Air Arabia Abu Dhabi started its operations in July 2020 with flights to Alexandria and Sohag in Egypt from Abu Dhabi International Airport.
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Dubai Chamber Launches ‘Restaurants Business Group’ To Help Unify Voices Of The Dubai Restaurant Sector Amid Coronavirus Crisis
With a wide variety of restaurant businesses in Dubai forming a part of the member companies, the business group provides a platform for to share knowledge and make policy recommendations while by …
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Markets Work: How Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Is Navigating Through Challenging Times
We sat down with Les Male, CEO of Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX … the bank has listed a gold-backed Exchange Traded Fund on the Saudi Stock Exchange using pricing data from the …
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Sharjah remains on lookout for more gas fields and drastically reduce imports
Emirate was actually able to bring down its gas import bills during recent market turmoil Sharjah: After discovering its biggest gas find in 30 years, Sharjah is continuing explorations for …
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Slow moving traffic on key Sharjah, Dubai roads on Tuesday morning
Sharjah roads on Tuesday. According to Google Maps, traffic build up was reported on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and E11. Motorists are advised to follow traffic rules and take alternate routes …
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Malaysia says has not dropped legal proceedings against Abu Dhabi’s IPIC
Malaysia on Tuesday said it has not stopped legal proceedings against Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund IPIC related to the multi-billion dollar scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), denying a …
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Malaysia Open to Settling 1MDB Case Against Abu Dhabi State Fund
Malaysia is open to settling its legal battle with Abu Dhabi’s state investment fund over 1MDB, just weeks after clinching a multibillion dollar deal with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. over the troubled …
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Abu Dhabi seeks to spur Ruwais downstream plan, says Globaldata
Following the news that Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and state holding company ADQ are to form a joint venture; Indrajit Sen is the Oil & gas Editor at MEED, part of GlobalData. “The joint …
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IPL cricket to start September 19 in UAE, says chairman
The star-studded Indian Premier League cricket will start on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates, its chairman told AFP on Friday, adding that players may need to undergo quarantine. Although …
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Dubai records 190 FDI deals worth $3.3bln
Foreign direct investments (FDI) continued to flow into Dubai as the number of announced FDI projects reached 190 in the first half of 2020, attracting an estimated capital of Dh12 billion, reflecting …
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Coronavirus: UAE holds first in person cabinet meeting, approves economic initiatives
Google unveils first 5G-enabled phones, cuts price on base Pixel model HSBC says net profit plunged 96 percent as coronavirus pandemic took hold Ottomans in Arab World: Nothing but a name, a few …
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Dubai records 190 FDI deals worth Dh12 billion
Foreign direct investments (FDI) continued to flow into Dubai as the number of announced FDI projects reached 190 in the first half of 2020, attracting an estimated capital of Dh12 billion, reflecting …
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Sharjah stadium ready for IPL, says Waleed Bukhatir
From Javed Miandad’s last-ball, match-winning six against bitter rivals India in 1986 to Sachin Tendulkar’s Desert Storm in 1998, the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium has witnessed many a cricketing …
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Stand-up comedy in Dubai: Wonho Chung and The Laughter Factory announce August shows
This is what South Korean comic Wonho Chung plans to do with his performance at The Theatre in Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates on August 20. With Life in Quarantine, a family-friendly show, Chung plans …
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UAE-based teacher, students help displaced children catch up on missed lessons
A school teacher and some of her students are helping underprivileged and displaced children from Syria and Palestine catch up on lessons they missed due to their circumstances. Raeda Faisal, who is …
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Shanghai Electric has been awarded EPC contract for 5th phase project of Dubai solar park
Shanghai Electric Group has been appointed by ACWA Power of Saudi Arabia, as the Engineering, Construction and Procurement (EPC) contractor, to deliver the fifth phase project of the Mohammed Bin …
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Falling solar energy costs in UAE sees major rise in demand
Demand for solar installations has picked up ‘dramatically’, with the cost of solar energy dropping by 50% in the last five years …
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