Foreign nationals possessing residency visas issued in Dubai can return to the emirate starting Monday, June 22 Dubai has released a new set of protocols that all residents and citizens travelling into or out of the emirate must abide by, besides also confirming that tourists will be...

Wallace Weatherill has almost 20 years of experience in the operations of critical rail systems in both the UK and the Middle East Serco Middle East has appointed Wallace Weatherill as its new managing director, a role in which he will lead the operations of the Dubai Metro as well as...

There was one new death reported too on Saturday The UAE government reported 388 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, June 20. The new cases were detected as a result of 34,000 Covid-19 tests conducted to screen for the virus. The Ministry of Health and Prevention confirmed that...

Disrupting, enabling, reinventing the system – whatever you want to call it, a shift in the status quo is alive and well in the UAE Arguably, there is no word that more accurately sums up the first half of 2020 than “disruption”. There has been disruption to our healthcare...

The total number of recoveries in the UAE has reached 30,996 The UAE reported 393 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the overall number of infections in the country to 44,145. The new cases were detected after more than 38,000 additional Covid-19 tests were conducted across the...

Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah leap in global rankings as government plays key role The UAE and Bahrain rank among the world's top 100 startup destinations as well as the top two most-preferred ecosystems for startups in the Gulf region. Globally, the UAE came in at 43rd, while...

Too early to gauge impact of pandemic on life insurance claims, says Zurich CEO With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, getting a life insurance plan is a priority for Emirati nationals and Indian expatriates living in the UAE, according to a recent survey. As the world battles...

UAE-based Finance House offers the Al Rabeh Guarantee service to support local businesses The UAE has seen a surge in credit facilities such as letters of guarantee in recent months. The cumulative balance of letters of guarantee and other credit facilities provided by banks and...

The death toll in the UAE and Kuwait has risen to 298 and 308 respectively UAE The Ministry of Health and Prevention has registered 388 Covid-19 cases, as a result of 40,000 tests conducted to screen for the virus. The total number of cases has now risen to 43,752. The...

Flights to 10 new cities to start from June 20 Emirates will offer scheduled flights for travellers in 10 more cities from 20 June, taking the total number of destinations on offer for travellers to 40. The 10 new cities include: Colombo (from 20 June), Sialkot (24 June), Istanbul...