Emirates flights to Manila; Etihad re-start plans
DUBAI 17 April 2020: Emirates airline plans to operate three more flights from Dubai to Manila next week, on 20th, 22nd and 24th April, to help more Filipinos in the UAE get home. This follows […]
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Box of Hope: Free meals for quarantined workers
DUBAI 17 April 2020: Box of Hope, a community initiative to provide free meal boxes to quarantined blue collar workers in their labour camps, has been launched by Harmeek Singh, a Dubai-based businessman. He has […]
No rent payments for DIFC retailers for 3 months
DUBAI 16 April 2020: Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), yesterday announced a new support package for its business partners based at DIFC-owned assets giving them a three-month rent-free period on their base rent. From April […]
Emirati media person arrested for hate speech
ABU DHABI 16 April 2020: The UAE Federal Public Prosecution has ordered the arrest and provisional detention of an Emirati media person named TM for racist comments. The Federal Investigations office of the Public Prosecution […]
Draft Public Health Law under discussion at FNC
ABU DHABI 15 April 2020: During its meeting held remotely yesterday via videoconferencing, the Federal National Council, FNC, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee discussed a draft law on public health composed of 38 articles. The […]
Labour cuts mulled on countries not taking back expats
ABU DHABI 14 April 2020: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE), has announced that it is studying measures to take with regards to current labour relations with partner countries. An official said that […]
WHO intensifies efforts for vaccine; 398 new cases
ABU DHABI 14 April 2020: The World Health Organisation (WHO), has intensified its efforts to develop a vaccine against the new coronavirus, Covid-19, said a WHO press release issued on Monday. As part of the […]
UAE education ministry to test online exam platform
ABU DHABI 13 April 2020: The Ministry of Education on Monday, April 13th, will carry out an online pilot programme to test the effectiveness of the electronic testing system for public schools. The ministry said […]
A third of UAE websites blocked were obscene
1,688 websites blocked in 2019 ABU DHABI 13 April 2020: The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of UAE (TRA) has announced that up to 1,688 websites have been blocked in 2019 for using offensive, racist, moral, religious, […]
MoE cuts fees for 94 services, banks told to help firms
ABU DHABI 13 April 2020: The UAE Ministry of Economy announced on Sunday the reduction of fees associated to 94 services provided to individuals, companies, and the business sector. The announcement follows the issuance of […]