January 2021 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

January 19, 2021 no comments 416
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, announced the top three best performing Dubai government entities of 2020. Sheikh Hamdan took to Twitter and said, “As promised in September 2019,the results of Dubai Gov't Customer...

January 18, 2021 no comments 303
Frontline workers, including cabin crew, get priority Dubai’s Emirates Group has kicked off a COVID-19 vaccination programme for its employees in the UAE, including cabin crew and other customer-facing staff. With the vaccination drive, the firm’s subsidiaries Emirates Airline and...

January 17, 2021 no comments 453
Number of customs declarations grew 30% in 2020 to 13.8 million from 10.6 million in 2019, an average of 1.1 million a month Dubai Customs registered a strong 23 per cent growth in customs transactions last year despite challenging global environment caused by the Covid-19 pandemic....

January 17, 2021 no comments 243
Besides the Greek capital, its initial route network includes Thessaloniki, Alexandria, Kutaisi, Larnaca, Odessa and Yerevan Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the newest national airline of the UAE, yesterday (January 15) took to the skies for the first time on Airbus A321neo, heading towards its...

January 17, 2021 no comments 300
Most of the work was completed by October 2019 — much before the pandemic struck A major part of the construction work for the Expo 2020 Dubai pavilions was completed by October 2019 — much before Covid-19 struck, officials said on Saturday. The remaining “minor works” are...

January 17, 2021 no comments 276
The airline cited 'operational reasons' for the suspension. Dubai carrier Emirates has suspended flights to South Africa and Australia for operational reasons, the airline announced over the weekend. Flights to and from South Africa will temporarily be suspended from January 16 to...

January 15, 2021 no comments 368
2,671 recoveries reported in last 24 hours ABU DHABI - The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced that it conducted 126,625 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the Ministry stressed its...

January 15, 2021 no comments 242
ICE Futures Abu Dhabi secures regulatory approvals in key jurisdictions ICE Futures Abu Dhabi (IFAD), which will host the futures contracts for Abu Dhabi’s flagship Murban crude oil, is on track to launch by the end of March 2021, the exchange’s operator said on Wednesday. Stuart...

January 15, 2021 no comments 253
The move follows a thawing of relations between the GCC and Qatar earlier this month Sharjah-based budget airline Air Arabia will resume flights to Doha next week, following the resolution of a dispute between Qatar and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The carrier...

January 14, 2021 no comments 269
The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced the COVID-19 vaccine is still being successfully administrated to members of the public as planned while focusing on those working in public and private facilities as well as the most vulnerable groups. The ministry also said...

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