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UAE suspends entry of travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka

The directive is effective starting May 12, 2021, at 11.59pm

Expo 2020 international participants meet in Dubai to discuss event preparedness

Over 173 delegates from 190 participating countries assembled for the final International Participants Meeting before the start of the Expo in October

Two men imprisoned in the UAE for flouting Covid-19 precautionary measures

The individuals flouted quarantine requirements and filmed themselves not wearing masks

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Dubai Police arrest UK fugitive Michael Paul Moogan in the UAE

Extradition procedures for Moogan, accused of being part of a large-scale international drug trafficking plot, are currently underway

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Majid Al Futtaim opens 15-screen Vox Cinemas at Wafi City in Dubai

Spread across two floors, the hybrid cinema and family entertainment centre also consist of a Magic Planet playzone

Revealed: 10 things to do this upcoming Eid break in the UAE

This coming Eid break, take some time to explore all that the UAE has to offer with your friends and family

Bahrain, UAE condemn Israel over clashes at Al-Aqsa Mosque

In a statement, Bahrain’s foreign minister called on Israel to immediately stop any further provocation of the people of Jerusalem

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Moro Hub partners with Huawei to build Middle East’s largest solar-powered data centre

Located at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, it will be the largest solar-powered Uptime TIER III-Certified Data Centre in the Middle East and Africa

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai

Sheikh Mohammed’s 100 Million Meals campaign achieves over double its target

Donations from 385,000 individuals, private and public companies and businessmen across 51 countries helped secure food parcels equivalent to 216 million meals

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,735 cases, 3 deaths

The case count in the UAE stands at 534,445

How interfaith relations will pave the way for an inclusive future in the Middle East

Rabbi Marc Schneier has been working tirelessly to champion the cause of interfaith relations and build bridges between the GCC and Israel. And slowly but surely, that journey has fructified

Mubadala keeping pace with KKR as $29bn deployed last year

For 2020, Mubadala said its total comprehensive income rose to Dhs72bn

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Google opens registrations to MENA tech startups for accelerator programme

The three-month long programme will commence in mid-July 2021 and is for ‘Seed to Series’ startups in the region

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,724 cases, 3 deaths

The case count in the UAE stands at 530,944

UAE’s Mashreq to use Oracle’s Transaction Banking platform

The platform is expected to help Mashreq respond more efficiently to the funding needs of local businesses and address capital diversification too

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,954 cases, 3 deaths

The case count across the UAE has risen to 529,220

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Expo 2020 Dubai: Cisco to provide high-speed wifi coverage

More than 9,000 access points are being deployed across the site for blanket wifi coverage

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UAE researchers sequence genome of 2,000-year-old extinct date palm tree

The research on the Judean date palms was undertaken by a team at the New York University Abu Dhabi in partnership with entities in Israel and France

Saudi private-sector employment rises for first time this year

PMI in the United Arab Emirates rose to 52.7 from 52.6 in March, the highest since July 2019

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Cyberattacks on UAE small businesses up 183% in 2020 – report

Help AG says that these attacks, known as Distributed Denial of Service, have affected businesses across sectors including oil, healthcare and telecom

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Flydubai announces additional flights to Russia

It takes the Dubai-based carrier’s total operational network to over 80 destinations

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Covid-19 vaccines: Dubai opens direct appointment bookings at private healthcare facilities

The vaccine is available for free for Dubai residence holders, GCC nationals who have an Emirates ID and elderly residents above 60 who live in Dubai, but have a residency permit issued in another emirate

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,699 cases, 2 deaths

The overall case count in the UAE stands at 527,266

Covid-19: UAE extends ban on travellers from India

Cargo flights will continue to operate between the two countries

UAE Eid Al Fitr 2021 holidays

UAE announces Eid Al Fitr 2021 holidays

The holidays will be from 29th of Ramadan until the 3rd of Shawwal

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Abu Dhabi gets Arab world’s first electromagnetic compatibility labs

The facility includes three laboratories: an EMC semi-anechoic chamber, a pulsed power laboratory, and a low-noise emanation lab

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Abu Dhabi records Dhs11.5bn real estate transactions in Q1 2021

The value of mortgages exceeded Dhs6.5bn generated from 2,092 transactions

Here are 10 ways you can give back during the last 10 days of Ramadan

With 10 days left until Eid Al Fitr, here’s how you can contribute to the community and the society 

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,772 cases, 3 deaths

The overall case count in the UAE stands at 525,567

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company TAQA

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA completes $1.5bn dual-tranche bond sale

Net proceeds from the sale of the notes will be used to repay outstanding debt