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Video: DEWA launches nanosatellite to aid network planning and maintenance in UAE

DEWA-SAT 1 was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex in Florida on Thursday

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Sheikh Mohammed visits new Infinity Bridge in Dubai

It improves connectivity between Deira and Bur Dubai by raising the total number of lanes crossing the Dubai Creek from 48 to 60

DCT Abu Dhabi signs MoU with fintech platform PayBy

The secure platform will be used across hospitality and tourism establishments

UAE’s proptech Huspy acquires mortgage consultancy Home Matters

Combined proptech entity will facilitate financing for gross merchandise value of over $1bn annually in the UAE and Europe

UAE’s office market displayed signs of recovery in Q4 2021 – JLL

Change in work week, introduction of new labour laws and visa options contributed, states JLL’s 2021 year-end report

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Arabian Travel Market announces new dates for 2022 edition in Dubai

It will now be held from May 9-12, 2022, at the Dubai World Trade Centre

UAE reports 2,683 Covid-19 cases, 1,135 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 795,997

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How Singapore is leading the way for the recovery of the sustainable travel industry

An upcoming panel discussion at Expo 2020 Dubai later this month attempts to explore how urban design and technology will attract the next generation of travellers

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Proven Robotics opens first robotics training centre in Saudi Arabia

The new facility will also provide customers original spare parts, onsite troubleshooting, in-house maintenance services

Dubai’s Emirates resumes passenger services to and from these five destinations

The resumption of services is effective January 13 onwards

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SEHA launches new app to streamline visa screening appointments

Currently available for individual booking only, the application will be expanded to include businesses at a later stage

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2021: Dubai records highest value of real estate sales transactions in 12 years

The total number of real estate sales transactions that took place last year were also the highest since 2013

Kitopi launches its first kitchens in Bahrain and Qatar

The company, which turns four this month, will set up operations in Malaysia and Singapore next

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Power Letters 2022: Bal Krishen, chairman, Century Financial

A sudden policy shift by central banks anxious to tame surging inflation could be one of the downside risks for global stocks next year

Mideast’s biggest bank raised provisions and remains on alert

Qatar National Bank’s 2021 net income rose to QR13.2bn from QR12bn a year ago

Aldar gains ground within two global ESG benchmarks

The company’s improved ESG ratings have been attributed to the consistent and broad integration of sustainability practices into its operations

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 2,616 cases, 982 recoveries

The nationwide case count has risen to 793,314

Things are looking better after two years – Emirates CEO

‘We are in a world in which we have to change all the time’ – Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed

Apicorp and IsDB partner in $1bn infrastructure financing initiative

The joint ‘Infra Initiative’ aims to incentivise more private sector investments and mobilise funding for utility projects

Abu Dhabi introduces Dhs1,000 cap for tourism business licences

The revised fee structure is applicable to tourism business licences starting this month

US firm Resecurity opens new AI-driven R&D centre in Saudi Arabia

The new R&D centre in Riyadh will focus on security innovations for smart cities and cognitive surveillance technologies

Qatar Airways moves financial planning to Oracle cloud

Oracle Cloud EPM enables Qatar Airways to better connect financial data across HR, finance and enhance the company’s business modelling and planning

UAE weather update: Winds expected, NCM issues fog alert

The UAE recorded its lowest temperature of 6.4°C in Jabal Jais at 4.30am today morning

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Dubai Airports chief says visitors to the emirate surpassing pre-Covid levels

Paul Griffiths also anticipates that Covid testing at airports will end in the near future

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi to begin operations to Russia’s Krasnodar

Flights will operate twice a week, commencing from February 7, 2022

Raed Barqawi signing the publishing agreement for Who Dared to Dream: How Mohammed bin Rashid Made His Dream of Dubai Come True with Ian Fairservice, Managing Partner of Motivate Media Group

A new book about Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed will be launched at Emirates Literature Festival 2022

The Arabic version of Dare to Dream: How Mohammed bin Rashid Made His Dream of Dubai Come True by journalist Raed Barqawi is published by Motivate Media Group

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Khalifa Fund partners with eBay to support Abu Dhabi-based SMEs

eBay is the latest partner to join Khalifa Fund’s e-Empower initiative

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UAE’s Century Financial to invest $100m in Jammu and Kashmir

The investment will cover three hotels and one commercial-residential complex in the union territory

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UAE learners seek key business upskilling to compete globally – study

The top course this past year was Johns Hopkins University’s Covid-19 Contact Tracing, reflecting the need to mitigate the effects of the ongoing pandemic

UAE launches Coders HQ to empower local, global coding communities

The project aims to build a new generation of coders, enhance their skills in coding and technology and empower them with tools and expertise