Tag: Dubai
Combating Coronovirus: Dubai tightens restrictions in Al Ras
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Dubai's Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management has announced increased restrictions on movement in the Al Ras area of Dubai for...
Covid-19: Dubai’s RTA closes three Metro stations
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Al Ras, Palm Deira and Baniyas Square Dubai Metro stations on the green line will be closed for two weeks from today amid...
Blackboard supports GCC education institutions for distance learning with right platform
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As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions around the globe are shifting to online learning in...
Flydubai reduces staff salaries for three months
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Dubai-based flydubai on Monday said it will cut staff salaries for three months from April 2020 due to the impact of coronavirus.
The budget...
Covid-19: UAE schools, universities implement e-learning until June 2020
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The UAE Ministry of Education on Monday announced that the distance system in place as a preventive measure for the Covid-19 coronavirus will...
Covid-19: Expo 2020 Dubai may be delayed for a year
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Expo 2020 Dubai has convened a second virtual meeting of its Steering Committee, with representatives of the countries taking part in the event,...
Sheikh Mohamed orders 5-minute drive-thru Covid-19 test centres across UAE
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His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has...
Gulf countries to witness slower growth in 2020
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All GCC countries, barring Bahrain, will see positive real GDP growth in 2020 despite a massive cut in growth rates due to...
Covid-19: Lulu, Carrefour revise shopping hours
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Major UAE hypermarkets Lulu and Carrefour have revised their opening hours due to the UAE government's sterilisation programme currently underway in the country.
"In...
NMC Health is in safer hands, says BR Shetty
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B.R. Shetty, founder and former chairman of NMC Health, has said new chairman Faisal Belhoul is a seasoned investor in the health and...