DUBAI: Jumeirah Village Circle (JVC) remained the most popular destination for rental properties in Dubai’s affordable housing segment during 2021; followed closely by Al Nahda, Mirdif, Dubai Silicon Oasis and Akoya Oxygen, according to Zoom Property Insights. In the luxury category, the highest number of searches were recorded,for Dubai Marina and Downtown Dubai. Jumeirah Beach … Read more
This week Bol News spoke with prominent policy maker and Emirates Policy Centre Abu Dhabi UEA President Dr Ebtesam Al-Ketbi about the political scenario in Pakistan. Following are extracts from her interview. Q: Are the Abraham Accords ushering in a change in the political narrative? How? EAK: The Abraham Accords have brought about a … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday re-imposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, after recording the highest number of infections in months. Workers have returned floor markings removed on October 17 to guide people to social distance in and around the Grand Mosque, which is built around the Kaaba. The Saudi authorities said they … Read more
ISTANBUL: Private Turkish and Qatari companies have agreed to jointly operate five airports in Afghanistan, although they are still waiting to reach a final deal with the Taliban, officials said on Tuesday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that a “memorandum of understanding” had been inked in Doha earlier this month, covering Kabul and … Read more
PARIS: Ski ace Mikaela Shiffrin and tennis star Andrey Rublev tested positive for Covid-19 just weeks from the Winter Olympics and Australian Open respectively as a global sport once again felt the chill wind of the coronavirus. Two-time Olympic gold medallist Shiffrin will miss this week’s World Cup races in Lienz — but with a … Read more
The organisers praised the 34-year-old’s fighting spirit as he battles to recover after persistent injury problems Former men’s tennis world number one Andy Murray has been handed a wild card invitation for the Australian Open, organisers announced on Thursday praising him for his “fighting spirit”. The 34-year-old is ranked a lowly 134 as he battles … Read more
As tennis’ 2021 season is nearing its end, one may look back to what has happened in the sport in the recent past over the past 12 months. Recently, Mubadala World Tennis Championship concluded in Abu Dhabi on December 18 with Russia’s Andry Rublev defeating England’s Andy Murray in the final. Other than that, the … Read more
MELBOURNE: Australian Open chief Craig Tiley said Wednesday he was confident that Rafael Nadal will play in Melbourne despite testing positive for Covid-19, as fresh doubts emerged over Novak Djokovic. Spanish star Nadal said on Monday that he tested positive after returning home from an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi and was experiencing “some unpleasant moments”. … Read more
Jiu-Jitsu is one sport where Pakistani athletes are consistently shining, according to Isra Waseem, who has won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for the country at the international stage. This statement is true as a daylight as Pakistani athletes won eight Bronze medals in the fifth Asian Championship that took place in Abu Dhabi in … Read more
DUBAI: Deutsche Bank AG, JPMorgan Chase and Co and Societe Generale SA are changing to a Saturday-Sunday weekend from the New Year in the UAE. The German bank will from January 3, 2022 operate Monday-Friday instead of the current Sunday-Thursday, as is common around the Middle East, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Wall … Read more
Red Bull’s driver Max Verstappen became Formula One world champion for the very first time after a stimulating end to the 2021 season which was held over nine months and 22 different races. The 24-year-old’s triumph in Abu Dhabi came in a nail-biting last-lap contest with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton. However, there were different turns of … Read more
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended talks on a $23 billion deal to purchase American-made F-35 planes, armed drones and other equipment, in a rare dispute between Washington and a key US ally in the Arabian Gulf, AP reported. The Emirati Embassy in Washington said it would “suspend discussions” with the US, though meetings at … Read more
DUBAI: Gulf exchanges are likely to have another busy year of initial public offerings in 2022, possibly surpassing this year’s bumper crop, a Bank of America executive told Reuters. After a year that featured three major IPOs on both Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul and Abu Dhabi’s ADX markets, Dubai has announced plans to list as many as … Read more
ABU DHABI: As Prime Minister Naftali Bennett starts the first official trip by an Israeli premier to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, here is a timeline of key recent developments between the two countries. The rapprochement between Israel and several Arab states began in August 2020 with a UAE-Israel normalisation deal, and was followed … Read more
ABU DHABI: Israel’s Naftali Bennett arrived in the United Arab Emirates Sunday for the first official visit by a prime minister of the Jewish state after the countries established diplomatic ties last year. The trip announced by Bennett’s office comes with Israel making a renewed diplomatic push against international talks which global powers resumed with … Read more
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir has highlighted the issues and challenges of cyber-security faced by the banks, a statement said. He highlighted the issues in his keynote speech at the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB). Malaysia organised the 13th Public Lecture Series on the theme of “Sustainability and Cyber Resilience” … Read more
JEDDAH: While all eyes in Abu Dhabi will be on the headline drama of the title fight between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen this weekend, another world champion will be making his final appearance in a Formula One car. Twenty years after making his F1 debut for Sauber at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix, Finnish … Read more
ROME: The owners of the Borouge polyolefin plant in the UAE have signed a $3.5 billion contract to extend the site, which will make it the biggest plastics plant of its kind in the world, Arab News reported. Italian oil and gas engineer Maire Tecnimont has been awarded the contract to work on the Borouge 4 facility, … Read more
SYDNEY: After months of speculation that Novak Djokovic may miss the Australian Open over tough Covid vaccination requirements, the world number one was on Tuesday named to play in a Sydney tournament weeks before. The 20-time Grand Slam champion had cast doubt on whether he would defend his title at Melbourne Park next month, refusing … Read more
JEDDAH: Lewis Hamilton kept his hopes of an eighth world championship title alive with a thrilling victory in a dramatic and at times chaotic Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday. The result left the seven-time champion level on 369.5 points with title rival Max Verstappen ahead of the final race in Abu Dhabi next weekend. Hamilton was behind … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been the biggest trade partner of Pakistan in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with a trade volume of more than $8 billion, the Pakistani foreign minister said on Thursday, congratulating the Gulf state on its 50th National Day, Arab News reported. The statement came during a grand … Read more
ABU DHABI, One hundred percent of the United Arab Emirates‘ population has received at least one dose of a vaccine against Covid-19, the health ministry has said. The announcement late Friday came amid growing global concern over a new Covid variant dubbed Omicron that was first detected by South Africa. The World Health Organization said the new variant is … Read more
RIYADH: Gulf Capital, a financial institution based in the UAE, has added Dubai and Abu Dhabi to the list of possible markets for the initial public offerings of one of its assets in 2022, CEO Karim El-Solh told Al-Bayan paper. The return of IPOs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi financial markets have encouraged the company to consider … Read more
Former Pakistan left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir on Thursday said that it be great if bilateral series between arch-rivals, Pakistan and India, will take in the near future. He also backed the chairman of the Dubai Cricket Council Abdul Rehman Falaknaz’s offer to host the series in the UAE. The two countries last faced each other … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani pacer Wahab Riaz believes Pakistan would need to rely on specialized cricketers instead of all-rounders in the next Twenty20 Cricket World Cup to be played in Australia. “In Australia, Pakistan will need specialized batsmen and specialized bowlers. When it comes to all-rounders, you have to be good enough like Jacques Kallis who used … Read more
Former Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been tested positive for the coronavirus. Following this, he will miss the T20 League scheduled to start from November 19 in Abu Dhabi. Amir, who was all set to represent the T10 franchise Bangla Tigers in the fifth instalment of the league, urged his fans for his … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed the match official appointments for the semi-final stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. The first semi-final on Wednesday, between England and New Zealand, would be overseen by on-field umpires Marais Erasmus and Kumar Dharmasena, with Nitin Menon serving as the third umpire, Paul … Read more
ABU DHABI: England skipper Eoin Morgan said on Tuesday the team’s ability to “forge on” despite injury blows at the Twenty20 World Cup kept them positive ahead of the semi-final against New Zealand. In-form opener Jason Roy and pace bowler Tymal Mills are the latest injury pullouts from an England squad that came into the tournament without … Read more
