Barakah Nuclear Power Plant to begin operations

ABU DHABI 18 February 2020: The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the UAE’s independent nuclear regulator, yesterday announced it has granted Nawah Energy Company the operating licence for Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear […]

DP World to buy-back stock at $16.75 a share

DUBAI 18 February 2020: DP World’s parent company, Port and Free Zone World, has offered to acquire the 19.55 percent of DP World’s shares traded on Nasdaq Dubai, returning the company to private ownership. The […]

Water bottle made 100% from plants launched

DUBAI 18 February 2020: Agthia Group, a regional food and beverages company, has announced the launch of the ‘Al Ain Plant Bottle’, the region’s first plant-based water bottle. The packaging of the new bottle is […]

New case of Novel coronavirus in UAE: MoHAP

ABU DHABI 17 February 2020: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) yesterday announced a new Coronavirus (Covid-19), case bringing the number of those infected in the UAE to nine. The latest case, a 37-year […]

Pre-approval mandatory for business Visit Visas

DUBAI 17 February 2019: Foreign nationals travelling to Saudi Arabia for business must now obtain a visa pre-approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before they submit a Business Visit Visa application. Visa invitation letters […]

Inflation in Abu Dhabi drops 1.8% in January

ABU DHABI 17 February 2020: The Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD), reported on Sunday that the Consumer Price Index (CPI), decreased by 1.8 percent in January 2020, compared with the same month in 2019. […]

No rise in Dubai school fees this year: KHDA

DUBAI 16 February 2020:  Private schools in Dubai will not be eligible for tuition fees hike from the new academic year, according to Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). The announcement follows the release […]

Etihad to launch TravelPass for frequent flyers

ABU DHABI 16 February 2019: Etihad Airways has announced a partnership with Norwegian technology developer Braathens IT, to develop TravelPass, a travel solution initially aimed at corporate and frequent travellers which will launch later this […]

Last two phases of roads to Dubai Expo 2020 open

DUBAI 16 February 2020: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), yesterday opened the last two phases of roads leading to Expo 2020 site. Construction work under these two phases included a flyover linking Sheikh Mohamed […]

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