business
Dubai-based company seeks to revolutionize how ports operate
Middle East
August 17, 2021
Dubai-based company seeks to revolutionize how ports operate
In Dubai’s Jebel Ali port, a new technology is being tested that aims to speed up, improve and automate the…
Japan grants Egypt US$9 mn to combat coronavirus
Egypt
August 16, 2021
Japan grants Egypt US$9 mn to combat coronavirus
Japan will provide Egypt with US$9 million for medical equipment to use in treating coronavirus patients at chest hospitals, Egypt’s…
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization
Middle East
August 13, 2021
Dubai Expo in focus as UAE racks up $700 mln of trade with Israel since normalization
DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which normalized relations a year ago, are looking to…
Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
World
August 12, 2021
Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – People care what their avatars are wearing. When the virtual world Decentraland said in June…
Kuwait’s economic makeover under threat as small businesses fight for life
Middle East
August 12, 2021
Kuwait’s economic makeover under threat as small businesses fight for life
KUWAIT, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Thousands of small and medium Kuwaiti businesses could go to the wall after being walloped…
SCZone: Russian Industrial Zone will be first of its kind for Moscow
Business
August 11, 2021
SCZone: Russian Industrial Zone will be first of its kind for Moscow
Head of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) Yahya Zaki said on Tuesday that the Russian Industrial Zone (RIZ), which…
Dubai’s busy airport sees passenger traffic drop 40% in 2021
Middle East
August 11, 2021
Dubai’s busy airport sees passenger traffic drop 40% in 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, handled some 40 percent…
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad halves half-year loss to $400 mn
Middle East
August 10, 2021
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad halves half-year loss to $400 mn
DUBAI, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways on Tuesday said its core operating losses halved in the first…
Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350s as fuselage degrading
Middle East
August 6, 2021
Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350s as fuselage degrading
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways said Thursday it grounded 13 Airbus A350s over what it described as…
UAE lifts ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan
Middle East
August 3, 2021
UAE lifts ban on transit flights including from India and Pakistan
DUBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will on Thursday lift a ban on transit flights including from…