Dubai Holding’s ‘Madinat Jumeirah Living’ project slated for 2021 handover

Phase I and 2 of the residential development are 98 per cent sold out

Damac Hotels

Dubai’s Damac Hotels records Q4 occupancy rates of 85%

Currently, around 80 per cent of the guests are based in the UAE, while 20 per cent are foreigners visiting the country

Bahrain puts economic recovery ahead of boosting budget revenue

Bahrain’s public finances have been under strain from the twin shock of the pandemic and lower oil prices

Dubai’s DHA inaugurates new medical fitness, occupational screening centre

The new centre was launched in partnership with public and private entities and businessmen

Global Islamic finance assets expected to reach $3.69 trillion in 2024

The Islamic banking sector grew 14 per cent in 2019, equating to $1.99 trillion in global assets

Foldable Lenovo PC available to preorder in UAE

The dual-screen ThinkPad X1 Fold unfolds to form a 13.3-inch OLED display PC

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

Sheikh Mohammed issues new laws to ramp up efficiency of Dubai government entities

Dubai Nuclear Energy Committee, Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation, Dubai Real Estate Institute and Dubai Institute for Human Resource Development fall under the ambit of the new laws

Tawuniya selects SAS analytics platform to combat fraud

SAS Insurance Fraud Management to improve speed of claims settlement and fraud identification

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,313 cases, 789 recoveries and 2 deaths

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 598

Middle East & North Africa Business Aviation Association

The MEBAA Show rescheduled once again, to be held in December 2022

It was previously scheduled to take place in February 2021

Abu Dhabi City United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi to resume all activities in two weeks

All economic, tourism, cultural and entertainment activities to resume in a fortnight

UAE approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine for use

The vaccine reported 86 per cent efficacy against the Covid-19 infection

British investments in UAE valued at $20.5bn

The UAE is also one of the 27 top investors in the UK

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Alabbar dismisses claims that Dubai’s Emaar has stopped building as “nonsense”

The Emaar boss also hit back at suggestions the company is responsible for an oversupply of properties

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways launches region’s first aircraft carbon offset programme

The initiative is the airline’s attempt to reduce 2019 CO2 emission levels to 50 per cent by 2035

Kris Fade greenback

Dubai radio presenter Kris Fade wants to hire you, but…

You may have to be willing to work for free

Abu Dhabi-based Yas Heat Esports partners with Microsoft to boost esports in the region

Esports team to adopt sports science offered by Microsoft Intelligent Cloud

Gitex 2020: American Hospital Dubai picks Avaya to modernise contact centre

Avaya OneCloud CCaaS platform, related apps, designed to create a connected patient experience from appointment to post-care

Covid-19 update: UAE reports 1,260 cases, 584 recoveries and 2 deaths

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 596

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s toll gate system to go live on January 2, 2021

Motorists need to register and activate their toll accounts

Dubai e-commerce platform Sprii goes into liquidation after failing to raise more capital

Sprii has hired Guy Wall of Grant Thornton as liquidator

Abu Dhabi wealth fund targets Africa, renewables to lift returns

ADIA started a climate-change equity portfolio this year, aimed at boosting its green-economy exposure

Five key stages for developing the tourism sector across the Middle East

Tourism is essential for economic diversification, growth, and job creation

Unit 1 of UAE’s Barakah nuclear energy plant achieves 100% power capacity

The Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant is the largest source of clean baseload electricity in the country

Gitex 2020: Qualys launches UAE Cloud to address local data residency regulations

YouGov report says 88 per cent of firms in UAE plan budget increases for cloud computing

Emirates says more than 200,000 passengers will be arriving in Dubai over next two weeks

The airline’s peak travel period for outbound passengers also begins today

Saudi forces destroy armed drone targeting ‘civilians’ in the kingdom

Saudi has seen a string of attacks launched by the Houthis in recent months

World’s largest fish and meat retailer receives funding from Abu Dhabi

FreshToHome will invest in aquaculture and agriculture solutions aimed at supporting food production in arid and desert climates

Abu Dhabi sheikh buys stake in Israel’s Beitar soccer club

The money will be used to invest in the club’s infrastructure as well as help purchase players

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Abu Dhabi seeks volunteers for phase III trials of Russian Covid-19 vaccine

Up to 500 volunteers from Abu Dhabi will initially be invited to participate in the trials