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Dubai Economy issues 42,640 new licenses in 2020 Filed on January 12, 2021 Dubai Economy issued 42,640 new licences last year as against 40,891 new licences issued in 2019. Dubai announced five stimulus packages to help Covid-affected businesses. Dubai Economy on Tuesday announced that it registered a four per cent growth in new licences last year despite the Covid-19 pandemic and slowdown in the global economy. Dubai’s Department of Economic Development, or Dubai Economy, said that it issued 42,640 new licences last year as against 40,891 new licences issued in 2019. It also record...

Covid-19 fails to dampen Yuletide spirit of Christians in Dubai James Jose/Dubai Supplied photo In fact, better days are already here with the UAE’s admirable battle against the pandemic seeing the vaccine being rolled out this week. For the large Christian community which calls the UAE, a ‘home’ away from home, it will be a strange Christmas this year due to Covid-19 pandemic. And while it is what it is, they are preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, with hope and a prayer on their lips, for better days ahead. In fact, better days are already here with the UAE’s admirable...

Christmas in UAE: Singles watch out for each other in scaled-back celebrations James Jose/Dubai Filipina expat Via Imperial. Photo: Supplied Indian expat Herman Oliveiro. Photo: Supplied Desert barbeques and virtual mass celebrations are just some of the plans in the pipeline As Christian families in the UAE prepare to celebrate Christmas in a quieter way this year owing to Covid-19 pandemic, many singles in the country have also revealed plans to mark the occasion in a safe, socially-distanced way. Filipina Via Imperial, who celebrated her 38th birthday on Thursday, will usher in Christmas b...

Dubai: The traditional Simbang Gabi will be deeply missed by Catholic Filipinos in Dubai due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be no evening masses that attract close to 25,000 people every night for nine days leading to Christmas at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oud Metha. There will only be virtual Simbang Gabi starting on December 15. “This is part of our preventive measures against COVID-19,” Filipino priest Fr Chito Bartolo, OFM Cap, told Gulf News. “There will be no in-person Simbang Gabi in Dubai as the Catholic churches remain closed. But St. Mary’s Church and St. Francis...

COVID-19 PCR test for Dhs150, down from Dhs250 in private health centres 12 Dec 2020 Staff Reporter The Ministry of Health and Prevention has decided to modify the fee for COVID-19 PCR test to become Dhs150, down from the previous fee of Dhs250 in the private health sector supervised by the ministry. In a letter to the health facilities and labs offering the COVID-19 PCR test, the ministry affirmed that the new fee includes collecting and analysing the nasal swab, stressing the importance for all entities to combine efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, abide by the new fee and ...