UAE’s Environment Ministry to reduce or waive fees for 50 services from May 1

The fee for the permit to use the ‘Organic’ logo for organic products (previously Dhs5,000) will be waived

Etisalat group

Etisalat Group reports Dhs2.3bn consolidated net profit for Q1 2021; up 7.9% y-on-y

Consolidated revenues amounted to Dhs13.2bn and consolidated EBITDA totalled Dhs6.8bn

National Bank of Fujairah reports 44.3% year-on-year dip in Q1 net profit

Its total assets reached Dhs39.1bn compared to Dhs39.9bn at 2020 year-end and Dhs43.3bn as at March 31, 2020

Air Arabia to resume flights to Moscow

The route will be operated four times per week using an Airbus A320 aircraft

Covid-19: UAE reports 1,710 cases, 2 deaths

The case count in the UAE stands at 516,301

Royal Commission for AlUla unveils $15bn opportunity for public-private partnerships

Upon completion, the wider development strategy for AlUla in 2035 aims to deliver 38,000 new jobs

How the loss of biodiversity requires relevance and attention

Biodiversity and climate change are deeply connected by the simple fact that our economy relies on natural capital

Saudi Arabia Alula

Saudi Arabia: How AlUla’s development reverberates a message of inclusion, sustainability and culture

The ‘Journey Through Time’ Masterplan is an enormous opportunity for the local residents

Oil swings near $63 as OPEC+ bets market can absorb more supply

The global oil market recovery is being driven by China and the US, with positive signs emerging from parts of Europe

Saudi Crown Prince discusses Vision 2030, reveals plan to sell Aramco stake to energy firm

The kingdom has no plans to introduce an income tax, Prince Mohammed confirmed

Hamdan Bin Rashid Cancer Charity Hospital Dubai

New cancer hospital in Dubai to provide free treatment for low-income patients

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid announced plans for the Hamdan Bin Rashid Cancer Charity Hospital which is expected to open in 2023

Dubai SME Ztartup

Dubai SME launches digital health business incubator Ztartup

The incubator provides two specialised programmes – one for business incubation and the other for business accelerators

Tiktok Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi tourism department partners with Tiktok

The tourism department has launched its Tiktok channel called Visit Abu Dhabi

Dubai’s Drake & Scull International bags contracts of over Dhs376m

DSI is also bidding for a Dhs260m project in Kuwait and for projects valued at Dhs1.49bn in Iraq

Saudi developer clinches $3.7bn green loan for The Red Sea Project

The financing is the first riyal-denominated credit facility to receive green financing accreditation

Covid-19: Ras Al Khaimah extends precautionary measures till June 8

Shopping malls are allowed to operate at 60 per cent capacity

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 2,094 cases, 5 deaths

The case count now stands at 514,591

Abu Dhabi, OCI said to pick banks for IPO of fertilizer venture

The company could be valued at about $7bn including debt in the listing

Saudi Aramco

Aramco weighs sale of stake in natural gas pipelines

The company is also conducting a strategic review of its upstream business

Dubai registers 670 drunk driving cases in 2020

The Dubai Traffic Prosecution recorded a 41 per cent year-on-year decline in the number of traffic cases in 2020

Ajman Free Zone

Ajman Free Zone registered 1,717 new companies in 2020

Offshore companies comprised 11 per cent of the total number of new companies

Emirates NBD

Emirates NBD Capital records strongest ever quarter in debt capital market

Emirates NBD Capital led 24 transactions in Q1 2021 raising over $18bn

Publicis Groupe appoints Bassel Kakish as CEO for Middle East and Turkey

Kakish will continue to be based in Dubai and report to the executive chairman

Simon Mellor and Edward (Ted) Bloom

Dubai duo aim to raise funds for cancer through nationwide charity golf challenge

The 18 on Eighteen initiative will see them play a single hole at 18 different courses across the UAE on May 3

Etihad Airways partners with Team Nigma

UAE’s Etihad becomes first major airline to sponsor an esports team

Team Nigma will be relocating to Abu Dhabi, under their partnership with AD Gaming

How has the pandemic impacted the MENA’s logistics sector?

It seems inevitable that supply chains will be different not only in the short term but well into the foreseeable future

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,759 cases, 2 deaths

The death toll in the UAE stands at 1,573

Mubadala eyes $1bn gas deal as UAE-Israel ties deepen

The Abu Dhabi fund would make the acquisition through its energy arm

Video: Inside Heriot Watt University Dubai’s new campus

Located at Dubai Knowledge Park, the 218,000 square feet campus offers blended education to its roughly 4,000 students

Dubai’s Emirates reveals special fares ahead of Eid holidays

The offer is valid on bookings made from April 26 until May 1, 2021, for travel until September 30, 2021, subject to terms and conditions