rains in late July …
UAE-bound flights: India, Pakistan airports see traveller surge after opening on-site rapid PCR test facilities
Dubai: With most airports in India and Pakistan now hosting on-site rapid PCR test facilities, travellers from these countries will no longer be facing last-minute flight cancellations. When UAE …
UAE 24-hour hotline to answer COVID-19 queries, provide mental health support
The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee is expanding the scope of its Istijaba emergency call center to provide around the clock support to …
Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
A young Chinese woman says she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run secret detention facility in Dubai along with at least two Uyghurs, in what may be the first evidence that China is operating a …
Dubai’s 100-day action plan aims to boost employment of Emiratis in private sector
The plan will include strategies to coordinate with the education sector to link learning outcomes to job market requirements …
Dubai: Emirates suspends flights to Kabul until further notice
Emirates has suspended flights to Afghanistan’s capital Kabul until further the notice, the airline said on its website after the Taliban group on Sunday entered the city.”Customers holding tickets …
Emirates Flight Returns to Dubai as Taliban Encircles Kabul
An Emirates flight from Dubai abandoned its landing in Kabul and returned to Dubai on Sunday as Taliban militants encircled Afghanistan’s capital city.
UAE weather: Rain forecast for parts of the country
The weather in UAE will continue to be hot and hazy with a chance of rain in some parts of the country, according to the national Met department (NCM) on Monday. The weather forecast for today is fair …
Dubai: Emirates suspends Kabul flights until further notice
Emirates has suspended flights to and from Afghanistan’s capital Kabul until further the notice, the airline said on its website after the Taliban on Sunday entered the city. “Customers holding …
Visa, Mashreq Team On UAE SMB Onboarding
UAE-based card acceptance provider Mashreq is working with Visa to put out an onboarding program to help with digital acquisition and onboarding of SMBs.
Al Shorafa Al Hammadi appointed as chairman of Etihad Aviation Group – Abu Dhabi media office
Abu Dhabi has appointed Mohammed Ali Mohammed Al Shorafa Al Hammadi as Chairman of Etihad Aviation Group Company, the emirate’s media office said on Sunday.
Family with Abu Dhabi visa lands at Dubai airport after vacation in US
“We are back and are now at home. Praise God. We were required a negative PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) test in the US before we checked in and on arrival in Dubai.” the Sharjah resident told Gulf …
2 Asians held for exacting protection money in Dubai
An Asian gang attempted to kill an employee and a worker after refusing to pay Dhs5,000 in protection money to a group of people who were exacting sums of money from the residents of Al Quoz area in …
Dubai villas rents rise on demand surge for open space
Average rents of villas in Dubai rose by 2.6 per cent in the second quarter 2021, compared to the first quarter to outperform the residential average as apartment rents recorded modest declines of 0.5 …
Sharjah Islamic Bank launches new digital account
Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has announced the launch of its new SIB Digital account, which allows customers to open an electronic account …