#News

Abu Dhabi Residents Office

Abu Dhabi launches new office to address residency requirements of expats

The Abu Dhabi Residents Office will operate as a division of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development

Dewa Dubai

Construction on Dubai’s Dhs287.8m Nakhali water reservoir to be completed in Q3 2021

The reservoir will have a storage capacity of 120 million imperial gallons

Emirates Development Bank

Emirates Development Bank lists $750m bond on Nasdaq Dubai

Dubai’s US-dollar denominated debt listings are now valued at $98.5bn

Oman

Oman: Complete lockdown declared for Eid Al Adha 2021

The sultanate also issued a revised list of countries from where entry will be banned as a precautionary measure

New UAE visa laws

UAE to grant golden residency visas to select high school students and their families

Applications for these golden visas must be submitted through the Emirates Schools Establishment

Ajman Free Zone

RAKBANK agrees MoU with Ajman Free Zone for SME financing

RAKBANK will offer SMEs and larger businesses based in free zone easy access to account opening services, loans, and credit facilities

Abu Dhabi testing quarantine covid-19

Abu Dhabi updates testing, quarantine rules for residents and citizens returning from abroad

Effective July 5, the new rules will apply to both vaccinated and non-vaccinated residents and citizens

Etihad El Al

UAE’s Etihad and Israel’s El Al launch first phase of codeshare agreement

Members of Etihad Guest and Matmid programmes will be able to earn and redeem miles on flights across both carriers’ networks

Covid-19_UAE Abu DHabi contact tracing

Abu Dhabi launches new Covid-19 contact tracing system

Via a virtual chat, those infected with Covid-19 will be asked to list the people they came into contact with 48 hours before the positive result was detected

ADNOC Reliance

ADNOC and Reliance sign agreement for chemical project in Abu Dhabi

The integrated plant will produce 940 thousand tons of chlor-alkali, 1.1 million tons of ethylene dichloride and 360 thousand tons of PVC annually

Dubai pregnant women Covid-19 vaccine

Dubai: Pregnant women now eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

All DHA vaccination centres across Dubai have started administering the vaccine to pregnant women who are residents of the emirate

Dubai-residency-visa

Dubai launches new residency service that is accessible round-the-clock

It will accept residency-related requests and inquiries from companies and individuals, as well as citizens and residents seven days a week

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Sheikh Mohammed launches new platforms to support startups and investors in the UAE

The UAE will also host a new Investopia Investment Summit in March 2022

Covid-19 Vaccine Delta UAE

Covid-19: Delta variant accounts for a third of all infections in the UAE

The Alpha, Beta and Delta strains are currently the most prevalent Covid-19 mutations in the country, together accounting for 84.4 per cent of all infections

Only vaccinated individuals now allowed to enter malls, restaurants, gyms and salons in Kuwait

A person will need to show their vaccination status on the My Identity or Immunity mobile application

Saudi workers

Saudi resumes crackdown on illegal workers, residents

Nearly 5.7 million have been arrested in the campaign, which began in November 2017

Oud Metha Bus Station Dubai

Video: RTA opens state-of-the-art bus station in Dubai’s Oud Metha

The average number of riders using the station per day is expected to reach 10,000

Abu-Dhabi-airport-drugs

Abu Dhabi Customs seizes 55,642kg of narcotics in first five months of 2021

During the same period in 2020, it intercepted attempts to smuggle 24,454kg of narcotics

Oman

Oman to introduce new long-term residency programme for foreign investors

Starting September 2021, the Investment Residency Programme will offer renewable five and ten-year visas subject to applicants meeting specific criteria

Dubai Municipality approves job titles for remote work

The municipality is the first government department in the emirate to announce the step

Dubai UAE

Dubai repays 10-year $500m bond certificates

The 10-year note, under the Euro Medium Term Note Programme, reached maturity on June 22, 2021

dubai airport covid-19 testing laboratory

New Covid-19 lab at Dubai airport can process 100,000 samples daily

Located close to Terminal 2, the 20,000 square-foot lab was built in collaboration with Dubai Health Authority and Pure Health

C37 Dubai Healthcare City

Visiting overseas doctors can now practice part-time in Dubai Healthcare City

Visiting doctors will benefit from full-service set-up including visa processing and licensing services

Wastewater Monitoring Lab Abu Dhabi G42 Healthcare

New Abu Dhabi lab to use AI tech to analyse wastewater for infectious diseases

Construction on the Wastewater Monitoring Lab, being developed in collaboration with G42 Healthcare, will be completed in 12 months

Saudi Arabia Airport

Saudi links boarding passes with health app for all domestic passengers

The application will show the passenger’s status as being immune/immune by first dose/immune by recovery/no record of infection

UAE schools

UAE public schools to reopen school campuses in 2021-2022 academic year

However, distance learning to remain optional in these schools when they reopen on August 29

Jebel Ali Free Zone

Dubai’s Jafza healthcare, pharma customer base grows 12%

There are 174 companies within this sector in the free zone, employing 1,100 people

Saudi destroys 17 armed drones launched by Houthis

The Houthis have been frequently targeting the kingdom with explosive-laden drones in recent weeks

Nasdaq Dubai Indonesia Government

Indonesian government lists three sukuk valued at $3bn on Nasdaq Dubai

The total value of all sukuk listed by the Indonesian government on the exchange now stands at $19.75bn

Covid-19: UAE warns of high risk from new strains for unvaccinated, urges for caution during Eid holiday

Health authorities have urged those with chronic diseases and the elderly to get booster doses