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Revealed: UAE private sector holidays for Eid Al Fitr 2020

The private sector in the country will enjoy a five-day break from May 22-26

Dubai’s Emirates to resume scheduled passenger flights starting next week

The airline will also offer connections in Dubai for customers travelling between the UK and Australia

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Dubai Media City launches video game development workshops

The inaugural workshop will be conducted by Ahmad Al-Natsheh on May 14 at 3pm

Dubai family businesses seek VAT cut and government help to repatriate expat workers

Representatives of family businesses met with Dubai government officials last month

Dubai permits hotel beaches and public parks to reopen, watersports, skydiving also allowed

In malls and retail outlets, the refund and return of goods and the use of fitting rooms is now permitted

Free Covid-19 tests for select expats and all Emiratis in the UAE

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan directed the free testing to begin next week

Dubai reveals ‘reopening’ plan post Ramadan for malls, offices

Malls will be allowed to stay open longer but restrictions on children, elderly to continue

Dubai startup Invygo raises $1m in funding

The startup plans to use the funds to further the business by expanding into new customer segments

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ADNOC Distribution’s Q1 net profit down 31%

Its underlying EBITDA grew 4.7 per cent year-on-year to $171m in the first quarter of 2020

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Dubai’s Burj Khalifa achieves 1.2 million meals target

Key donors included the Bin Sougat Group, Amazon, Tiger Group, Visa, Masafi, Atlantis Resorts, Tristar Group, Chalhoub Group, West Zone and MAK Holding

Flydubai confirms suspension of regular flights until June 4 from UAE

On its special repatriation flights, more than 12,532 passengers were returned to their homes

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Eid Al Fitr holidays for UAE announced

The five-day break is expected to fall between May 22-26

Fire erupts at Dubai Expo 2020 site

The fire broke out amid the construction debris of the site

JetClass’ not-for-profit flightpooling service to return residents to the UAE, other countries

A minimum of six people are required to charter a flight, with the cost split equally among them

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Dubai Silicon Oasis introduces additional economic relief measures

In April, DSOA introduced several incentives for residents, startups, companies and commercial tenants located within buildings owned by the authority

UAE’s ADCB posts 82% drop in Q1 net profit on NMC impairment charges

Its net loans stood at Dhs247bn and customer deposits at Dhs263bn as of the end of Q1 2020

Dubai’s Emirates Group reports 28% drop in full year profit

The group’s revenues decreased 5 per cent to Dhs104bn

Decision on 2020-2021 academic year ‘under review’ – UAE education ministry

Local media reports have indicated that e-learning will continue into the next academic year

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UAE reports 624 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths; efforts accelerate to identify virus strains

The government also announced 458 recoveries, the highest number of daily recoveries reported until now

Emirates begins limited inbound passenger flights to Dubai

The current destinations for return flights include Frankfurt and London

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Culinary corner: Home-delivered iftars in Dubai

While restaurants are restricted from accepting many guests onto their premises, a few have decided to take their gourmet food to your home

Emirates Airline Foundation

Emirates customers donate 132 million Skywards Miles to airline’s foundation

The Emirates Airline Foundation also donated more than Dhs6.5m to 22 projects in 12 countries from April 2019-March 2020

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Abbott launches Covid-19 antibody tests in the UAE

The company will ship the tests to the UAE beginning May 7 and intends to distribute 300,000 tests by the end of the month

Emirates SkyCargo

Emirates SkyCargo operates nearly 100 daily flights to 65 cities worldwide from UAE

It is using the Emirates passenger fleet to transport cargo in the overhead bins and and on the seats, in addition to the belly of the aircraft

Dubai developer Nakheel cuts salaries by up to 50%, CEO steps down

The salary cuts range from 30 per cent to 50 per cent for employees earning above Dhs4,000

Dubai’s Damas Jewellery appoints new chairman and CEO

Perramond replaces Damas’ first female CEO, Asil Attar, who was appointed to the role in February last year

Dubai’s F&B outlets say they are losing over Dhs1bn on a monthly basis

The two most significant issues causing negative cashflow problems are rental obligations and employee liability issues, say operators

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Dubai’s real estate transactions valued Dhs3.62bn in April 2020

Off-plan transactions constituted 72 per cent of the total deals

Dubai’s Al Habtoor says may have to cut jobs if pandemic continues

The Al Habtoor Group owns seven hotels in Dubai as well as car dealerships, residential properties and schools

Revealed: Indian repatriation flight schedule from the UAE

There will be 10 Air India flights organised from Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi to India from May 7-13