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UAE reports 1,846 new Covid-19 infections, 1 death

The total number of recorded cases in the country stands at 754,911

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Abu Dhabi updates entry rules for individuals from within the UAE

Starting December 30, unvaccinated individuals will have to show a negative PCR test result not older than 96 hours to be allowed to enter the emirate

Vivacoder launched to support coders, IT students in GCC

The training delivery format is either physical or virtual classroom, but students are also provided with the option of self-paced learning courses

Expo 2020 Dubai

Over eight million visits recorded to Expo 2020 Dubai

The organisers have revealed the events lined up for New Year’s eve celebrations at the Expo

Emirates Angola Guinea

Emirates suspends flights from two African countries to Dubai

The suspensions from Angola and Guinea take effect from Tuesday, December 28

Anghami

Anghami delivers new interactive experience with Amazon Alexa

Alexa will offer UAE and Saudi Arabia customers localised language experience in Khaleeji Arabic as well as in English

UAE sinopharm booster

UAE approves new Sinopharm vaccine to be used as booster jabs

The new vaccine produced and distributed by Hayat Biotech will be available to the public starting January 2022

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UAE reports 1,732 new Covid-19 infections, 1 death

The latest infections were detected following 325,097 Covid-19 tests conducted to screen for the virus

Three learnings for businesses to carry into 2022

We must all continue to drive the social and governance agendas across our operational premises too in 2022

Covid-19: Abu Dhabi updates protocols for social gatherings

The new directives state that social events held at home should not host more than 30 people

Public parking in Dubai to remain free on Fridays ‘until further notice’

Revised timings have been announced by the RTA for the Dubai Metro

Ajman Bank signs deal on credit guarantee, co-lending programme for SMEs

Ajman Bank will offer up to Dhs10m financing to an SME, and 50 per cent of the facility amount will be either guaranteed or co-lent by EDB

ADQ, Etihad unveil plans to grow Abu Dhabi’s aviation ecosystem

Etihad Airways to divest several entities to ADQ’s new company and to ADNEC

DEWA CEO discusses cooperation in renewable energy with Spanish Ambassador

The Spanish delegation expressed interest in participating in DEWA’s projects in clean and renewable energy and water

Hamriyah Free Zone inks investment deal with UAE’s Grankraft

The authority has leased approximately 323,000sq ft plots of land, with an investment value of Dhs22m in the first phase

Where is the GCC’s confectionery market headed?

Even though wellness is on the rise, there will always be a place in the market for confectionery, says Tyrone Reid, CEO, Alabbar Enterprises

Abu Dhabi updates travel green list, number of destinations cut from 95 to 73

Mauritius, Morocco, New Zealand and Seychelles are among those excluded on the list

UAE Covid-19 cases cross 1,000, highest in four months

The total number of cases recorded in the UAE has now risen to 746,557

UAE’s new digital bank Zand set to launch ‘imminently’ after Dubai Bank acquisition

Dubai Bank, acquired from Emirates NBD, will be relaunched as Zand

Dubai private schools can opt for early start or late finish as part of new work week

On Fridays, schools cannot finish later than 12pm

Mubadala, G42 to set up biopharma manufacturing campus in Abu Dhabi

The facility will focus on vaccine and therapeutic products to “strengthen regional supply chains”

UAE looks to attract Asian firms to bolster crypto sector

The UAE has intensified its push to adopt the use of blockchain in recent years

Dubai Duty Free records Dhs87m worth of sales in three-day promotion

The retailer offered a 25 per cent discount on a range of merchandise over three days from December 18-20

Dubai fintech firm iBloxx gets DMCC crypto trading licence

The firm designs AI and machine learning algorithms to manage active trading models for crypto commodity markets

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC, Taqa announce $3.6bn project to decarbonise offshore operations

The project is expected to reduce the carbon footprint of ADNOC’s offshore operations by more than 30 per cent

Covid-19 testing UAE 2

PCR test mandatory every seven days for Abu Dhabi government employees

The regulation comes into effect from Sunday, December 26

Dubai’s Emirates announces extension of flight suspension from Kenya

Dubai had announced a 48-hour temporary suspension on all flights from Kenya on December 20

UAE Covid-19 field hospital

Covid-19 bed occupancy rate in the UAE is below 3% – official

The UAE reported 452 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, marking the highest number of cases in three months

In pictures: Dubai Shopping Festival markets open up across the city

The free-to-attend markets can be found in various locations across the city including Al Seef, Burj Park Downtown, Rigga and Global Village

Emirates to reopen 20 airport lounges across its network

First and business class passengers, as well as platinum and gold skywards members to have access to more than 120 Emirates lounges