Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,813 cases, 2 deaths

The nationwide case count has risen to 510,738

Mahzooz Emirates Loto

Three participants share Dhs1m prize in UAE’s Mahzooz draw

The six winning numbers chosen on Saturday’s draw were 15, 21, 24, 37, 38 and 45

Aramco said to review upstream assets for potential stake sales

The company reshuffled its senior management last year and created a division focused on portfolio optimisation

UAE plans to include 10 new sectors to the companies law, allowing for 100% foreign ownership

The list of sectors and the regulations associated with their entry into the local market will be announced by the UAE Cabinet ‘soon’

First bitcoin ETF in Dubai aims to raise more than $200m

The Canadian fund is also looking to work closely with lenders in the region

DP World

Dubai’s DP World reports 10% volume growth in Q1 2021

DP World Limited handled 18.9 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of this year

Citi retail units seen fetching $6bn as sales kick off

Citigroup ultimately plans to exit retail-banking operations in Australia, Bahrain, China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam

Bahrain Israel Travel

Quarantine-free travel between Israel and Bahrain for Covid-19 vaccinated individuals

An agreement has been signed between the two countries for mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccine documents

Abu Dhabi adds nine countries, including the UK, to its ‘green list’

Passengers arriving from the green list destinations are exempt from mandatory quarantine measures

Kuwait Airways

Kuwait indefinitely suspends passenger flights from India

All passengers arriving from India either directly or via another country will be banned from entering unless they have spent at least 14 days outside of India

Do event management and sustainability mean the same?

Running sustainable events is not on every company’s radar but there are many reasons for producing them

How Abu Dhabi is developing an entire gaming ecosystem

Abu Dhabi plots a path to gaming hub status

How 5G is the future of eSports and gaming

With an increasing number of gamers, the eSports industry is expected to grow even more rapidly

Covid-19: Flights from India to the UAE to be suspended for 10 days

Emirates will be stopping flights between Dubai and India for 10 days starting from April 24

ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE gaming laptop now available in the UAE

The special edition of ROG dual-screen gaming laptop to retail for Dhs17,999

Middle East airlines’ losses for 2021 to reduce by half from 2020

Middle East carriers to benefit from rapid vaccination rates on home markets

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 2,081 cases, 4 deaths

The nationwide case count has risen to 504,872

Checkout.com leads $110m round for Saudi fintech Tamara

The company raised $6m in seed funding at the start of this year

Dubai’s Emirates to restart flights to Mexico City via Barcelona

The BCN-MEX route will be operated with a two-class Emirates Boeing 777-200LR

Interview: George Pawlyszyn, general manager, Middle East and Africa, Rackspace Technology

Why multicloud is the default network model for digital-led Middle East organisations

joshua jahani

Why the GCC is emerging as a hub for global cross-border deals

With the region improving its status as a global trade hub, it is attracting more and more cross-border deals with countries such as the US, according to investment firm J&A

Saudi Arabia seeks to speed privatisations to help ease deficit

Saudi Arabia raised $800m from the recent sale of two flour mills, which followed two other mill sales of $740m last year

Earth Day 2021: Sustainability is key to our recovery

We must ensure how our organisations run are as environmentally friendly and energy efficient as possible

UAE could continue to remain on UK’s ‘red list’ for travel

The UK is expected to lift its ban on non-essential international travel from May 17

Emirates could tap Dubai for support amid delayed recovery

Tim Clark said other options for state-owned Emirates include taking on more debt

Dina Sam'an Coinmena

The SME Story: Dina Sam’an, founder and managing director of CoinMENA

CoinMENA is a fully-regulated, onshore, and Sharia-compliant crypto assets exchange

Saudi to retain ban on 20 countries including UAE, India and UK when international flights resume in May

The kingdom will resume international flights on May 17

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala announces $1.5m annual funding for conservation

Funding will go to Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund to protect endangered species

Hana Al Rostamani FAB

FAB Q1 group net profit at Dhs2.5bn; initiates share transfer to acquire Bank Audi sae Egypt

The acquisition will make FAB one of Egypt’s largest foreign banks by assets with pro-forma total assets of over $8.5bn

Dubai Islamic Bank Nasdaq Dubai sukuk

Dubai Islamic Bank lists $500m sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai

DIB is the leading UAE-based sukuk issuer by value on Nasdaq Dubai with a total value of $6.3bn listed on the exchange