Wizz Air AD hopes to replicate EU success in GCC
DUBAI 7 June 2020: Wizz Air CEO, Joszef Varadi, confirmed his ambitions for the low-cost carrier’s impending move to operate out of Abu Dhabi. “If you look at what we’ve been able to achieve in […]
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Wear masks when social distancing is not possible
GENEVA 6 June 2020: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated its guidance on wearing masks in public to help limit the spread of coronavirus. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said governments should […]
Covid precautionary measures violators caught
ABU DHABI 6 June 2020: A number of people from different nationalities have been caught in violation of official guidelines, according to spokesperson of Emergency and Crisis Prosecution. He did not provide the number of […]
Dubai nabs notorious international crime boss
DUBAI 6 June 2020: In a sting operation, Dubai’s security officials arrested Amir Faten Mekky, a Danish national, on the evening of Wednesday 3 June. Amir Faten Mekky is the leader of one of the […]
Mubadala to invest Dh4.4 billion in India’s Jio
ABU DHABI 5 June 2020: Reliance Industries Limited and Jio Platforms Limited, India’s leading digital services platform, announced that Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, will invest US$1.2bn (Dh4.4bn) in Jio Platforms. Mubadala […]
UAE donates 500,000 Covid-19 test kits to WHO
ABU DHABI 5 June 2020: The United Arab Emirates announced that it had donated US$10 million worth of PCR Covid-19 testing kits sufficient for 500,000 people to the World Health Organization. The donation of the […]
Special AD transfer flights to link 20 destinations
ABU DHABI 5 June 2020: Abu Dhabi Airports will begin to welcome transfer passengers travelling through Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), from 10 June. The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has approved Etihad’s commencement of […]
Key UAE airports allow overseas transit passengers
ABU DHABI 4 June 2020: The UAE has taken additional steps towards restoring normalcy by allowing some of the country’s airports to permit the transfer and transit of passengers from other international ports. “The decision […]
Covid prime assessment centres in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain
ABU DHABI 4 June 2020: Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) announced the opening of the Covid-19 Prime Assessment Centres in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and Al Ain Convention Centre with a capacity of […]
CDA denies reports on assistance to unemployed
DUBAI 4 June 2020: The Ministry of Community Development (CDA) has denied the authenticity of statements attributed to it and reported by some media outlets, newspapers and social media accounts. The reports came after the […]