Abu Dhabi’s EWEC awards contract for ‘world’s largest’ solar power plant

Al Dhafra Solar PV project is expected to provide approximately 160,000 households across the UAE with electricity

HSBC UAE launches online trading platform for wealth clients

The platform provides access to stock exchanges in the US, UK and Hong Kong

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China strengthens fintech cooperation with Dubai through new agreement with DIFC

Jiaozi Fintech Dreamworks and DIFC will collaborate on key sectors such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data and cloud computing

UAE posts 313 new Covid-19 cases, 393 recoveries

The death toll remains unchanged at 343

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Pilgrims selected to perform Hajj this year begin arriving in Jeddah

Only about 1,000 pilgrims – all from inside Saudi Arabia – have been permitted to perform Hajj this year

Dubai Customs furnished 452,000 insurance refund requests in H1 2020

The insurance refund requests were valued at Dhs3.2bn

Global Exclusive: How tech event LEAP aims to transform Saudi’s ICT landscape

Saudi Arabia is transforming its technology landscape, aiming to become the regional hub for innovation and building an ecosystem where the tools of tomorrow are conceptualised and created. Powering that ambition is LEAP, a new mega tech event set to have a ‘seismic’ impact on the global stage

Dubai

Dubai’s real estate sector records transactions worth Dhs72.5bn in H1 2020

In H1 2020, 4,536 women investors completed 5,112 investments worth Dhs6.6bn

Sheikh Mohammed

Sheikh Mohammed pardons 203 prisoners to mark Eid Al Adha

The prisoners will be released from Dubai’s correctional and punitive establishments ahead of the occasion

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Saudis stuck home for summer burn more oil for air conditioners

The extra oil going toward power may limit the price impact of OPEC’s plan to taper output restrictions from next month

UAE Hope Probe

UAE’s launch kicks off a trio of Mars missions as planet draws close

The UAE launched its mission on Sunday, with the US and China to follow later this month and next

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Eid Al Adha holidays declared for UAE private sector workers

Public and private sector workers will be off from July 30- August 2

Smart city projects receive public stamp of approval

Majority of citizens of global cities support facial recognition to fight crime

Covid-19 is the chief concern for UAE investors – UBS study

Majority of UAE investors said they were optimistic about the global economy

GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 254 cases; 1,099 infections registered in Oman

The death toll in the UAE remains unchanged at 342

Dubai’s Emirates to be first airline to offer free cover for Covid-19 medical costs for passengers

The cover for Covid-19 related medical expenses and quarantine costs is offered to all its customers regardless of class of travel or destination

Saudi Arabia to Bahrain causeway reopens from July 23

The King Fahd Causeway shut on March 7 as part of the precautionary measures

Human Technology Connection

Here’s how new technologies are empowering people of determination in the UAE

Tools such as assistive keyboards can create pathways for communication and learning for a wide array of people with different disabilities

Ajman

Ajman to open free Covid-19 testing centre on July 23

The centre has a testing capacity of over 2,000 people per day

Abu Dhabi moves to get more value from oil with chemical venture

ADNOC and its partner, ADQ, agreed to invest in and manage downstream activities at the planned Ruwais Derivatives Park

Safa Al Hashem Kuwait

Kuwaiti MP proposes move to stop issuing residency permits for expats aged over 60

The proposal also seeks to deport “all expats undergoing treatment at psychiatric hospitals”

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia refutes reports that it is mulling income tax

An official within the government added that the “issue is fundamentally not for discussion”

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

Kuwaiti Emir to travel to US to continue medical treatment

The 91-year-old emir had a “successful surgery” in Kuwait earlier this week

UAE increases mosque capacity to 50%; Eid Al Adha prayers to be done at home

Eid Al Adha prayers would be conducted at homes and takbeers broadcast through visual and audio means

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Prior Covid-19 tests mandatory for all passengers arriving or transiting through UAE airports

Children under the age of 12 and those with severe or moderate disabilities will be exempted from the mandatory tests

Dubai-based 3D printing start-up Immensa to expand to Saudi Arabia, US

Amid Covid-19 pandemic, Immensa remobilised to produce more than 20,000 3D printed face shields per week

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Everything you need to know if you plan to travel in and out of the UAE

Travel protocols have changed in the UAE in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic

Dubai’s Emirates to resume flights to Seychelles from August 1

Flights will operate to Seychelles five times a week with Boeing 777-300ER

Dubai Islamic Bank posts 23% dip in net profit for H1 2020

The bank’s total income worth Dhs6.8bn for the first half of 2020 also fell 2 per cent from Dhs6.98bn in H1 2019

Saudi Arabia’s Al Othaim family said to plan IPO for malls unit

The sale may happen in the first half of 2021