GCC investments in region topped $1.2bln in five years The UAE has been leading in GCC investments in the Sub-Saharan Africa region in the past several years, according to a Dubai Chamber white paper. Between January 2016 and July 2021, investments made by the Gulf Cooperation...

Sharjah has raised the number of people attending condolence tents to 100 people. Up to 20 people are allowed to offer their condolences at the homes. However, all the attendees should be fully vaccinated and should have green pass on their Al Hosn App. In the latest update the...

Ministry: UAE is “Syria’s most prominent global trade partner” DUBAI: The UAE and Syria have agreed on plans to enhance economic cooperation and explore new sectors. The Emirates’ economy ministry announced the agreement on Sunday. The ministry said value of non-oil trade...

Around 78 percent of survey respondents said they expect Expo 2020 Dubai to benefit their businesses in the coming months DUBAI: Business confidence in Dubai reached its third highest level in 10 years as companies in the emirate begin to feel the positive impact of Expo 2020 Dubai, a...

Regulations to encourage international wealth management firms to operate, expand in emirate The Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA), which deals with offshore licences for businesses, has announced new regulations to attract firms managing the fortunes of millionaires and...

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced 146 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 737,655. The ministry stressed in a statement its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of...

Fog blanketed separate areas of the UAE on Saturday morning and lasted for eight and a half hours. It started at 1:00 am in the morning and continued until 8:30 am as a result of the country being affected by weak surface pressure systems accompanied by a high air pressure in the upper...

The new green list comes into effect from October 8 Abu Dhabi announced an updated green list of countries, regions and territories on Thursday. The new list will come into effect from Friday morning. Travellers from these countries can directly enter the Emirate of Abu Dhabi...

The UAE Ministry of Health announced that experts have detected 136 cases of coronavirus, the lowest in 12 months. The ministry said that they have conducted 285,453 COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours. The ministry said that 204 previously infected people recovered from the...

158 plots were sold for $159.71mln, 1,307 apartments and villas were sold for $839mln DUBAI - With sum of transactions was 1,959, the real estate and properties transactions valued at AED 7.1 billion in total during the week ending 07 October 2021, according to the weekly report issued...