Saudi extends travel bans to 14 countries, including Oman, European nations

The recent travel ban covers Oman, Germany, France, Turkey and Spain

Coronavirus update: GCC cases cross 260 as virus spreads

The Covid-19 has infected over 113,000 people residing in more than 100 countries

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Abu Dhabi plans to ban single-use plastic bags by 2021

The phased programme will include the development of legislation and levying of fees to discourage the use of avoidable plastics

Dubai begins work-from-home for federal government employees

The policy will be gradually applied to all the other emirates across the country

UAE reports 14 new coronavirus cases

The total number of reported cases in the country has reached 59

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World Art Dubai postponed to October 2020

The event will now take place from October 8-10

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Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power, Uzbekistan sign $2.5bn energy agreements

The agreements include the construction of a 1,500MW Combined Cycle Gas-Turbine power plant and a 500-1000MW wind farm

Dubai Police roll out smart radars to catch motorists using mobile phones

The radars will also catch motorists for violations such as failure to abide by lane discipline and sudden deviation

Etihad, Air Arabia offer flexible booking options

Customers will only need to pay the fare difference, if any, at the time of rebooking their flights

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Dubai trade fair Arabian Travel Market postponed due to coronavirus

The travel exhibition will now be held from June 28-July 1, 2020

Etihad flights that landed in Saudi on Monday had to return with all non-Saudi nationals

The kingdom temporarily suspended flights to and from nine countries, including the UAE, on Monday

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to launch new service to Vienna

The route will be operated using a two-class Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Abu Dhabi, Dubai bourses trade Dhs27.5bn of shares in Jan-Feb 2020

Of this amount, Dhs14.3bn was traded by foreigners

GCC coronavirus update: Total cases reach 200

The new strain of the coronavirus has infected over 108,000 lives globally

Dubai’s DIFC creates over 2,000 new jobs, adds 493 new businesses in 2019

Total banking assets booked in DIFC stood at $178bn in 2019

UAE weather update: Fog and rainfall expected in parts of the country

The weather will remain dusty to partly cloudy on Monday, with temperatures expected to drop

Saudi Arabia bans travel to UAE, eight other countries

The kingdom will suspend all air travel between itself and the nine countries

Saudi Arabia to close schools indefinitely from Monday

The education ministry said the “preventive and precautionary” measures were recommended by the health authorities to protect students and staff

Dubai’s DXB and DWC airports shut down smart gates

At Dubai airport, every traveller will go through unobtrusive thermal screenings

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Dubai adds 11,877 jobs in February

Of the total number of licences issued by Dubai DED last month, 72.4 per cent were professional and 26.1 per cent were commercial

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No spectators allowed at this year’s Bahrain Grand Prix event

The race weekend will proceed ahead as a televised event

UAE’s First Abu Dhabi Bank sells 2.5 million shares held by NMC’s BR Shetty

Almost 4.8 million shares which belonged to Shetty were held in a nominee account in Falcon Private Bank which were then transferred to First Abu Dhabi Bank on February 5

Video, pictures: Dubai’s Emirates intensifies aircraft cleaning process

The airline has implemented a complete disinfection of all cabins as a precaution against the Covid-19 outbreak

Saudi Arabia launches recruitment drive for Expo 2020 pavilion in Dubai

There will be a 50:50 ratio maintained in the number of males to females accepted into the programme

Saudi’s AlUla South project to begin issuing applications for building permits next week

The kingdom has announced plans to establish AlUla as the world’s largest living museum

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Dubai’s RTA awards Dhs450m contract for Falcon Junction project

The project is part of Phase III, expected to be completed by 2022, of the Al Shindagha Corridor Project

UAE government body ADEX approves Dhs550m to finance exports in 2020

The amount is available as direct loans to foreign buyers and as lines of credit to international financial institutions importing goods and services from UAE companies

Saudis plan big oil output hike following collapse of OPEC+ agreement

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, closed down 9.4 per cent on Friday, its biggest daily drop since the global financial crisis in 2008, settling at $45.27 a barrel

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UAE students returning from abroad subject to mandatory 14-day home quarantine

All school staff and students returning from outside the UAE must complete necessary medical examinations

Saudi Arabia restricts entry points for arrivals from UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain

Entry through land ports between the kingdom and the three GCC countries will be restricted to commercial trucks only