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Will the UAE's rapidly growing cloud kitchens change the face of restaurant business?

morning briefing

Thursday Outlook: Omicron worries leave markets on edge, oil prices rise

morning briefing

Wednesday Outlook: Asian shares bounce from year low; oil climbs ahead of OPEC meeting

saudi arabia

Saudi Arabia's economy set to grow 7% in 2022 driven by oil sector

real estate

Dubai real estate deals reach $871mln in the last week of November

Biden’s misreading of his narrow mandate may be his biggest mistake

Alibaba looms larger than Beijing in Weibo IPO

Legal challenge affirms logic of Nvidia mega-deal

Opinion - Kim Coombs

One year on from lockdown: The changed trends of HR

Even as businesses remain hopeful that lockdown restrictions will ease and offices will reopen, it is unlikely that the way in which organisations traditionally operated and managed their workforce will return to what we once knew

Opinion - Maurice Gravier

A strong start to the year for global and GCC markets

One year after the world went into lockdown, it is time for good news

Opinion - Sammar Essmat

How COVID-19 is pushing MENA companies to embrace flex work

In MENA, however, many companies have balked at the idea of flex work, fearing that employees cannot be trusted to work remotely. But many firms are making the switch

Opinion - Dustin Seale

Beyond bureaucracy: The UAE and Israel top vaccine roll-out charts

There are lessons for nations and businesses to be learned from the United Arab Emirates' and Israel's response to COVID-19 pandemic

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defence

Cementing ties, UAE buys 80 French-made Rafale warplanes

The French leader has forged a good relationship with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (MBZ) with investments flowing between both countries

india

India sees impact of Omicron blunted by vaccination, prior infections

Given the fast pace of vaccination in India and high exposure to Delta variant as evidenced by high seropositivity, the severity of the disease is anticipated to be low: statement

india

UN plans to drastically expand plastic waste management in India

Across India's many towns and cities, which are often ranked among the world's most polluted, the absence of an organized management of plastic waste leads to widespread littering and pollution

india

Indian doctors strike as Omicron sparks fears of third wave of COVID-19

The country, whose hospitals bore the brunt of a record second surge in infections and deaths in April and May due to the Delta variant, has seen new cases plateauing around 10,000 in the past few weeks

coronavirus

WHO tells Asia-Pacific to brace for Omicron as variant spreads

First detected in southern Africa last month and dubbed a "variant of concern" by the WHO, scientists are still gathering data to establish how contagious Omicron is, and the severity of the illness it causes

economy

India's services activity grew robustly in Nov; price pressures intensify

Asia's third-largest economy expanded at the fastest pace among major economies last quarter, boosted by coronavirus vaccinations and stronger government spending

business

Omicron may throw wrench in companies' plans to return to office

With Omicron so new, companies are struggling to understand how the variant might affect their operations and profits

travel

China easing rules for US business travellers, approvals in 10 days

Qin Gang, who arrived in the United States in July, told a dinner hosted by the US-China Business Council that Beijing would also work to make COVID-19 testing more convenient and allow executives to work during quarantine

united states

Omicron marches on as Biden prepares U.S. for grim winter

U.S. President Joe Biden warned on Thursday that infections will rise during the northern-hemisphere winter and the European Union's public health agency said Omicron could account for more than half of all infections in Europe within months

aviation

China's aviation regulator expects 737 MAX to resume flights around year-end

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), which was the first regulator globally to ground the MAX in March 2019 after two deadly crashes, on Thursday provided airlines with a list of fixes required before the MAX returns to service

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A strong start to the year for global and GCC markets

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Opinion - Dustin Seale

Beyond bureaucracy: The UAE and Israel top vaccine roll-out charts

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