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Aramex

Dubai Economy partners with Aramex to offer customised solutions for startups, freelancers

Aramex will provide DED Trader licence holders with Domestic and International Express delivery solutions, and comprehensive freight services and logistics assistance

Dubai’s Emirates operates first flight with vaccinated crew at all customer touchpoints

Close to 26,000 of the group’s frontline aviation workforce has been vaccinated with two doses

Dubai’s flydubai gears up for Boeing 737 MAX to rejoin fleet

The General Civil Aviation Authority approved the aircraft to return to service

Dubai Metro Public Transport

There were 346m users of public transport in Dubai in 2020

On average, approximately 947,000 riders used public transport every day in 2020

Dubai International Boat Show Dubai Marina

Dubai International Boat show postponed to March 2022

It will now be held from March 8-12, 2022

Dubai Motorcycle Film Festival

Update: Inaugural Dubai Motorcycle Film Festival postponed

The festival, the first of its kind in the UAE, will screen movies exclusively designed to appeal to the motorcycling community

UAE driving licence black points

Dubai’s RTA processes over two million drivers’ licencing transactions in 2020

Around 72 per cent of the transactions were processed via smart channels

UAE weather update: Fog envelops parts of the country; NCM issues alert

Temperatures will hover between 13-28°C in the coastal areas

Dubai receives new shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

The newly arrived vaccines have been distributed to DHA’s designated health centres

EDGE Group Ukraine

UAE’s EDGE Group signs $1bn defence agreement with Ukrainian state-owned companies

The agreements with UkrOboronProm and Ukrspecexport were signed during a visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the UAE

Dubai’s Emirates pauses Melbourne route, extends suspension of flights to South Africa

Flights to South Africa have been suspended until March 10

Dubai’s Emaar Properties posts 58% slump in net profit for 2020

Emaar now has a total sales backlog of Dhs36.677bn, of which Dhs24.738bn is in the UAE

‘No longer possible for us to offer content for free’ – Gulf News CEO

The Dubai-based daily has announced plans to launch a paywall for its online content

UAE property market will take about two years to recover – Damac boss

2020 was a “very tough year” for all property developers, said Hussain Sajwani

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed issues resolution on signages in Dubai

Only authorised entities can design, manufacture, install, repair, and remove supplementary information signs

Emirates

Emirates suspends flights from Nigeria to Dubai until February 28

However, Emirates flights from Dubai to Lagos and Abuja will continue to operate as per the normal schedule

University of Wollongong in Dubai

How business analytics will play a role in predicting the future

The global big data and business analytics market was valued at $168.8bn in 2018 and is forecast to grow to $274.3bn by 2022

DXB Entertainments posts net loss of Dhs2.7bn for 2020

The company reported revenues of Dhs144m for the year ended December 31, 2020, 71 per cent lower than Dhs491m in 2019

UAE weather update: Fog covers part of the country; NCM issues alert

The country recorded its lowest temperature of 10.8°C in Jabal Jais at 1.45am local time

Dubai warns of legal action against individuals leaking classified government information

Punitive measures will be taken if information related to confidential and sensitive government documents and worksheets is leaked

DP World reports 7.6% gross volume growth in Q4 2020

Jebel Ali in Dubai handled 3.4 million TEU in Q4 2020, up 0.3 percent year-on-year

First female Emirati common law judge appointed in Dubai’s DIFC Courts

Four new judges have been sworn in at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts

Mercedes-AMG Store Dubai City Walk

World’s first AMG Store to open in Dubai this year

Located in City Walk, the hybrid retail concept will include a showroom, boutique and café

Dubai yacht party

Video: Dubai Police issues Dhs50,000 fines for yacht party flouting Covid-19 rules

Dubai Police has received around 1,000 reports from the public on different Covid-19 violations across the emirate from January 31- February 6

Dubai’s DP World rolls out Covid-19 vaccination drive

The vaccination drive aims to cover over 10,000 employees and their families

Watch: Dubai launches drive to administer Covid-19 vaccine to 8,000 senior citizens within their homes

The campaign will focus on individuals with co-morbidities and those at high risk of developing severe illness from the virus

Dubai Parks and Resorts

Free annual passes to Dubai Parks and Resorts for all Dubai private school staff

The pass will give them unlimited access at Motiongate Dubai, Bollywood Parks, Legoland Dubai, as well as the Legoland Water Park

Dubai aims to vaccinate all eligible adults by end of year

The UAE has administered 4.2 million vaccine doses in a population of about 10 million

In pictures: Landmarks across UAE, region turn red for Hope Probe’s imminent arrival to Mars

The UAE is poised to become only the 5th country ever to enter Mars’ orbit

UAE-BUSINESS- Arabtec

CEO of Dubai contractor Arabtec resigns amidst its ongoing liquidation

Wail Farsakh was appointed to the role in April 2020