June 2021 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

June 14, 2021 no comments 303
Flyers from UK will now need to quarantine upon arrival Abu Dhabi has removed the UK from its green list, meaning travellers arriving will need to quarantine under COVID-19 prevention measures. The UK was on the travel list issued by Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism...

June 14, 2021 no comments 329
Indian and Pakistani expatriates, hit by travel restrictions, are hopeful that the UAE flights will resume soon as coronavirus cases are declining in their respective countries. The inbound UAE flights have been suspended for travellers from India and Pakistan as part of the COVID-19...

June 14, 2021 no comments 288
Dubai Parks and Resorts operator confirms completion of mandatory acquisition State-backed Meraas Leisure and Entertainment now holds all the shares of Dubai theme parks operator DXB Entertainments (DXBE), according to a bourse filing. The minority shareholders of the company,...

June 13, 2021 no comments 329
Project includes constructing 226 pedestrian paths and 857 dropped kerbs, creating paths for people of determination at 1053 points DUBAI - Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has endorsed a project for integrated transport and flexible mobility around 9 Expo 2020 bus stations....

June 13, 2021 no comments 465
Exports grew 25% to $13.7bln, representing a volume of 5 million tonnes, a rise of 20% DUBAI - Dubai’s economy has proved its resilience and ability to recover quickly from the global repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic by achieving high levels of external non-oil trade growth in Q1...

June 12, 2021 no comments 329
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced on Friday that it conducted 225,651 additional COVID19 tests and detected 2,281 new coronavirus cases. The new cases bring the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 593,894. The infected individuals are from various...

June 12, 2021 no comments 256
The electronic version can be used via "QR Code" scanning technology ABU DHABI - The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship has announced the start of the first phase of issuing the new version of the Emirates Identity Card as part of the transition to the upgraded generation...

June 12, 2021 no comments 275
According to the DLD weekly report, 219 plots were sold for $397mln, 1,418 apartments and villas were sold for $765mln DUBAI - Dubai Land Department (DLD) recorded a total of 2,069 real estate and properties transactions with a gross value of 10.7 billion during the week ending 10 June...

June 11, 2021 no comments 320
Individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 can get 'green pass' on Al Hosn app Abu Dhabi is expected to start restricting entry to public venues, including shopping malls, restaurants, supermarkets, gyms, pools and beaches, to “green pass” holders next week. The state...

June 10, 2021 no comments 351
Emirate scores high in logistics, tech ecosystem; number of days it takes to set up business Dubai, which is often referred to as a “smart city” and home to a growing start-up community, has been ranked among the world’s best 75 cities for entrepreneurs. A new study by Oberlo.com...

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