2021 — Topical news of the United Arab Emirates

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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 372
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...

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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...

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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 275
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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Sajwani said he was "very, very happy" with the Trump relationship and would love to work together on any golf course projects around the world DUBAI- Donald Trump's business partner in Dubai on Wednesday said he was interested in expanding their commercial relationship despite the...

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The figures cover the exchanges of non-oil commodities, including direct trade and that of free zones and warehousing arrangements ABU DHABI: Despite the global economic slowdown and COVID-triggered lockdowns, UAE's non-oil trade amounted to AED1.033 trillion ($281.28bln) during the...

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