United Arab Emirates
UK tops US, Australia as study destination for Emirati students in 2019/20
Middle East
August 13, 2021
UK tops US, Australia as study destination for Emirati students in 2019/20
Despite the United Arab Emirates being a popular destination among international students due to its strong universities and English study…
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…
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…
UAE real estate firm Sky to invest around $1 bn in Egypt by 2023
Business
August 10, 2021
UAE real estate firm Sky to invest around $1 bn in Egypt by 2023
CAIRO, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Real estate firm Sky Abu Dhabi Developments is looking to invest 15 billion Egyptian pounds…
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…
In Dubai, Filipina pulls no punches in jokes on Mideast life
Middle East
August 10, 2021
In Dubai, Filipina pulls no punches in jokes on Mideast life
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Peering out into the darkened audience of a Dubai bar, comedian Imah Dumagay leaned…
British navy group: Hijackers have left vessel off UAE coast
Middle East
August 4, 2021
British navy group: Hijackers have left vessel off UAE coast
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The hijackers who seized a vessel off the coast of the United Arab Emirates…
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…
Israeli-backed UAE scooter start-up expands to Turkey
Middle East
August 2, 2021
Israeli-backed UAE scooter start-up expands to Turkey
DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – FENIX, a United Arab Emirates-based e-scooter company backed by Israeli venture capital funding, has acquired…
UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17
Middle East
August 2, 2021
UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17
DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will start providing China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17,…