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Dubai reports Dhs15.9bn of FDI in the first nine months of 2021

It ranked third globally in attracting greenfield foreign direct investments

Trips, extra-curricular activities across Dubai’s private schools to resume from Jan 31 – KHDA

The directive also applies to early childhood centres and universities in the emirate

Dubai’s Emirates to restore flights to five African countries

All passengers travelling from the carrier’s African network with Dubai as their final destination require a 48 hour PCR test

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council.

Dubai approves Dhs74.5bn Integrated Waste Management Strategy 2021-2041

The private sector’s direct contribution to the strategy is expected to amount to Dhs70.5bn

American Medtech company Zimmer Biomet expands operations in Dubai

The Dubai office will be led by Farah Hamdan, general manager – MENAT at Zimmer Biomet

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Dubai’s Emirates signs new distribution agreement with Amadeus

The agreement offers travel agents on Amadeus access to surcharge-free Emirates content

Antonio Gonzalez, CEO, Sunset Hospitality Group.

Dubai’s Sunset Hospitality Group to expand to 14 countries in 2022

It has announced plans to increase its portfolio to 50 operating venues globally by the end of this year

Dubai Islamic Bank posts 39% rise in net profit for 2021

The bank’s total assets equalled Dhs279.1bn

Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2022 returns to Dubai in February

The year’s festival with the theme ‘Here Comes the Sun’ offers a stellar line-up of literary luminaries and inspiring personalities who will engage the audience

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Dulsco opens new material recovery facility in Dubai

Located at Ras Al Khor, the new recycling processing plant has a capacity of 80,000 tonnes per year

UAE’s Amanat acquires majority stake in Sukoon

Mubadala Health to enter Dubai with new medical facility in Jumeirah

The 125,000 square-foot Mubadala Health day surgery and medical facility is scheduled to open in Q3 in 2022

Expo 2020 Dubai records close to 11 million visits as of January 24

All Expo visitors aged 18 and above must show proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test result taken within the previous 72 hours

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Dubai’s e-trader license records 6% growth during 2021

The total number of e-trader licences issued in 2021 reached 6,217

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

Dubai’s energy demand grows 10% y-on-y in 2021

Energy demand in 2021 reached 50,202 gigawatt-hours compared to 45,712 gigawatt-hours in 2020

Dubai Healthcare City partners with Korea’s Asan Medical Center

The agreement will see Asan–UAE Gastroenterology Hospital open in Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2

Dubai Land Department signs MoUs enabling smart real estate solutions

The MoUs with Bayut, DXBinteract.com and Property Finder will provide the real estate sector with solutions to encourage transparency in information and procedures

Arab Health

Arab Health 2022 and Medlab Middle East begins at Dubai World Trade Centre

More than 60,000 attendees are expected across the four days of both shows, with almost 4,000 exhibitors having confirmed their participation

Dubai’s DEWA inaugurates 16 new substations in 2021

The total value of DEWA’s investments in electricity transmission in 2021 reached Dhs9.5bn

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VFS announces new timings for application centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

The centres will now operate between 9am-5pm from Monday-Friday

Dubai-based food technology platform Kitch-In expands into Europe

Kitch-In and Johnny’s Burger Co. will roll out virtual restaurant brands across 45 kitchens in the Netherlands and Belgium

Dubai’s Emirates signs MoU to promote tourism to The Bahamas

The carrier will develop initiatives to promote the island nation as a tourism spot

Hatta Master Development Plan

Sheikh Hamdan forms Supreme Committee to oversee development of Hatta

The committee serves for a renewable period of three years, and is subject to an extension based on the recommendation of its chairman made to the Crown Prince of Dubai

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Dubai: Three new 24×7 drive-through Covid-19 testing centres open

Located at Al Mankhool, Nad Al Sheba and Nad Al Hammar, each of them has a capacity of 1,500 examinations per day

Dubai’s Emirates to resume full US operations this week

Services to Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Miami, Newark, Orlando and Seattle will resume from January 21

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UAE’s Property Finder acquires proptech firm Homevalue

Fouad Bekkar, founder and CEO of Homevalue has joined Property Finder and takes on the role of vice president in charge of data and AI

Sir Tim Clark Emirates Airlines

US 5G rollout ‘utterly irresponsible’, says Emirates president

Sir Tim Clark noted that the airline wouldn’t take any risks

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Dubai issues 72,152 new business licences in 2021

A total of 59 per cent of these were professional licences, while 41 per cent were commercial

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Dubai’s Emirates suspends flights to nine US destinations

The airline cited operational concerns with the planned deployment of 5G mobile network services at certain airports in the US

Expo 2020 Dubai visits cross 10 million as of January 18

All Expo visitors aged 18 and above must show either proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test result taken within the previous 72 hours

Yasser Abdul Malak, Chairman & CEO of Nestle Middle East & North Africa

Yasser Abdul Malak appointed as MENA chairman and CEO of Nestlé

Nestlé MENA employs over 15,000 people in 19 countries, operates 25 factories , and achieved annual sales of nearly $3bn in 2020