Hope’ – or Al-Amal in Arabic – is expected to reach Mars’s orbit by February 2021, marking the 50th anniversary of the unification of the United Arab Emirates …
Jafza records 10.6% increase in retail and e-commerce business
Dubai, United Arab Emirates:Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the leading business and logistics hub, has recently recorded 10.6% growth in the retail and e-commerce sector with a total trade value of AED …
UAE wants Libya to ‘return to oil production’ amid war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates wants Libya to “return to oil production” as soon as possible, a top Emirati official said Monday, after officials with Libya’s …
Libya’s NOC accuses UAE of being behind oil blockade
Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates of instructing eastern forces in Libya’s civil war to reimpose a blockade of oil exports after the departure of a first …
NMC’s UAE entity weighing Abu Dhabi option for restructuring: sources
Troubled hospital operator NMC Health’s entity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), NMC Healthcare LLC, is considering applying for restructuring and insolvency proceedings locally, two sources familiar …
Eyes On The Stars: UAE’s Mars Probe A First For The Arab World
The oil-rich United Arab Emirates has built a nuclear power programme and sent a man to space, and now plans to join another elite club by sending a probe to Mars. Only the United States, India, the …
UPDATE 1-Cricket-Asia Cup postponed due to COVID-19, Sri Lanka swap hosting rights with Pakistan
Pakistan, who were set to host the tournament this year in the United Arab Emirates, have exchanged hosting rights with Sri Lanka, who will stage next year’s event, while the Pakistan Cricket Board …
Virus projects renew questions about UAE’s mass surveillance
Efforts by the United Arab Emirates to fight the coronavirus have renewed questions about mass surveillance in this U.S.-allied federation of seven sheikhdoms. Experts believe the UAE has one of the …
MIDEAST STOCKS-Banks, property shares buoy UAE; Egypt retreats
Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) closed higher on Tuesday, led by financials and property shares, while Egypt ended marginally lower as tobacco heavyweight Eastern Company lost more …
UAE says it will test 2 million people for COVID-19 as cases rise
The United Arab Emirates plans to test two million people, or about 20% of the population, for the novel coronavirus over the next two months after the infection rate climbed again following the …