UAE video calling app ToTok urges Apple and Google to reinstate it on their app stores

The app gained popularity in the UAE late last year before it was removed from Google and Apple app stores

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BR Shetty’s Finablr takes urgent steps on liquidity as NMC fallout spreads

Finablr’s shares have declined 87 per cent so far this year

Coronavirus: UAE Central Bank asks employees to work from home

The central bank has also set up a committee which is communicating with banks on procedures to ensure continuity of banking

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Abu Dhabi activates work-from-home for some govt employees, orders shisha ban

Remote work will mainly extend to senior citizens, working mothers and those who suffer from chronic diseases and respiratory symptoms

No intent to end the academic year early – UAE Ministry of Education

Educational institutions across the country were closed down for a period of four weeks, starting March 8

Saudi Arabia bans travel, flights to EU, India, Philippines, among other countries

It has given a 72-hour period for its citizens and residents from the countries on the list to return to the kingdom

Kuwait suspends all flights from March 13, Qatar reports over 230 new coronavirus cases

Kuwait has also announced a public holiday from March 12 to March 26

Danube launches affordable project in Dubai with prices starting from Dhs290,000

The project, located in Al Warsan, features 741 residential units and is slated for completion in March 2021

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC to increase supply to 4 million bpd in April

Saudi Aramco has also announced plans to raise capacity to 13 million bpd

Bahrain reports 77 new coronavirus cases among evacuees from Iran

The infectees were taken to an isolation and treatment centre

Saudi Arabia pledges to expand oil output capacity

The world’s biggest oil exporter will raise capacity to 13 million barrels a day from 12 million

Dubai to provide residents free medical consultation on coronavirus

Residents will need to download the DHA mobile app and sign up to avail the service

Dubai-based DP World reports 8.3% drop in full-year profits in 2019

Annual revenue meanwhile rose by 36 per cent in 2019 to $7.68bn from $5.6bn in 2018

GCC coronavirus update – Total cases near 400, more than 50 recoveries

The coronavirus continues its spread across the world having infected over 117,000 people

Kuwait suspends issuance of visas, shuts cinemas and postpones sports events

Kuwait has also extended the closure of all schools and universities for an additional two weeks

Dubai’s Global Village cancels all upcoming concerts over coronavirus concerns

The current season at one of Dubai’s most popular entertainment destinations ends on April 4

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Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone slashes business licence fees by up to 70%

DP World, UAE Region currently contributes to over 33.4 per cent of Dubai’s GDP

NMC Health finds $2.7bn in debt hidden from its board

According to the latest findings, NMC’s borrowings scaled to $5bn, up from $2.1bn as of June 30

Dubai schools allowed to raise fees by 6.4%

UAE telco du partners with Ministry of Education to support distant learning initiative

du is enabling all customers to access their school websites and homework throughout the break without paying additional data charges

People returning to the UAE from these countries must self-isolate for 14 days

School students and staff to undergo mandatory 14-day self-isolation after returning to the UAE irrespective of the country to which they have travelled

Saudi Arabia’s Aramco to pump 12.3 million bpd in April

It puts Aramco supply above its maximum sustainable capacity, indicating that the kingdom is even tapping its strategic inventories

Saudi grants 72-hour deadline for citizens to return to the country

Saudi also extended travel bans to 14 countries, including UAE, Oman and European nations

Dubai’s Emirates to operate special flights to Saudi from March 12-15

Only Saudi nationals will be allowed to travel on the special flights from Dubai to Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam

UAE confirms 15 more coronavirus cases; total count at 74

It comes a day after the UAE confirmed 14 cases of the virus within the country

Video: Khalid Al Ameri shows how RTA disinfects metros in Dubai

There are reportedly around 650,000 daily metro users in Dubai

Update: Dubai’s Emirates to waive change penalties for all bookings made until March 31

The policy covers all existing destinations across the Emirates network

Emaar to stop taking bookings at three Dubai hotels as Covid-19 hits demand

Bookings will be suspended at the Address Fountain Views, Vida Creek Harbour and Vida Emirates Hills from March 15 to August 31

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Dubai banks buy park operator’s debt as Meraas plans revamp

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Saudi to issue SAR500,000 fine for withholding travel information at entry points

The Ministry of Health reported five new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus on Monday, taking the total number of infections in the kingdom to 20