Covid-19

UAE reports 322 Covid-19 cases, 399 recoveries

The total number of recorded cases in the UAE has risen to 733,325

UAE’s Talabat, GrubTech partner to debut 3D printed smart locker systems for Expo 2020

The system provides talabat’s customers with a contactless pick up option across Expo 2020 pavilions

Dubai’s Nakheel offers Montenegro citizenship on waterfront residences at Porto Montenegro

The developer is offering ready-to-occupy and off-plan properties on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast

Dubai Airports sees doubling of visitors in 2022 as curbs ease

Dubai is “very confident” that from October 4, the UAE will be included among countries not deemed by the UK as high-risk for coronavirus infections

Playkey cloud gaming

Playkey.me is now available in the Middle East

The playkey.me application is compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 and higher and Windows 32- and 64-bit

KUWAIT-HEALTH-VIRUS

Majority of expats in Kuwait earn between $200- $400 per month – study

The Public Authority for Manpower urged for restricting work permit issuance for one year to ‘utilise skilled labour already in the country’

Faces to watch: Tech education leaders in MEA

We profile key executives across the regional tech education space

Emirates Development Bank

UAE’s Emirates Development Bank partners with YAP to launch business banking app for SMEs

The EDB Business Banking app is free to open and has no minimum balance criteria

Gold edges higher as havens rally on growing Evergrande fears

The traditional haven has lost 8 per cent this year

Dubai Chamber welcomes 16,000 new companies during Jan-Aug 2021

The chamber’s total membership count has scaled past 275,000

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Sheikh Mohammed creates new authority to oversee three Dubai freezones

The new entity will now oversee the operations of Dubai Airport Free Zone, Dubai Silicon Oasis and Dubai Commerce City

Gargash Group announces technical talent programme for UAE Nationals

iStar technical apprenticeship will be the second programme under Gargash Group’s overarching Emiratisation drive

Saudi Arabia’s Al Qaryan to digitally transform with SAP intelligent solutions

Al Qaryan Holding to optimise its operations, better product costing, and do data-driven decision-making for its regional expansion plans of near future

Pfizer Covid shot safely bolsters antibodies in younger kids

In a trial with 2,268 participants, two shots of a 10 microgram dose produced antibody levels comparable to those seen in a trial of 16-to-25-year-olds who got the adult dose

Covid-19: UAE reports 313 cases, 409 recoveries

The death toll in the country has risen to 2,077

Amazon to create 1,500 new jobs in UAE to support growing network

The company plans to create career opportunities across the technology, analytics, and supply chain spaces, among others

Google cloud

Here’s how regional firms can simplify the cloud migration process

A multi-cloud strategy enables users to mix and match services based on their organisational goals and specific needs, says global IT firm Comarch

Dubai Arabian travel Market ATM

Arabian Travel Market confirms dates, theme for 2022 edition in Dubai

The in-person event will be held from May 8-11, 2022, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, while the virtual edition will be conducted the following week

How Abu Dhabi is beckoning global talent for its long-term future

The emirate’s growing favourability among tourists, families and investors can be attributed to its focus on inclusion, innovation and diversity

Dubai’s Emirates to ramp up operations to US

Starting from October, the carrier will be operating 78 weekly flights to 12 destinations in the US

Hotels

UAE records 62% hotel occupancy rate in H1 2021

The country’s hotel and tourism establishments attracted nearly 8.3 million guests during this period

Faces to watch: Cybersecurity leaders in MEA

We profile key corporate executives across the regional cybersecurity space

UAE consumers

Webinar: Future trends in digital transformation in the Middle East

To learn how organisations can embrace digital transformation, Gulf Business in association with Xerox hosted the webinar which was joined by esteemed panel of industry experts

Dubai records off-plan property sales transactions worth Dhs4.95bn in Aug 2021

As much as 45 per cent of all transactions were off-plan

Kuwait says foreigners on commercial visit visas can switch to work permits

Thousands of expats have left Kuwait this year and have been unable to return to the country due to the pandemic

National Bank of Fujairah

UAE’s National Bank of Fujairah launches electronic trading platform

The new platform is available for both conventional and Shariah-compliant banking customers

Covid-19: Sharjah updates guidelines for social and home gatherings, weddings

Attendance at all the events is limited to people who are fully vaccinated, and who can present the green pass status on the Alhosn app

Sunil Paul, Finesse

Here’s why MSSPs are the need of the hour in today’s cybersecurity environment

Partnering with MSSPs can enable them with the right capabilities, talents, and tools in the continuous battle against cyber threat actors

HPE and Alpha Data: Accelerating digital transformation

Huawei to invest $15m in Middle East cloud programme

Programme to assist 3,000 experts, support over 1,500 consulting and technical partners, and empower more than 100 SMEs to develop their cloud capabilities

District 2020 - Coworking Space 1

District 2020’s Scale2Dubai opens applications to global entrepreneurship programme

Successful applicants to be announced at end of Expo 2020, with 80-100 businesses expected to move in to their workspace by October 2022