UAE
Emirates airline says issued over $517 mln in refunds in past two months
Emirates, one of the world's biggest long-haul airlines, has processed close to 650,000 refunds over the past two months, refunding over 1.9…
UAE says residents, citizens cannot travel abroad for tourism yet
United Arab Emirates authorities on Wednesday said residents and citizens were not yet allowed to travel abroad for tourism and leisure purposes…
Emirates to re-start passenger flights to Cairo, Tunis, Glasgow and Malé
Emirates continues to add travel options for customers with the announcement that it will re-start passenger flights to Cairo (from 1 July),…
UAE suspends incoming passengers from Pakistan over COVID fears
The United Arab Emirates will not receive passengers coming from Pakistan as of June 29 until a special COVID-19 lab is set…
UAE and Israeli companies to cooperate to combat coronavirus
Two private companies from the United Arab Emirates will work with two Israeli companies on medical projects, including those to combat the…
Gulf coronavirus infections surpass 400,000
The number of novel coronavirus cases in the six Gulf Arab states has doubled in a month to over 400,000, as the…
UAE’s flydubai to resume flights from July 7
United Arab Emirates airline flydubai on Wednesday said it would resume some regular scheduled flights from July 7, when Dubai reopens its…
Emirates suspends flights from Pakistan after passengers test positive for coronavirus
Emirates, one of the world's biggest long-haul airlines, has suspended flights from Pakistan after passengers tested positive for coronavirus in Hong Kong,…
China to run human coronavirus vaccine trial in UAE
China National Biotec Group (CNBG) has won approval to run a large-scale "Phase 3" clinical trial of its novel coronavirus vaccine candidate…
Dubai’s largest bank Emirates NBD begins new round of job cuts
Emirates NBD, Dubai's largest bank, began cutting hundreds of jobs this week after the impact of the coronavirus crisis accelerated planned lay-offs,…
Dubai to build floating islands in new beach project
A series of floating islands will be built in Dubai as part of a new beach development project announced by the emirate's…
Abu Dhabi eases restrictions on movement
Abu Dhabi has eased restrictions to allow movement between its cities for all residents starting on Tuesday, but its media office said…