Saudi Arabia agreed Wednesday to permit UAE flights to “all countries” to overfly the kingdom, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled more direct flights linking the United Arab …
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Saudi Arabia grants approval for UAE-Israel flights to use its airspace
Flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates will be able to fly over Saudi Arabia after the kingdom on Wednesday said all services to and from the UAE can cross its airspace. Saudi Arabia …
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Saudi Arabia says flights to, from UAE can fly over kingdom
Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday that flights to and from the United Arab Emirates “from all countries” will now be able to use its airspace — a …
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Abu Dhabi telemedicine centre earns its highest-ever grade in data-quality index amid surge in demand
Mubadala Healthcare facility scores 98.7% in Department of Health’s JAWDA data assessment, setting the stage to lead the strong emerging telehealth practice …
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Crypto Banking Firm Cashaa Eyes India Expansion After $5M Raise
Cashaa, a self-described “crypto-friendly neo-bank,” has just raised $5 million from Dubai-based blockchain investment and advisory firm 01ex.
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Cashaa raises $5 million from Dubai based O1ex, a blockchain investment firm
Since Cashaa has been dealing in huge amounts of transactional data on crypto-currencies and national currencies, it has been enabling governments globally to understand the industry better and help …
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First Israeli flight lands in Abu Dhabi. Emirates in aid of Syria
Yesterday an Israeli El Al aircraft, which departed from Tel Aviv, landed in Abu Dhabi after flying over Saudi airspace. Meir Ben-Shabbat: “Here to transform a vision into reality”, unlimi …
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Abu Dhabi embraces the future with plans to launch first coding school
The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) has announced that the UAE capital will open the first GCC campus of the internationally renowned 42 Network of coding and computer …
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Abu Dhabi opens a coding school with no classes or teachers
Abu Dhabi’ has gained endorsements from the likes of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel Abu Dhabi is opening a coding school that has no classes and is free to attend. Known as …
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Saudis say ‘all countries’ can fly to, from UAE over kingdom
Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday that flights to and from the United Arab Emirates “from all countries” will now be able to use its airspace — a statement apparently allowing flyovers by Israel …
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Daughter of arrested ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero says he was ‘kidnapped’ in Dubai
The man portrayed in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ as saving the lives of more than 1,200 people from genocide was ‘kidnapped’ while in Dubai, his daughter says.
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Dubai set to raise $1.5bln on return to public debt markets
It tightened price guidance by 30 basis points to around 220 basis points over midswaps for 10-year sukuk tranche and by 25 bps to around 4.125% for 30-year bonds …
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Lufthansa to ramp up Dubai flights by 30% amid surge in travel demand
Germany’s Lufthansa Group will ramp up flight operations on its Frankfurt-Dubai route in September by 30 per cent, an increase of eight flights compared to the month of August. The addition of new …
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Jet ski renters in Sharjah should not pay for any damage, say authorities
The Sharjah Police and Municipality have tightened control on jet ski rental outlets following a number of complaints about the ID requirements. Some customers said they were asked to leave their …
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Abu Dhabi oil group reaches $5.5bn real estate deal with Apollo
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said it would net $2.7bn in upfront proceeds from the 24-year lease agreement on rents, describing the deal as one of the Middle East’s largest property transactions.
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Abu Dhabi schools could return to distance learning if COVID-19 cases are suspected
Students could return to remote learning in Abu Dhabi if COVID-19 cases are suspected. Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee and Department of Health – Abu Dhabi have announced that …
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More than 60 per cent of hospitals in Abu Dhabi now digitally connected
More than 60 per cent of all hospitals in Abu Dhabi emirate The system now boasts 87 million unique clinical records, and it captures 50 per cent of the total number of episodes in the emirate. In a …
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