Dubai implements new set of travel protocols
DUBAI 3 October 2020: In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has directed changes to be made to the […]
Month: October 2020
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road in Pakistan opens
ISLAMABAD 2 October 2020: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has inaugurated the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Road, a 42 km road in the Mohmand district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The project was implemented by […]
India’s international flights may resume next year
NEW DELHI 5 October 2020: Even as India extended the ban on regular, scheduled international air travel until 31st October, the Minister of Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri, said he expected international flights to be […]
Virgin Hyperloop to conduct study in Bangalore, India
DUBAI 4 October 2020: Virgin Hyperloop has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bangalore International Airport Limited, operator of the award-winning Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, KIAB/ BLR Airport. The MoU was formalised virtually by Sultan […]
Kerala’s Diaspora Bond to be marketed in Gulf
NEW DELHI 2 October 2020: The Kerala government’s Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), has solicited participation by financial institutions outside India, including those in the Gulf, as lead managers for a Diaspora Bond aimed at […]
Dubai fines 17 businesses, warns 15 more
DUBAI 2 October 2020: Field inspectors from the Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP), Sector in Dubai Economy continued their visits to various open markets and shopping centres across the emirate to ensure that commercial […]
Operation Smile: Life-changing surgery for kids
ABU DHABI 3 October 2020: Operation Smile UAE collaborated with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, part of Mubadala’s healthcare network and a Covid-19 free hospital to provide life-changing surgery for eight children with cleft lip and […]
Air Arabia AD flies to Bangladesh, Air Arabia to Tashkent
ABU DHABI 2 October 2020: Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital’s first low-cost carrier, has announced the introduction of a new service to Bangladesh’s port city of Chattogram with direct flights from Abu Dhabi starting […]
1,100 new covid cases, 1,186 recoveries, 3 deaths
ABU DHABI 1 October 2020: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP, announced Wednesday that it conducted 105,615 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours. It announced 1,100 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total […]
Mubadala to invest AED3.1 billion in Reliance Retail Ventures
ABU DHABI, 1st October 2020 (WAM) — Mubadala Investment Company, Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, today announced it will invest 6,247.5 crore Indian Rupees (AED 3.1 billion) into Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, RRVL, a […]