A ten-day mourning has been announced in Dubai following the passing of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and the Minister of Finance and Industry, on Wednesday. The UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs has…
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, unveiled a proposal to transform the emirate’s urban landscape by 2040, doubling the number of community, commercial, and recreational areas, as well as nature reserves. The goal, he said at…
Following the United Arab Emirates’ decision and three additional countries to resume relations with Doha in January, Qatar seems to have sold its first oil shipment to its neighbor in the Arabian Gulf. According to Bloomberg’s follow-up results, on 4…
According to reports released on Tuesday, economic growth in Saudi Arabia increased in the third quarter. According to the Kingdom’s General Statistics office, the economy expanded by 1.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter rate in the third quarter, relative to…
Women expats employed in leadership roles in the UAE agree a country is a place where they can flourish in their social lives and jobs without any barriers because the emirates support equality for women, just ahead of International Womens’…
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) in coordination with the Ministry of Health & Prevention and hospitality stakeholders launched a vaccination campaign for employees of 20 hotels located on The Palm Jumeirah, as part of continuing citywide…
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, has unveiled a customized forum to lure investors and improve Dubai’s overall role investment landscape. The latest “Invest in Dubai”…
Kuwait’s goal to finalize vaccination campaigns of all Kuwaiti citizens by September this year is subject to the availability of vaccines in the country. Post opening of two new Covid-19 centers in Al-Naseem and Al-Masayel – Kuwait’s health ministry set…
The Emirate authorities have announced more challenging Covid-19 steps in Dubai in effect since the beginning of February and would be expanded till the beginning of Ramadan in mid-April. Bars and pubs will stay closed, although restaurants and cafes will also be forced to shut by 1 a.m. The length of the outage, stores, restaurants,…
The UAE has topped the Middle East and North Africa region rankings in the World Bank’s newly released 2021 ‘Women, Business and the Law’ (WBL) report. The country’s ratings in the World Bank report saw a significant leap by virtue…
flydubai has started a double daily service between Dubai International (DXB) and Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP). With the start of flights to Cluj-Napoca in March, the carrier will serve the Romanian market with a total of 16 weekly flights. Ghaith…
Emirates and the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which aims to position Dubai as one of the first cities in the world to implement digital verification of traveller medical records related to COVID-19 testing and vaccination. …
Trade between Dubai and Kuwait reached AED8.52 billion in the first half of 2020, according to figures released by Dubai Customs on the occasion of Kuwait’s 60th National Day that falls on 25 February. The high volume of trade reinforces…
Ever since its formation, the UAE has presented a unique success story — and its dreams are only going to get bigger, according to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler…
Dubai has tightened security controls for Covid, with authorities ensuring that all protocols are strictly followed. The concept is to ensure that individuals remain masked while they establish social distancing. Besides, a host of new precautionary steps have been introduced…
