The next long weekend will arrive in July during Eid Al Adha The UAE residents will enjoy four more long weekends for the remainder of 2021. The first long-weekend was marked in May on the eve of Eid Al Fitr when residents had five-day break from May 11 to 15. The next long...

Alhosn app will have to be used to show people's vaccination status and PCR test validity ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) on Monday approved a protocol to ease COVID-19 countermeasures and enhance safe movement and tourism in the country. Under the new...

1,933 recoveries announced in last 24 hours ABU DHABI - The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 208,090 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Monday, the Ministry...

Public, financial institutions, vendors can report wrongdoings anonymously The UAE Central Bank has set up a special platform for whistleblowers to anonymously report misconduct and other wrongdoings that may be committed by any of its staff, contractors and representatives. The...

The huge amount of electricity needed to mine cryptocurrencies will likely exclude them from investors that need to comply with ESG guidelines DUBAI: Bitcoin mining uses as much electricity as the entire UAE, S&P estimates. The huge amount of electricity needed to mine...

Sarajevo service to be operated from Abu Dhabi; Vienna flights will be from Sharjah At least two new low-cost flights from the UAE were introduced on Sunday, as the air travel industry looks to win back more passengers after over a year of the coronavirus pandemic. Sharjah-based...

Developer says sales in the first five months of 2021 topped $2.8bln Emaar Properties saw its sales surge by 250 percent in the first five months of 2021 compared with the same period last year. According to the developer, its total sales reached AED 10.5 billion ($2.8 billion)...

As part of the “Summer-Safe Traffic” campaign, the Abu Dhabi Police have called on drivers to check tyres of their vehicles and to make sure that they have no damages or cracks that could cause serious traffic accidents, particularly during the summer period because of high temperatures....

The agreement will encourage greater awareness and consideration across Emaar Properties’ portfolio of this unique public Wills Service, offering both investors and residents additional protection on real estate investments in the UAE The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)...

Dubai taxi fleet is currently 50 percent electric or hybrid Dubai Roads Authority (RTA) has succeeded in converting 50 percent of its Dubai Taxi fleet to be fully electric or hybrid, and aims to reach 100 percent by 2027, Asharq reported citing the Authority’s CEO of Strategy and...