Having trouble reading this email?, See it in your browser Tuesday, 7 April 2020 Covid-19: Emaar said to halt work on all major projects Dubai Creek Harbour is among the projects that have been halted, according to a Reuters report Coronavirus: Taaleem announces up to 25% discount on school fees Application fees and payment plans for deposits for the next academic year will also be waived... Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hour virus curfew in five cities Saudi Arabia imposed round-the-clock lockdowns on the cities of Riyadh, Tabuk, Dammam, Dhahran... Collaborative approach needed to resolve schools' term 3 fees issue School leaders, parents and governments must come together to support one another to ensure that... Coronavirus: Dubai extends suspension of commercial activities until April 18 The 24-hour national disinfection programme is scheduled to end on April 18 in Dubai Covid-19: Kuwait places two districts in isolation as confirmed cases reach 665 GCC total currently stands at 8,265 with 60 deaths UAE-based agri-tech firm Pure Harvest secures $100m Kuwaiti investment The investment into Pure Harvest Smart Labs is the largest ever into agriculture technology in... Covid-19: Abu Dhabi announces new sterilisation programme hours Separate timings have been given for residential areas and industrial areas or worker accommodations Oil prices rebound on hopes for output cut deal Prices have fallen sharply since expectations for a quick deal to cut output levels were dashed,... Kuwait's wealth fund on standby as oil price, virus hit finances Kuwait has agreed a stimulus package to protect jobs and stabilise food prices during the... British PM Boris Johnson in intensive care, as global coronavirus toll soars Death toll from the virus jumped in Western Europe and soared past 10,000 in the United States -... Shares in cruise firm Carnival surge after Saudi Arabia fund discloses 8.2% stake The Saudis are getting a bargain-bin price for Carnival - it's down 81% this year - as the cruise... Photos In pictures: Saudi Arabia's Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic disinfection drive Precautionary measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus outbreak Covid-19 and to continue... Videos Video: Why the world should care about India Financial Times looks at the looming humanitarian crisis in India and the potential knock-on... Video: What happens to insurance policies in the face of a pandemic? New day, new development. We heard yesterday that the UAE National Sterilisation Programme has... Video: Spinneys Dubai talks about panic buying in the UAE We talk to Spinneys' Commercial Manager Tom Harvey about why there's no need to panic-buy in the... Editor's Choice Former Trump adviser appointed onto Saudi Aramco board Mark Weinberger replaces Andrew Gould, who had served on the board for over six years Coronavirus: UAE confirms 277 new cases of Covid-19 as death toll reaches 11 Dr Farida Al Hosani, spokesperson for the country's health authority, has urged residents to... Coronavirus: Sheikh Mohammed waives residency fines for remainder of 2020 Ruler of Dubai has also called on factories in the emirate to support health sector Emirates airline, Etihad Airways resume flights with passenger warning Passengers must adhere to safety procedures for repatriation flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi Opinion If we're all in this together, Dubai schools have to do more It's easy to type #inthistogether at the end of a media post, and hard to act on it for real,... Featured Analysis Retail and Covid-19: the great shift online Faced with dwindling numbers of customers at brick-and-mortar locations, retailers have had to... For editorial queries, please contact Neil Halligan Editor, ArabianBusiness.com neil.halligan@itp.com For advertising enquiries, please contact Joe Chidiac Group Commercial Director, Arabian Business, CEO Middle East, Esquire, Rake and Revolution Direct +971 4 444 3121 Mobile +971 55 459 2700 joe.chidiac@itp.com © 2020 ITP Digital Media Inc. All rights reserved. Terms   Policy