UAE
UAE block on internet calls eases for Expo 2020 site visitors
Middle East
September 29, 2021
UAE block on internet calls eases for Expo 2020 site visitors
DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Authorities have let people make calls over WhatsApp and other internet apps in the grounds…
Dubai to find out if pandemic-delayed Expo 2020 will pay off
Middle East
September 29, 2021
Dubai to find out if pandemic-delayed Expo 2020 will pay off
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A computer-graphic-soaked advertisement featuring Australian actor and Hollywood heartthrob Chris Hemsworth beckons the world…
Egypt ranks first in Arab world, 13th globally in military manpower
Egypt
September 28, 2021
Egypt ranks first in Arab world, 13th globally in military manpower
The Global Fire Power website, which specializes in military affairs, published its ranking of the total available active military manpower…
UAE announces ministerial changes including finance, environment
Middle East
September 26, 2021
UAE announces ministerial changes including finance, environment
RIYADH, Sept 25 (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced…
India, UAE plan to lift bilateral trade to $100 billion in 5 years via new pact
Middle East
September 23, 2021
India, UAE plan to lift bilateral trade to $100 billion in 5 years via new pact
NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (Reuters) – India and United Arab Emirates plan to conclude a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)…
Low gas prices were not sustainable, UAE minister says
Middle East
September 21, 2021
Low gas prices were not sustainable, UAE minister says
DUBAI, Sept 21 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister said on Tuesday low gas prices were not sustainable…
Amazon to create 1,500 jobs in UAE this year
Middle East
September 20, 2021
Amazon to create 1,500 jobs in UAE this year
DUBAI, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Amazon (AMZN.O) said on Monday it plans to create 1,500 direct and indirect jobs in…
Middle East’s first Expo to open in Dubai under shadow of pandemic
Middle East
September 20, 2021
Middle East’s first Expo to open in Dubai under shadow of pandemic
DUBAI, Sept 20 (Reuters) – The first world fair to be held in the Middle East, Expo 2020 Dubai, opens…
Abu Dhabi’s state holding firm ADQ hires more bankers as it steps up deal-making
Middle East
September 19, 2021
Abu Dhabi’s state holding firm ADQ hires more bankers as it steps up deal-making
DUBAI, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s $110 billion state holding company ADQ has hired scores of investment bankers from…
UAE rejects European Parliament resolution on human rights as ‘incorrect’
Middle East
September 19, 2021
UAE rejects European Parliament resolution on human rights as ‘incorrect’
DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates rejected on Friday as “factually incorrect” a resolution passed by the…