Bridge Medical GPO

Bridge Medical GPO launches new e-procurement healthcare platform in UAE

The software platform was developed by Jaggaer, the developers of Tejari and eSupply

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Dubai’s e-trader license records 6% growth during 2021

The total number of e-trader licences issued in 2021 reached 6,217

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

Dubai’s energy demand grows 10% y-on-y in 2021

Energy demand in 2021 reached 50,202 gigawatt-hours compared to 45,712 gigawatt-hours in 2020

Saudi’s Tourism Development Fund partners with Al Nahla Group to launch $80m destination

The project will feature upscale accommodation with more than 150 keys

UAE Ministry of Health

UAE launches new e-platform for surveillance of future pandemics

Sphere provides a unified national database that enhances disease prevention, by sharing and exchanging information locally, regionally and globally

Dubai Healthcare City partners with Korea’s Asan Medical Center

The agreement will see Asan–UAE Gastroenterology Hospital open in Dubai Healthcare City Phase 2

UAE’s Aldar signs agreement with EWEC to promote clean energy adoption

Via the agreement, 100 per cent of Aldar’s owned and managed operating assets will be powered by EWEC’s clean energy sources for up to five years

Dubai Land Department signs MoUs enabling smart real estate solutions

The MoUs with Bayut, DXBinteract.com and Property Finder will provide the real estate sector with solutions to encourage transparency in information and procedures

Saudi Arabia plans to keep debt stable as oil income surges

Euro-denominated outstanding debt is currently around 2 per cent of the kingdom’s overall portfolio

UAE reports 2,629 Covid-19 cases, 1,115 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 828,328

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UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority approves GCC’s first SPAC regulatory framework

The framework will provide international investors with access to growth opportunities

Arab Health

Arab Health 2022 and Medlab Middle East begins at Dubai World Trade Centre

More than 60,000 attendees are expected across the four days of both shows, with almost 4,000 exhibitors having confirmed their participation

Saudi fund’s digital security firm seeks $820m from IPO

The IPO comes as countries in the Middle East step up efforts to sell shares in private companies and boost liquidity on their stock markets

Otis is ready to move future cities through digitalisation and a commitment to ESG

Nader Antar, Head of Strategy and Chief Transformation Officer, Otis EMEA, and President, Otis North and Central Europe, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, shares how the company has embraced digitalisation while consistently supporting infrastructure development and delivering on its ESG commitments

Dubai’s DEWA inaugurates 16 new substations in 2021

The total value of DEWA’s investments in electricity transmission in 2021 reached Dhs9.5bn

Fund in Abu Dhabi tracking Saudi shares is a first for Gulf ETFs

The fund tracks the S&P Saudi Arabia Shariah Liquid Top 30 35/20 Capped Index

Abu Dhabi

UAE intercepts two missiles over Abu Dhabi

The missiles were reportedly fired by the Houthi group. No injuries have been reported

Bee'ah Solar Farm Sharjah

UAE firm Beeah Is looking to go beyond waste

Beeah will make acquisitions this year to expand businesses including waste management and technology

Banking across the GCC: Carving out a new future

Growing customer awareness and the recent global health crisis have encouraged regional banks to ramp up their offerings 

VFS visas dubai abu dhabi

VFS announces new timings for application centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

The centres will now operate between 9am-5pm from Monday-Friday

Saudi Company for Artificial Intelligence launches operations

PIF-owned SCAI will foster innovation in strategic sectors and accelerate key national technological priorities

Dubai-based food technology platform Kitch-In expands into Europe

Kitch-In and Johnny’s Burger Co. will roll out virtual restaurant brands across 45 kitchens in the Netherlands and Belgium

Dubai’s Emirates signs MoU to promote tourism to The Bahamas

The carrier will develop initiatives to promote the island nation as a tourism spot

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 2,921 cases, 1,251 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 819,866

UAE’s Masdar looks to deals for growth

Masdar wants to generate 50 gigawatts of clean power by 2030

UAE Space Agency to establish economic zone at Masdar City

Businesses will be offered benefits including incubation, office space, mentorship, networking and investment opportunities, among others

Hatta Master Development Plan

Sheikh Hamdan forms Supreme Committee to oversee development of Hatta

The committee serves for a renewable period of three years, and is subject to an extension based on the recommendation of its chairman made to the Crown Prince of Dubai

UAE weather update: Dust storms, drop in temperatures expected

The UAE recorded its lowest temperature of 1.7°C in Jabal Jais at 7.45am today morning

Covid-19 testing centre dubai

Dubai: Three new 24×7 drive-through Covid-19 testing centres open

Located at Al Mankhool, Nad Al Sheba and Nad Al Hammar, each of them has a capacity of 1,500 examinations per day

ADIB reshuffles top leadership days after new CEO takes charge

The bank’s global head of retail banking, private banking and brokerage, and chief human resources officer are leaving