Etihad Hub71

Etihad to become official partner of Abu Dhabi’s tech startup venture Hub71

Hub71, is a flagship initiative of Ghadan 21, Abu Dhabi’s accelerator programme for business in the capital

Revealed: Top TikTok influencers in the GCC

TikTok’s approbation in the region continues to gain momentum

NCB, Samba shareholders approve merger to create Saudi National Bank, kingdom’s biggest lender

Operations under the new name and structure are planned to start on April 1, 2021

Dewa Jebel Ali Power Generation and Water Production Complex

Dubai’s DEWA bags Guinness record for largest single-site natural gas power facility

The complex can generate 9,547 MW of electricity

Oman Muscat

Oman suspends commercial activities from March 4-20

Restaurants and cafés across the country must close daily between 8pm-5am

Wealth fund newbie comes into focus in Abu Dhabi’s $1 trillion sovereign hub

ADQ has over 100 employees and its combined portfolio of 90 companies have more than 70,000 people working for them

Saudi missile 2

Five civilians injured, property damaged in missile attack in Saudi’s Jazan

The military projectile, launched from Yemen, fell on a public street in the Saudi city

UAE’s Amanat buys Cambridge Medical in $232m deal

Cambridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center is a post-acute care and rehabilitation provider

Mohamed Mahmoud Al Khaja Israel UAE

UAE ambassador Mohamed Mahmoud Al Khaja meets Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin

Apart from Rivlin, Al Khaja also met with Gabi Ashkenazi, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Tel Aviv

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 2,526 cases, 17 deaths

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 1,238

Fireworks at Global Village S25 (1) copy

Dubai’s Global Village to resume ‘musical fireworks’

The venue had announced on February 3 that all shows and street entertainment will remain suspended

Sacha Jafri The Journey of Humanity Dubai

Sacha Jafri attempts to raise Dhs110m with record 17,000 sqft painting in Dubai

The artwork was created over 28 weeks in the ballroom of the Atlantis, The Palm from March to September 2020

UAE bans import of eggs, live birds from Estonia, Romania

The announcement was made by the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment on Monday morning

Tencent Cloud to set up cloud data centre in Bahrain

The data centre will be the first in the MENA region and will go live by the end of 2021

Emirates Dubai Khartoum

Emirates to operate daily flights between Dubai and Sudan’s capital Khartoum

The daily flights will commence from March 9, 2021

Customers flying Dubai’s Emirates can now purchase empty adjoining seats, starting at Dhs200

The airline has also introduced discounts on excess baggage rates to support demand from customers

ADCB expands mortgage business, acquires portfolio from Abu Dhabi Finance

Customers are expected to transfer to the ADCB banking platform during the first half of 2021

Astral Aviation Sharjah

Kenyan cargo airline, Astral Aviation, begins flights to Sharjah

There will be two flights per week from Nairobi in Kenya to Sharjah using Boeing 767 aircraft

Trump’s Dubai golf expansion gets delayed until at least 2022

The 18-hole course designed by Tiger Woods is reportedly facing another delay

Oman transfers stake in biggest oil block to new energy firm

Energy Development Oman will hold the country’s 60 per cent stake in Block 6

First Abu Dhabi Bank

First Abu Dhabi Bank approves Dhs8.08bn cash dividends for 2020

The bank recorded a a full year 2020 net profit of Dhs10.6bn

ADNOC Abu Dhabi

UAE’s ADNOC appoints new managing director, restructures to form executive board of directors

Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber has been appointed as managing director of ADNOC, in addition to his current position as CEO

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to process 100% cash refunds within a week of cancellation

The airline also offers customers the option to refund 120 per cent of the original fare in airline credit

The EQC – The Mercedes-Benz of electric cars

We got behind the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz EQC, the automaker’s first EV

UAE reveals fuel prices for March 2021

Petrol prices have witnessed an increase after 11 months

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 2,930 infections; nationwide case count crosses 390,000

The death toll has scaled to 1,221

Work progresses on One Za’abeel project in Dubai with Tower B topped out

The One Za’abeel project includes two towers and ‘The Link’ – claimed to be the world’s longest cantilevered structure

Ben Kinerman-Daltrey KinFitz & Co

The SME Story: Ben Kinerman-Daltrey, co-founder of KinFitz & Co

KinFitz & Co is a sales recruitment, training and coaching business, working specifically with startups and SMEs

Around 9 in 10 professionals in MENA region will freelance this year – survey

Extra income and learning new skills are the biggest reasons to take up freelance work among the region’s workforce

GEMS Wellington Primary School Dubai

GEMS to close Wellington Primary School in Dubai

Its students will be shifted to GEMS Wellington Academy – Al Khail