Emirates has announced that it will resume passenger services to Seychelles from 01 August, coinciding with the country’s re-opening to international tourists. Operating flights to Seychelles five times a week with a Boeing 777-300ER, Emirates offers travellers convenient access to this popular Indian Ocean holiday destination. In addition, Emirates will increase its services to the […]

The impact of COVID-19 on businesses and the legal protection as well as legislative tools available for companies and entrepreneurs to fulfill their obligations to all stakeholders concerned were the topics of discussion at the fifth ‘Market Dialogue’ organised by Dubai Economy. The dialogue, held today under the theme ‘Protecting the rights of distressed businesses […]

Dubai Islamic Bank, DIB, today announced its net profit reached AED 2.12 billion during the first half of the year, as it continues to demonstrate healthy profitability whilst ensuring prudence in growing the balance sheet. According to financial results for the period ending June 30th, 2020, the bank’s total income reached AED 6.82 billion whilst […]

As the power of virtual reality (VR) to treat diseases and phobias such as Alzheimer’s and arachnophobia rises, mass adoption could drastically improve its therapeutic potential, experts revealed during Dubai Internet City’s Fireside Chat. The latest session comes after a wave of psychological research suggests VR has become key to diagnosing and treating medical conditions […]

The Dubai Health Authority sees the reopening of airports, aggressive testing and sanitization, and resumption of elective surgeries and other healthcare services as clear indicators of Dubai’s readiness to restart health tourism in the emirate. Prior to the pandemic, Dubai has projected that the sector would contribute about 500,000 visitors in the emirate by 2021. An increasing […]