Alan Smith succeeds Jamal Salem Al Dhaheri, acting CEO of the group
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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to operate at 45% pre-Covid capacity by August; to add 20 destinations from next month
It has added a host of destinations that it will fly to beginning next month
UAE’s new low-cost airline Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to begin flights on July 14
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will start its operations with flights to Egypt, operating two Airbus A320 aircraft
ADNOC hires Morgan Stanley veteran Klaus Froehlich as CIO
Froehlich spent 16 years working at Morgan Stanley in Europe and the Middle East
Abu Dhabi’s virtual trading platform closes funding round
MidChains is expected to launch trading operations in 2020, subject to FSRA approval
Wizz Air begins flights connecting Abu Dhabi and Budapest
The airline will expand its network from Abu Dhabi to include flights to Sofia, Katowice and Cluj-Napoca in September
Abu Dhabi-based G42 joins Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael to combat Covid-19
They will jointly leverage their combined knowledge, human and technological assets, to accelerate the delivery of solutions to combat the pandemic
Coronavirus pandemic drags global M&A to lowest level since 2012
Little more than $1 trillion of deals have been announced this year, making for the slowest first half since 2012
Update: Covid-19 tests no longer required to visit Abu Dhabi’s beaches, parks
A few beaches and parks will reopen in the first phase starting July 3, with occupancy capped at 40 per cent of the total visitor capacity
Uber partners with Mastercard to offer free rides home to all inbound UAE residents
The service will be applicable for rides home from Dubai International Airport, Al Maktoum International Airport and Abu Dhabi International Airport
Etihad operates 106 UAE humanitarian aid charters to combat Covid-19 globally
The flights were undertaken to 54 destinations to transport medical and food aid
UAE residents and citizens cannot travel abroad for tourism
Residents who wish to visit their home countries and return to the UAE will be permitted to do so
UAE’s Taqa to offer more shares in asset-transfer deal
Taqa has 23 gigawatts of power-generation capacity globally, with assets in Canada, Ghana, India, Iraq, the US and several other countries
Abu Dhabi’s AI university signs research cooperation agreement with Virgin Hyperloop
The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence is the world’s first graduate-level, research-based AI university
Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit to feature a drive-in cinema
The movies will be showcased every Thursday, Friday and Saturday starting July 9
UAE reports 421 new Covid-19 cases, one death
The total number of infections recorded in the country has risen to 48,667
Etihad confirms additional flights to eight countries, including India, Egypt and Germany, starting July 16
Outbound passengers travelling to Abu Dhabi airport from other emirates within the UAE do not require to undergo a Covid-19 test to enter the emirate
Japan’s SMBC Nikko to open branches in Paris, Abu Dhabi
SMBC Nikko’s overseas operations earned $143m before taxes in the year ended March
UAE residents, visitors need negative Covid-19 test to enter Abu Dhabi
Test results must be presented via the Alhosn app or text messages from any UAE-based hospital or screening centre that is affiliated with the National Screening Programme
All UAE federal government employees must return to their offices by July 5
All previous exemptions granted to employees in federal entities will be cancelled except for those with chronic diseases
Abu Dhabi resumes indoor sporting activities, gyms can operate for 24 hours
Showers, saunas, changing rooms and prayer rooms are not to be used
UAE ends National Sterilisation Programme with immediate effect
Children below 12 will be allowed to enter commercial centres and restaurants across the country
UAE begins world’s first phase III clinical trial of Covid-19 vaccine
If successful, the vaccine could enter the market by the end of 2020 or early 2021
Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC announces $20.7bn energy infrastructure deal
A consortium of investors will collectively acquire a 49 per cent stake in ADNOC Gas Pipeline Assets
