President calls for rain prayers on Friday
ABU DHABI 16 December 2020: President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has called for a prayer for rain, known in Arabic as Salaat Al Istisqaa, to be performed at all mosques and […]
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UAE signs visa waiver pact with Thailand
ABU DHABI 14 December 2020 : The Government of the United Arab Emirates and the Government of Kingdom of Thailand signed a mutual visa waiver to facilitate the issuance of visas to the citizens of […]
Moody’s Aa2 rating with stable outlook for UAE
ABU DHABI 10 December 2020: Moody’s has assigned UAE an Aa2 rating in creditworthiness – which is the highest sovereign rating in the region – with a stable outlook for the national economy. The international […]
UAE among world’s most connected countries
DUBAI 10 December 2020: The UAE has emerged as one of the top-five most globally connected countries, according to the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 released yesterday. \ Now in its seventh edition, the report […]
Dubal Holding acquires 60% stake in OSE Industries
DUBAI 9 December 2020: Dubal Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), announced the acquisition of 60 percent stake in OSE Industries, a specialised aluminium extrusion company in the UAE. The […]
Five UAE Guinness attempts for National Day
DUBAI 3 December 2020: Being the top record-breaking nation in the Mena region by a large margin did not stop the UAE from hunting for more. There were five different Guinness World Records attempts as […]
UAE launches Falcon Eye satellite into space
FRENCH GUIANA 3 December 2020: To mark its 49th National Day, the UAE launched the satellite Falcon’s Eye into space from the French Guiana Space Centre, in South America, at 5:33am UAE time (01:33 GMT). […]
Post-IPL, Indians praise UAE as global cricket destination
NEW DELHI 16 November 2020: Days after the seven-week Indian Premier League (IPL), cricket matches were played in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah with spectacular success, a consensus has emerged in India that the UAE […]
Hatta border reopens to GCC arrivals from today
DUBAI 16 November 2020: Dubai Customs has announced its readiness to receive GCC nationals arriving at the Hatta border crossing from today. This follows the directives of UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority […]
Door opens to new Iran nuclear deal… with changes
ABU DHABI, 13 November 2020: Addressing Tehran’s missile programme and regional behaviour in a new agreement will make a better deal, said an American diplomat. Neither Republicans nor Democrats are in favour of restoring the […]