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

Gulfood 2020: All in good taste

With food security high on the UAE’s agenda, local F&B operators are investing heavily in innovation and new technologies, as was evident at the annual Gulfood exhibition in Dubai. What comes next?

Oman’s new ruler takes a big reform risk

Will the new monarch stick to his resolve to reform the economy, or lapse into the habits that made those reforms necessary, asks Bloomberg columnist, Bobby Ghosh

How technology will cruise the automotive industry forward

The next phase of the UAE’s mobility market is here and it will revolutionise the way we travel

UAE reports 15 new coronavirus cases, with total now at 45

Two more Chinese patients in the UAE have recovered, officials said

UAE reports new coronavirus case after Emirati student tests positive

He is not showing any symptoms and is currently receiving the necessary treatment

Coronavirus infections in the GCC cross 150; Kuwait, Saudi report additional cases

The Covid-19-induced deaths have crossed 3,000 globally

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UAE Ministry of Education clarifies spring break dates for teachers and students

The spring break for students will only extend from March 8-19, following which they will need to partake in learn-from-home programmes

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Etihad Airways annual loss narrows to less than $1bn

Revenues for 2019 slid about 5 per cent to $5.6bn

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair postponed due to coronavirus

The statement on its website added that the move “is a precautionary measure to protect public health”

UAE urges citizens and residents to avoid travelling due to the coronavirus outbreak

Individuals who travel will be subject to certain measures including medical checks at the airport and possible home quarantine upon their return

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Emirates app crosses 20 million download mark

While it is already available on the Google Play and Apple Store, it was recently added to the Huawei AppGallery too