2020 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

December 8, 2020 no comments 210
FreshToHome had recently announced raising India’s largest Series C investment in consumer tech of $121 million ABU DHABI: FreshToHome, the world’s largest fully integrated online brand in fresh fish and meat e-commerce, will receive financial and non-financial incentives from the Abu...

December 8, 2020 no comments 214
Dubai's airline set to introduce 'Premium Economy' aboard superjumbo Emirates has received the newest Airbus A380, the first of three superjumbo deliveries slated for the year. The remaining A380s are scheduled to land in Dubai later this month, one of which will feature the...

December 8, 2020 no comments 239
As part of its continuous efforts to lead the Abu Dhabi Government’s digital future, the Department of Government Support – Abu Dhabi (DGS), represented by the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA), has announced that it has completed development of its model for traffic safety and road accident...

December 8, 2020 no comments 313
Abu Dhabi and Dubai rank in the world’s top 50 Smart Cities, thanks to digital transformation of the government, Smart Dubai initiatives, and Expo 2020 Dubai as one of the world’s best connected events DUBAI - The UAE is leading innovation in the world’s Smart Cities market, which is...

December 6, 2020 no comments 313
Artificial intelligence, cloud, 5G, the digital economy and cybersecurity to be at forefront of growth Gitex Technology Week, which opens on Sunday at the Dubai World Trade Centre, sets the stage for five mega-trends of 2021 for the global smart cities’ market that is estimated to...

December 6, 2020 no comments 249
No deaths were recorded during National Day holidays in the emirate of Sharjah, according to Sharjah Police. However, the operations room of the Sharjah Police’s Traffic and Patrol Department did receive about 20,282 calls during National Day holidays. Police officials revealed...

December 6, 2020 no comments 373
Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has scaled the Burj Khalifa on Saturday evening. The Crown Prince of Dubai said, “828 meters of excitement ??? #burjkhalifa…” A video shared on Instagram showed Sheikh Hamdan making his way to the top...

December 6, 2020 no comments 265
Online retail solutions create value for customers, leading to continued investment in sector UAE - E-commerce has certainly proved to be a winner in 2020, defying all the odds as the Covid-19 outbreak accelerated a surge in online sales and as masses across the globe demanded goods...

December 4, 2020 no comments 375
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) on Thursday announced that it has conducted 132,380 additional coronavirus tests over the past 24 hours, which helped it to detect 1,317 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 172,751. The Ministry also...

December 3, 2020 no comments 292
The tourist visas will be active unless the ratification of visa-free entry rules ABU DHABI - The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced the activation of tourist entry visas through airlines and travel and tourism offices for Israeli passport...

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