Coronavuirus fears have resulted in a significant drop in demand for air-tickets from the UAE to India as well as to other sectors.
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LuLu Group chairman MA Yusuff Ali becomes first Indian to receive Saudi Arabia Green Card
The Indian businessman was ranked the richest expat in the UAE by Forbes magazine last year.
Saudi Arabia bans religious visits to Mecca and Medina over coronavirus fears
Saudi Arabia has suspended visas for religious pilgrims visiting the Kingdom and Mecca or Medina for the purpose of Úmrah’ and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque.
UAE issues fresh guidelines with spike in Covid-19 infections beyond China
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), UAE issued fresh guidelines towards screening of suspected patients as a reaction to the spike in Covid-19 infections beyond China.
UAE suspends flights to and from Iran until further notice
UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) suspends all flights to and from Iran, with the exception of Tehran, until further notice amid fears of rising number of infected cases of COVID-19.
Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan’ banned in the UAE: Reports
Directed by Hitesh Kewalya, the film, which also stars Gajraj Rao and Neena Gupta, is a love story between two men in small-town India.
UAE cuts prices of over 500 medicines for chronic and long term illnesses
Patients in the UAE needing long-term treatment or suffering from chronic diseases will pay 2 to 74 per cent less for their medicines after the Ministry of Health and Prevention(MOHAP) reduced the prices of a number of medicines.
Bur Dubai Hindu temple opens in time for Mahashivratri after fire
Located in the centre of Souq Al Baniyan, the temple is visited by thousands of Hindu expatriates in Dubai.
UAE to become first Arab country to produce clean power
The UAE has received the green light to produce peaceful nuclear energy, the first Arab country to do so, with the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 receiving its operating licence from the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR)
Tennis star Novak Djokovic given 10-year UAE Gold Card visa
Football star Cristiano Ronaldo had received his 10-year UAE Gold Card visa last week.
