2021 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

December 15, 2021 no comments 213
Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), the Mother of the Nation, was named the most influential figure in women’s...

December 14, 2021 no comments 344
Chairing the last cabinet meeting scheduled for 2021, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that the UAE has accomplished, in a short period of time, major achievements, assumed leading global ranks in various...

December 14, 2021 no comments 217
FAHR confirmed that it has updated the information management system in federal government (Bayanati) DUBAI- The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) today issued a circular to all federal ministries and authorities related to the implementation of the new working...

December 12, 2021 no comments 273
Sales growth climbs to highest in 28 months, led by travel and tourism Dubai’s non-oil private sector in November saw business activity rise the strongest in nearly 20 months, as the emirate benefited from a rebound in international travel and higher client demand on account of Expo...

December 11, 2021 no comments 519
In a global survey of 9,900 digital workers, the latest episode of the BCG Decoding Global Talent series, Dubai and Abu Dhabi moved to sixth and ninth places, respectively, in the list of the 10 most attractive cities for digital talent in the world. Dubai advanced 6 places, Abu Dhabi...

December 11, 2021 no comments 264
Passengers who follow the instructions will receive additional airline miles as a reward UAE - Etihad Airways on Thursday advised travellers to use its new early check-in facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport to avoid queues and save time ahead of the busy travel season. Abu...

December 11, 2021 no comments 276
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates announced in a circular to banks, informing about the official weekly holiday for the banking sector. It said that all banks operating in the country must open their branches to provide services to the public for at least five hours a day...

December 11, 2021 no comments 339
Dubai-based India expat Harun Sheikh became the first person to win Big Ticket Abu Dhabi’s Weekly millionaire draw. Harun won Dhs1 million in the raffle draw’s first ever-weekly contest. Harun bought the ticket online. Big Ticket said on Facebook, “Congratulations to our Weekly Millionaire...

December 10, 2021 no comments 281
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) urged metro commuters to change metro line while taking the Expo 2020 route at Jabal Ali station. The RTA tweeted, “Metro users heading to Expo 2020, please change line at Jebel Ali metro station.” The authorities did not specify any...

December 10, 2021 no comments 250
Traffic to surge close to 250,000 travellers this weekend UAE’s long-haul operator Emirates Airline said on Thursday that traffic at the Dubai International Airport (DXB) will swell in the coming days as hundreds of thousands of passengers will be travelling for the end of school term...

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