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GCC Covid-19 update: UAE reports 563 cases; Saudi registers 1,644 cases, 16 deaths

The death toll in the UAE and Kuwait has risen to 258 and 185 respectively

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Saudi’s Gamers Without Borders championship becomes world’s largest charity esports event

The ongoing esports fundraiser has already donated $6.5m to various global charities fighting the Covid-19 pandemic

Lenders to Shetty’s pharma firm are said to start debt talks

Creditors will also consider plans to bring in a new strategic investor to Neopharma to keep the business operating

UAE’s DP World partners with TradeLens to digitise supply chains

DP World aims to connect all of its 82 marine and inland container terminals, as well as feeder companies and logistics divisions with TradeLens

UAE records nearly one-third decline in nitrogen dioxide levels from February to April

The country’s climate change ministry published its first national-level inventory of emissions in February

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Only 30% of UAE federal government staff to return to workplace from May 31

The decision to increase the number of employees will be reviewed weekly based on the prevailing health conditions

UAE reports 883 Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths

The death toll in the UAE has risen to 255

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All Dubai government employees to begin working out of offices from June 14

Fifty per cent of these government employees will resume working from the office starting Sunday, May 31

Dubai’s Sheikh Hamdan announces new Covid-19 award for firms battling pandemic

The total prize money allocated for this category is $80,000

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GCC Covid-19 update: Saudi registers 1,815 cases, 14 deaths; Kuwait reports 692 infections

The death toll in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait has risen to 425 and 175 respectively

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Oman to lift lockdown in Muscat

On April 10, the authorities announced that Muscat would enter a lockdown through the activation of control checkpoints which was later extended

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Kuwait will not extend complete curfew beyond May 30

Partial restrictions are expected to remain in place

Union Properties’ subsidiary begins legal proceedings to claim Dhs1.5bn

The claim is related to a project completed around a decade ago

Saudi extends tourist visas for three months free of charge

The kingdom suspended all international flights in March

UAE weather update: Humid, overcast conditions to continue for rest of the week

The UAE recorded its lowest temperature of 22.6°C in Jabal Jais at 1am today

Three women in Saudi’s Jazan injured in missile attack

Shrapnel from the missile attack wounded the three women and damaged one house

Domestic flights to resume in Saudi Arabia from May 31

All local destinations will be covered by these flights within two weeks

Dubai’s MAF to open cinemas, entertainment destinations from May 27

This move is in line with the recent ruling permitting businesses in Dubai to gradually reopen

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Saudi Arabia issues guidelines for reopening mosques

Children under the age of 15 are not allowed to attend prayers at the mosques

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Dubai offices allowed to reopen with 50% capacity; public transport timings revised

Earlier, offices were permitted to reopen with only 30 per cent of their staff in attendance

Oman has a long-running ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes.

UAE defers ban on e-cigarettes, water pipe tobacco products without ‘digital tax stamps’

The ban will now go into effect from January 1, 2021

DEWA and Huawei discuss collaboration on future projects for Dubai

The partnership includes a number of planned future projects around big data management and cybersecurity

UAE reports 779 new Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths

Another 325 patients have recovered from the virus too

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Dubai Tourism outlines steps for post-pandemic recovery plan

The virtual meeting was attended by representatives from the city’s aviation and hospitality sectors

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Saudi Arabia unveils phased plan to reopen mosques, offices and malls

The curfew will begin to be eased across the kingdom, except Makkah, from May 28

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Covid-19: UAE reports 822 new cases, total crosses 30,300

The death toll has now reached 248, while the total number of recoveries stands at 15,657

Dubai to resume business activities from May 27, cinemas, gyms to reopen

There will be no restrictions on movement between 6am and 11pm

Travel demand may only return to pre-pandemic levels by 2022 – Etihad CCO

Middle East airlines face estimated revenue losses of $24bn this year, according to IATA

Video: Heavy rains continue across the UAE, poor visibility warning issued

Cloudy weather conditions have also been forecast for the rest of the week

UAE Exchange starts issuing refunds – report

UAE Exchange, which operates more than 100 branches across the country, stopped all transactions in March