With Dubai all set to welcome foreign tourists from July 7, the city’s local airlines Emirates and flydubai have shared an updated list of destinations in their flight network. Emirates has resumed …
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Adex, Dubai Exports to host Digital International Trade Forum
The announcement of the forum which will be held on July 21, 2020 was made in conjunction with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding between Adex, the UAE-wide export f …
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Binance Partners with Etana to Add 15 Fiat On-Ramps
Binance has announced its partnership with Etana Custody, a digital asset custodian platform, thus enabling a new fiat gateway with the deposit capabilities of 15 fiat currencies.
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Abu Dhabi’s TAQA will finance the UAE’s biggest gas power plant with $1.14 bln
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has agreed financing for the UAE’s largest gas-fired power plant which is expected to cost approximately 4.2 billion dirhams ($1.14 billion), the company …
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The planet’s biggest shopping malls before and during COVID-19
The world’s biggest shopping centres have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, and even now many are opening their doors once more, shopping look drastically different.
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UAE says it will test 2 million people for COVID-19 as cases rise
The United Arab Emirates plans to test two million people, or about 20% of the population, for the novel coronavirus over the next two months after the infection rate climbed again following the …
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UAE national rescue team save 62-year-old missing man
Abu Dhabi: The UAE national search and rescue team saved a 62-year-old man who was left stranded in the middle of the Abu Dhabi desert. On July 6, the National Search and Rescue Centre received a …
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UAE Minister Tweets There is No Room For Corruption After Emirati Arrested For Blackmail
Trio would allegedly threaten unsuspecting victims with travel ban. An employee of the UAE’s Ministry of Interior has been arrested for allegedly blackmailing residents into paying money by …
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E-learning in UAE: A boon or bane? It depends on who you ask
Over the past few months it has established itself as an alternative form of learning not just in the UAE but around the world. How has the experience been for you? Ask 10 people and you will get …
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Man on trial for duping woman of Dh1,100,000 in UAE
A man stood trial at the Fujairah Civil Court for allegedly duping a woman of Dh1,100,000. As per court records, the case unfolded when the victim lodged a complaint with the Fujairah Police against …
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Thermometers in hand, Dubai opens for tourists amid pandemic
With travel uncertain and the coronavirus still striking nations Dubai relies on for tourists, this city-state wants to begin coaxing people back to its beaches and its cavernous shopping malls. By …
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Watch: The first batch of tourists land in Dubai as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Dubai: The first batch of international tourists landed at the airport on July 7, 2020, marking the first day that Dubai is open. Airports in Dubai were closed since March 26 as UAE authorities …
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Wirecard Probe Expands with Arrest of Head of Dubai-Based Subsidiary
BERLIN/FRANKFURT – German prosecutors said on Monday they had arrested the head of a Dubai-based subsidiary of Wirecard, widening the circle of suspects in a multi-billion-dollar fraud investigation …
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‘Welcome to your second home’ sticker added to passports in Dubai
The first tourists have landed in Dubai… As of today, international tourists are allowed to enter Dubai. It’s a massive milestone for the emirate, which has been closed to travellers since March. For …
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UAE to conduct 2 million COVID-19 tests in two months
Dubai: More than 2 million COVID-19 tests are … especially with the reopening of various economic and business activities. Al-Dahhak said that the current stage in the fight against the pandemic …
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COVID-19 relief: Dubai extends rent-free period for over 1,000 commercial tenants
Over 1,000 commercial tenants, employing about 10,000 workers in Dubai altogether, will get another rent-free extension for three to six months. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of …
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UAE traffic: Accident clogs Dubai-Sharjah road
On its official Twitter page, Dubai Police reported an accident at 8:55am on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road before Al Muhaisnah bridge towards Sharjah, and cautioned motorists to drive with caution.
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