GCC health ministers convene to discuss measures against coronavirus

The GCC Communicable Diseases Committee also held an emergency meeting on January 29 to explore cooperation mechanisms

Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in Saudi Arabia

The highest ranked Arabs originating from Saudi Arabia in Gulf Business’ annual Arab power list

Video: Dubai Police solve Dhs20m jewellery heist in 48 hours

Police urged residents to secure their valuables to avoid thefts

Saudi gets ready to welcome world leaders at G20 meeting

On Saturday, finance ministers and central bankers will descend on Riyadh for the G20’s first cabinet-level meeting

Dubai boat show 2020 to be held at new Dubai Harbour marina

The five-day show will see 28 regional and global launches across a fleet of more than 450 boats and watercrafts

Revealed: Areas offering the highest rental yields in Dubai

The average gross rental yield in Dubai stands at 7 per cent, finds report

UAE-based billionaire BR Shetty had it all. Then Carson Block came along

Muddy Waters’s scrutiny into NMC has snowballed into a troubling scenario for Shetty that sheds light on his complex share arrangements

UAE telco Etisalat posts 1% profit rise in 2019

Its consolidated revenues in 2019 reached Dhs52.2bn, slightly lower than Dhs52.38bn in 2018

Dubai’s Ruler witnesses completion of UAE’s Hope Probe, set to launch to Mars this year

The final component of the probe was installed on Tuesday

India’s Reliance, Saudi Aramco accelerate refinery stake sale talks

In August, Reliance valued its oil-to-chemicals division at $75bn including debt, implying a $15bn valuation for a 20 per cent stake

Dubai’s W Motors, maker of $3.4m supercar, seeks funds to go electric

W Motors has hired investment bank Guggenheim Partners to help raise as much as $100m

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC awards Dhs6bn contracts for Dalma Gas project

Both contracts are expected to be completed in 2022

Bulgaria seeks extradition of fugitive detained in UAE

Vasil Bozhkov was charged last month in absentia with leading an organised crime group

Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in the UAE

The highest ranking entries originating from the UAE in Gulf Business’ annual Arab power list 2020

Etihad

Etihad to operate daily flights from Al Ain to Jeddah during Ramadan

The airline will operate the flights from May 14 – 23, to meet increased demand during the busy religious travel period

Emirates reopens resort in Australia after bushfires led to its temporary closure

The One&Only Wolgan Valley resort in Australia reopened in early February

Dubai’s Eat App raises $5m Series B round

Eat App’s restaurant reservation platform currently supports over 1000 restaurants, hospitality groups and hotels, and has processed over 10 million diners to date

Dubai’s Emirates cancels flights to Lagos on weather concerns

Due to low visibility and poor weather, flights were cancelled on February 17-18

Wamda invests in UAE’s automotive platform Seez

Seez raised $6m in its Series A funding round to grow and access the $10bn online used-automotive industry in the UAE and other MENA markets

Dubai’s Emirates launches discounted fares for spring 2020

The offer is valid for bookings from February 17-29, for travel until June 15, 2020

Dubai’s DP World to upgrade, maintain Eritrean ports

Formerly isolated Eritrea is normalising foreign relations after signing a peace deal in July 2018 with neighbouring Ethiopia

UAE’s Agthia launches region’s first ‘plant-based’ water bottle

The new Al Ain bottle features packaging made using plant-based sources which are biodegradable

UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant receives operating licence

The country’s nuclear regulator has authorised Nawah Energy Company to commission and operate Unit 1 of the nuclear power plant

Billionaire BR Shetty resigns from Abu Dhabi’s ailing NMC Health

Besides Shetty, chief investment officer Hani Buttikhi and board member Abdulrahman Basaddiq also stepped down

UAE’s Etihad Cargo, dnata extend cargo handling partnership to 15 locations

Etihad Cargo-dnata alliance will now extend to North America and South Asia Pacific

Video: Sheikh Mohammed receives Ivanka Trump at GWFD 2020

They discussed the W-GDP initiative launched by the White House as well as UAE’s role in the We-Fi initiative

DP World to delist from Nasdaq Dubai

Parent company Port and Free Zone World has offered to acquire DP World’s shares currently traded on Nasdaq Dubai

UAE confirms ninth coronavirus case

A 37-year-old Chinese citizen was the latest confirmed case of the new coronavirus infection

Quarantined student in Saudi commits suicide on coronavirus fear

The patient, who had lived in Saudi Arabia for the past eight months, was a student at King Abdulaziz University

Oman dismisses media reports, says no coronavirus case in the sultanate

Health ministry advises the public to source information only from official outlets