October 2020 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

October 8, 2020 no comments 345
The Criminal Investigation Department at Ajman Police arrested a gang of five people in less than 24 hours for stealing Dhs3.28 million using a cold weapon. According to Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Saeed Al Nuaimi, Director of Criminal Investigation Department at Ajman Police, a report was...

October 8, 2020 no comments 367
AIQ will develop AI applications for the global oil and gas industry and help accelerate industry adoption of advanced technologies in the UAE The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has launched AIQ, its Artificial Intelligence (AI) joint venture (JV) company with Group 42 (G42),...

October 6, 2020 no comments 366
Firms reported a further increase in output at the end of the third quarter, extending the run of growth to four months The UAE's non-oil private sector economy saw a renewed improvement in September with its headline Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) reading back in expansionary...

October 6, 2020 no comments 420
smartSCF platform caters to the growing need for digitisation of supply chain management and financing. Emirates NBD has launched a digital supply chain financing platform for its corporate and institutional clientele. The bank's smartSCF platform will offer businesses in the UAE a set...

October 6, 2020 no comments 318
87 per cent of respondents would be willing to open an account with a branchless digital-only bank. Around three-fourths - or 76 per cent - of UAE residents are keen to switch banks and around 70 per cent are actively searching for new bank offers as expectations of consumers are...

October 6, 2020 no comments 272
The Department of Civil Aviation in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) stated that expatriate residents will be allowed to enter the emirate through Ras Al Khaimah International Airport from Oct.15, 2020, without obtaining prior permission, in line with the procedures and requirements adopted by the country...

October 6, 2020 no comments 359
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has congratulated the winners of the third edition of the Gender Balance Index and commended Emirati women’s valuable contributions to the sustainable development and prosperity of...

October 4, 2020 no comments 380
His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced that 80% of project work on Al Khawaneej 2 Internal Roads Project extending 77 km is completed. The project is being undertaken under the...

October 4, 2020 no comments 498
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said on Saturday that the Museum of the Future is a global monument of urban excellence and a quintessential Emirati contribution to delivering a brighter future. "A universal...

October 4, 2020 no comments 308
The Ministry of Presidential Affairs, in coordination with the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA), announced the re-opening of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (SZGM), both in Abu Dhabi and Fujairah as well as the Founder's Memorial in the UAE capital, to visitors...

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