Oil dips after two-day rally with Covid lingering over market

Oil’s red-hot rally over the first half of the year has been interrupted by delta

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Saudi permits fully vaccinated expats to return from countries facing travel ban including UAE, India

Only expats who received two doses of the vaccine in Saudi Arabia before they departed for their home country will be permitted to return

Nearly 90% of UAE customers are digital converts to e-commerce

As e-commerce continues to grow, customers are placing greater emphasis on the customer experience

Didier Laffineur, Regional Managing Director of Ferrero Gulf

Five minutes with Didier Laffineur, regional managing director of Ferrero Gulf

Ferrero closed the financial year with a consolidated global turnover of Eur12.3bn, and has ensured that sustainability is an integral part of its business model

Deliveroo launches in UAE’s fifth city

Residents of Ajman can now order food from local restaurants and takeaways

Covid-19: UAE reports less than 1,000 new cases for the first time this year

The country’s health ministry reported 990 new coronavirus cases and two deaths on Tuesday

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Dubai Chamber, TikTok help over 280 startups to strengthen their digital growth

The MoU was signed earlier this year to create and launch the Dubai Chamber – TikTok Academy.

Nexans opens office in Saudi Arabia to provide local on-ground support

In addition to Nexans hub in Dubai, this move increases its presence in the Middle East

Dubai’s Emirates to reinstate flights to Newcastle, boost services across Europe

By the end of October, the airline will offer 77 weekly flights to the UK

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Five Gen Z priorities that will shape the future of work

Gen Z remote workers have strong attitudes when it comes to physical and mental health, and they expect employers to appoint leaders that put these issues front and centre

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Dubai’s Swvl to enter Europe, APAC and LATAM via Shotl acquisition

Localised mass transport focus enables Swvl to capitalise on trends in electrification and autonomous driving

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Single permit in Abu Dhabi to access all multistorey car parking facilities

The total number of parking spaces available across all seven multistorey car parks in Abu Dhabi stands at 3,788

Facebook retools messaging again by adding calling to main app

Facebook also started testing a limited version of Messenger’s inbox in the core Facebook app last fall

Dubai home sales hit eight-year high, boosting prices

Average home prices rose 2.8 per cent in the six months to June

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Covid-19: Dubai’s KHDA issues updated protocols for students returning to campus

Students who do not wish to take the Covid-19 vaccine are not obliged to submit a negative PCR test

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UAE telecoms operator du urges mobile users to upgrade devices as 2G shutdown approaches

The 2G network (GSM) in the UAE will be gradually shut down in phases and discontinued by the end of 2022

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China-Arab States Expo closes with $24bn worth of deals

The fifth edition of the biennial China-Arab States Expo was held in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region from August 19-22

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,060 cases, 4 deaths

The nationwide case count has risen to 710,438

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC signs agreements worth up to $1bn for project engineering services

The contracted services are to be primarily carried out in the UAE

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Gartner identifies key emerging technologies spurring innovation

NFT, quantum ML, generative AI, homomorphic encryption and composable applications and networks among key technologies to watch

Property market in Dubai: Where to invest for promising returns

Main tourist areas continue to be popular

Dubai’s Emirates partners with Cemair in interline agreement

Cemair has become Emirates’ fourth airline partner in South Africa

Brent oil gains with stocks after worst losing streak since 2018

Asia is set to send excess diesel supplies to Europe and possibly to the US as the delta variant dents demand

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Aldar launches new project on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island

The Magnolias consists of 312 villas and townhouses, bookings for which will open on September 4

Saudi approves Moderna vaccine for 12-17 age group

Saudi’s education ministry has said that students over the age of 12 will require to be vaccinated to be admitted back to school

UAE: Weekly PCR tests for unvaccinated children aged above 12, distance learning to remain optional

The new protocol will be activated 30 days after schools reopen, thereby giving an opportunity to all unvaccinated students to receive the vaccine

HPE and Alpha Data: Accelerating digital transformation

World’s first cloud-native platform for banks launched in the UAE

The platform enables transaction banks to accelerate their digital transformation on cloud and onboard their SME and corporate clients in weeks rather than months

Now is the time to investigate property mortgage options in Dubai

The emirate’s mortgage market has seen significant changes in the past few years, making it more accessible and attractive

UAE reports 1,076 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths

The nationwide case count stands at 709,378