Government | Sunday 12 April, 2020 11:14 am

Customs transactions in Dubai skyrocket 60% to 4m in Q1, 2020

Against all odds and despite the many challenges and hurdles facing the world market due to the outbreak of Covid-19, customs transactions in Dubai skyrocketed 60% to reach 4 million in Q1, 2020, from 2.5 million in the corresponding quarter last year. This reflects the resilience of Dubai economy...

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Government | Sunday 12 April, 2020 6:48 am

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Orders Extending Curfew to Curb Spread of Coronavirus Until Further Notice

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud orders the extension of the curfew according to the current rates and indicators of the spread of the novel Coronvirus until a further notice. This was announced by an official source at the Ministry of Interior. As the...

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Government | Sunday 12 April, 2020 2:55 am

Saudi Arabia’s Control and Anti-Corruption Authority arrests corrupt judge and accomplices

Saudi Arabia’s Control and Anti-Corruption Authority announced on Saturday that it had investigated a judge at a public court in the Kingdom after it received information that the judge had been accepting bribes.  Results of investigations showed that the accusations were...

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Government | Friday 10 April, 2020 9:48 pm

Dubai Chamber encourages the private sector to contribute to the Community Solidarity Fund against COVID-19

The Chamber has launched a page on its website that contains information about the fund's participation mechanism and goals  Buamim: The private sector will play an essential role in supporting the fund and strengthening public- private partnership  Dubai Chamber of Commerce and ...

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Government | Friday 10 April, 2020 9:36 pm

ETIHAD EXPANDS PASSENGER FREIGHTER COVERAGE AS IT CONTINUES TO DELIVER ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO UAE AND THE WORLD

Additional flights to Asia, Australia and Europe  Following its recent launch of passenger freighter flights to 10 destinations, complementing its Boeing 777 freighter operations, Etihad Cargo is  pleased to announce five additional routes using Etihad Airways passenger aircraft to...

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Government | Friday 10 April, 2020 8:16 pm

MA’AN COLLABORATES WITH RED CRESCENT

MA’AN COLLABORATES WITH RED CRESCENT TO PROVIDE 70,000 MEALS FOR ISOLATED ABU DHABI RESIDENTS IN THE NEXT 14 DAYS   Through a special arrangement with Etihad Airport Services Catering, 70,000 meals are being delivered to quarantined people, with the Red Crescent organizing...

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Government | Friday 10 April, 2020 12:52 am

Foreign Ministry extends deadline for returning Saudis until Tuesday

The Saudi foreign ministry has extended the deadline for citizens abroad to submit requests to return to the Kingdom until next Tuesday.  A statement on the ministry’s official Twitter account said the extension is in line with the Saudi leadership’s keenness that citizens abroad...

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Government | Thursday 9 April, 2020 11:06 am

Shoura Council urges program to ready Saudi experts for UN human rights roles

The Saudi Shoura Council on Wednesday urged the setting up of a special program to prepare experts from the Kingdom to take up top human rights roles within the UN.  During the council’s 33rd ordinary session, chaired by its assistant speaker Yahya bin Abdullah Al-Samaan, delegates...

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Government | Tuesday 7 April, 2020 4:04 pm

Shura Council Holds Virtual Session

Presided over by its Speaker Sheikا Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh, the Shura Council held here today its virtual session. The Council approved a draft agreement between the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the field of...

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Government | Monday 6 April, 2020 10:02 pm

Saudi Arabia imposes 24-Hour Curfew on Riyadh, Tabuk, Dammam, Dhahran, Hafouf, Jeddah, Taif, Qatif and Khobar, Interior Ministry announces

An official source at the Ministry of Interior has stated that, as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to confront coronavirus pandemic, and in implementation of the recommendations of competent health authorities to raise the degree of precautionary and preventive measures to preserve the health...

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