Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. lost a UK Supreme Court ruling over the rights of its drivers, in a landmark decision that strikes a blow against the gig economy. The judges unanimously ruled that Uber drivers are “workers” entitled to rights like minimum wage, holiday pay and rest breaks. The ruling will have a significant impact on the UK’s burgeoning gig ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Major General Staff Pilot Ishaq Saleh Al Balushi, Head of the Executive Directorate of Industries and Development of Defence Capabilities at the Ministry of Defence and Vice Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee for Idex and Navdex, has said that the participation of 900 companies from 59 countries in the current edition of the joint event, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The value of real estate transactions in Abu Dhabi in 2020 totalled AED74 billion, with 19,000 transactions being executed, including sales and mortgages of land, buildings and real estate units for all types of land use, a rise of 28 percent compared to 2019, which recorded a value of AED58 billion. A report by the Department ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, have signed a Strategic Commercial Cooperation Agreement (SCCA) to deepen their partnership between Abu Dhabi and Bahrain and beyond the respective hubs. The wide-ranging SCCA, subject to obtaining applicable governmental and regulatory approvals, was signed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Saab, a defence and security company in the UAE, is revealing its first UAE developed product at Idex 2021. The company’s inaugural UAE developed product is a Rugged Camera Module — Infrared, (RCAM-IR) which features an extremely rugged design for harsh and demanding environments. This is the first of many such products to be developed in ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah developer Arada has announced the award of a contract to build “Nest”, an integrated student housing complex based at its Sharjah megaproject Aljada. The AED367 million contract was won by Intermass Engineering and Contracting Company, a Sharjah-based contractor with more than 40 years’ experience in the regional construction industry, which has also worked on previous phases ...

Bloomberg Oil held gains after surpassing $60 a barrel for the first time in a year as a cold snap and power crisis took out a third of US crude production. Some 3.5 million barrels a day of American output has been halted, according to traders and industry executives, as a cold blast freezes well operations and cuts power across ...

SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia has announced the resumption of direct flights between Sharjah and Luxor, starting from February 23. Customers can now book their direct flights between Sharjah and Luxor by visiting Air Arabia’s website, by calling the call centre or through travel agencies. Ensuring the highest standards of safety at every step of the journey by following all ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Major General Staff Pilot Ishaq Saleh Al Balushi, Head of the Executive Directorate of Industries and Development of Defence Capabilities at the Ministry of Defence and Vice Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee for Idex and Navdex, has said that the participation of 900 companies from 59 countries in the current edition of the joint event, ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) welcomed global payment technology provider Adyen, a company that has a market capitalisation of €66.4 billion and processed over €303.6 billion worth of transactions in 2020. Dutch firm Adyen announced their expansion into the Middle East in November 2020. The company selected the DIFC as the location for its regional headquarters, due ...