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UK approves sale of Chelsea FC to US investor Todd Boehly

Boehly’s winning bid is backed by California-based private equity firm Clearlake Capital

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The world offers tributes to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on May 13, at age 73

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Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 welcomes 16 new startups to join ecosystem

The new cohort will have the opportunity to develop advanced technologies and gain access to the emirate’s innovation ecosystem

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UK to waive visa requirement for Saudi, Bahraini nationals from June 1

They will need to fill out an online visa waiver application which will be processed within 48 hours and at a cost of GBP30

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Special report: The power of the GCC as a source market for global tourism

The size and monetary value of the outbound GCC tourism market were never in question – but what are its challenges, opportunities and key growth drivers in the foreseeable future?

Dubai received 7.28 million overnight visitors in 2021

Hotels in the emirate recorded average occupancy levels of 67 per cent last year

Global edtech Cuemath expands to Saudi Arabia

Cuemath, backed by Google, launched its operations in the UAE in June 2021

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Pfizer gets nod From EU regulator for Covid drug Paxlovid

The UK’s regulator cleared Paxlovid at the end of last year, and the drug also has emergency-use authorisation in the US

UK inflation at new 40-year high worsens living standards crisis

UK, GCC may sign post-Brexit trade deal this year, Bahrain says

Negotiations between the GCC and the UK have begun

Pandemic travel

Israel to end Covid travel restrictions to several countries including UAE, UK and US

The travel ban was put in place in December as an effort to prevent people infected with coronavirus from entering the country

Expo 2020 Dubai records almost 9 million visits in first three months

From October 1 until December 31, almost 30 per cent of all visitors came from outside the UAE

Covid-19: Kuwait advises citizens in UK to leave country

The Embassy also called on citizens to adhere to the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry’s recommendations to postpone travel to the UK

Rolls-Royce to get Qatari funding for small nuclear reactors

Qatar will invest $112m in Rolls-Royce SMR, the separate unit created for the project

GCC-UK strategic partnership to create jobs and drive economic growth in the Middle East

The GCC and UK already cooperate in many areas including security, foreign policy, trade and investment

Qatar’s record bet on London homes sees $900m of sales

With construction complete on roughly 80 luxury homes at Chelsea Barracks, 92 per cent of the finished properties have found owners

In pictures: Expo 2020 Dubai records 5.66 million visits until Dec 5

More than a quarter of November visitors came from outside the UAE

Covid-19: Emirates announces flight restrictions over Omicron concerns

The UAE, UK and Singapore have announced restrictions on travel from certain countries

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Qatar adds UAE, UK to travel red list

Effective Monday, November 15, there are 21 countries on Qatar’s red list

Expo 2020 Dubai pavilions: Uzbekistan, US, Spain, Finland, UK, Oman, Sri Lanka, Brazil

Here’s a list of eight participating country pavilions and their offerings

UK inflation at new 40-year high worsens living standards crisis

UK starts trade deal process with Saudi Arabia, Gulf

British trade with the GCC was worth about $61bn in 2019

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Abu Dhabi updates green list, adds 27 destinations including US, UK

Last month, the emirate scrapped the quarantine requirement for all vaccinated travellers arriving into Abu Dhabi

UK inflation at new 40-year high worsens living standards crisis

UK to approves UAE vaccination certificates from October 4

The UK’s Secretary of Transport Grant Shapps took to Twitter to announce the directive

Dubai Airports sees doubling of visitors in 2022 as curbs ease

Dubai is “very confident” that from October 4, the UAE will be included among countries not deemed by the UK as high-risk for coronavirus infections

UK to remove quarantine requirement for UAE travellers next month

The new decision is anticipated to take effect on October 4

UAE to invest $690m in UK’s CityFibre as Sheikh Mohamed visits

The investment in the digital infrastructure group is part of a larger raising of capital by CityFibre

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince to visit the UK on Thursday

Sheikh Mohamed’s UK trip comes after his visit to France on Wednesday, where he met with President Emmanuel Macron

Dubai’s Emirates to reinstate flights to Newcastle, boost services across Europe

By the end of October, the airline will offer 77 weekly flights to the UK

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Dubai’s Emirates ramps up network to adapt to looser travel restrictions

The airline is restoring capacity on 29 routes including to cities in the UK, US and Africa

UAE remains on UK’s red list in latest update

The UK added the UAE to its red list in January this year

Kuwait resumes flights to the UK following suspension in Jan

Kuwait Airways, Jazeera Airways and British Airways have been licenced to operate direct flights to and from London Heathrow airport