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Sheikh Mohammed says digital economy is next priority for UAE

The digital economy’s contribution to the UAE’s local GDP in 2019 reached 4.3 per cent

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UAE and Israel sign agreement to cooperate on stem cell research

Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre and Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. signed an MoU on Monday

Dubai-based InsureTech startup Sehteq secures $20m to venture into reinsurance

Sehteq will have an additional investment of $3m to support its technology arm

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Dry night coming up in Dubai this week

The dry night will be observed across Dubai to mark the Hijri New Year

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE records 229 infections; Oman registers 16 deaths

The number of deaths in Oman and the UAE stand at 588 and 364 respectively

King Abdullah Medical City picks Avaya Spaces to coordinate Covid-19 response

King Abdullah Medical City used Avaya Spaces to establish a workflow-based steering committee

Finablr founder Shetty resigns as Indian court closes net on NMC Health

Finablr and NMC Health were both listed on the London Stock Exchange before being suspended

Dubai’s Emirates to resume passenger services to Warsaw

The resumption will broaden Emirates’ passenger network to 75 cities in September

How higher education in digitalisation and research can stimulate innovation in the UAE

Countries and companies can continue to be pioneering only if they pay more attention to their role in education

Saudi Arabia’s inflation rate surged to 6.1% in July on VAT hike

Saudi Arabia increased its value-added tax from 5 per cent to 15 per cent on July 1

Saudi’s Amaala strengthens alliance with Dubai-based HASCO

The startup will offer excavation, backfilling, and earthworks for Triple Bay Marina

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Abu Dhabi cinemas to reopen at maximum of 30% capacity

All staff members must undergo Covid-19 testing before these cinemas resume operations

Israeli airline Israir seeks UAE landing permit

The two countries announced last week that they plan to normalise relations

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Dubai Municipality has built 70 new parks and playgrounds in the emirate this year

The total number of parks and playgrounds built by Dubai Municipality now stands at 185

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Kuwait’s $65bn debt plan in peril after draft law rejected

The bill was designed to raise as much as $65bn

Saudi intercepts another missile attack from Yemen targeting ‘civilian targets’

The missile was launched towards the kingdom’s southern region on Sunday

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Dubai’s foreign trade in medical sterilisers grows 23% to Dhs70m in H1

Exports rose by 20 per cent year-on-year to Dhs31m from Dhs25.7m, while re-exports stood at Dhs6.5m

UAE summons Iranian envoy over denunciation of Israel deal

Tehran termed the pact as a strategic mistake

Saudi sovereign fund said to hire ex-Morgan Stanley risk officer

The PIF received an injection of $40bn from the kingdom’s reserves in March and April

UAE Residency Visa

UAE grants three-month grace period for those whose residency visa expired before March 1

The grace period for these visa violators to exit the country ends on November 17

Abu Dhabi insurance company Daman appoints new CEO

Al Mehyas has been leading the company following a major reorganisation last year

Motorola One Fusion is now available in the UAE for Dhs699

The Motorola One Fusion offers a dedicated Google Assistant button

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Sharjah Airport becomes first carbon neutral airport in the GCC

The carbon neutral status is received when net carbon dioxide emissions over a full year are zero

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 210 cases; 162 infections, 10 deaths registered in Oman

An additional 10 people succumbed to the Covid-19 virus in Oman

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Abu Dhabi prepped to welcome students across 205 school campuses

Five academic models are available to private schools in Abu Dhabi to balance between in-classroom and online learning

Dynamic opens new aviation training facility in Dubai

The centre in Dubai South provides comprehensive training for aircrew, and other aviation personnel

Parents to choose their children’s mode of education – UAE education ministry

Parents can choose between face to face at school teaching or through distance learning, for the first term

Kuwait’s NOX Management launches region’s first large-scale indoor vertical farm

The facility has a daily output capacity of up to 550 kg of salad, herbs, and cresses

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Kuwait to move into fourth phase of reopening this week

Salons, gyms, barbershops, tailors, and spas are set to reopen from August 18

Saudi wealth fund is said to repay $10bn bridge loan

PIF has shifted its focus from being mostly a domestic holding company to an international investment vehicle with stakes in Citigroup, Facebook and Boeing Co