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New Year Holiday: Abu Dhabi announces free parking, no toll charges

 

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Motorists paying Abu Dhabi Darb road tolls during amended Ramadan hours |  Uae – Gulf News

parking spaces in Abu Dhabi will be free of charge during the holiday on Saturday, January 1, 2022 until 7:59am on Sunday, January 2, 2022.

 

UAE-India travel: New COVID-19 guidelines at Mumbai and New Delhi airports to hit demand

India set to resume overseas flights from December 15, tightens screening  for new COVID-19 variant | India – Gulf News

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Flights on UAE-India routes still only 25-30% of pre-COVID-19 levels:  Cleartrip | Aviation – Gulf News

Dubai: Flight bookings to and from India could drop after leading airports in the country adopted new COVID-19 related guidelines for all passengers.

New UAE weekend: Dubi announces timings for parks, recreational sites

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Residents can spend more evening time in Dubai parks this Ramadan | Uae –  Gulf News

 

From January 1, 2022, UAE will follow the new shorter workweek schedule.

New Year’s Eve in UAE: 2 days of free parking in most areas in Sharjah

Sharjah reserves 1,024 parking spots for shops | ZAWYA MENA EditionTraffic Sign Board Emirates Road Photos - Free & Royalty-Free Stock Photos  from Dreamstime

Paid parking will be free to use on New Year’s Eve and Day in most Sharjah areas.

Dubai: Schools announce new Covid safety measures for campus learning

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Dubai: Schools announce new Covid safety measures for campus learning -  News | Khaleej Times

 

Dubai: Schools announce new Covid safety measures for campus learning -  News | Khaleej Times

 

Schools in Dubai will continue campus learning from the second semester that begins on January 3, but new Covid-19 safety measures will be in place.

Covid in UAE: Work-from-home announced for some employees

DIFC and UAE labour law: COVID-19 update | Gowling WLG

Working from home in COVID-19: lessons and tips to thrive | Standard  Chartered

 

With some UAE schools applying distance education for the first two weeks of the new academic term, the federal government has announced a remote working option for some employees.

UAE: Exchange house fined Dh600,000 for illegally transporting cash, risking employees’ livesEmirates News Agency - UAE Central Bank issues instructions for freezing  accounts, deposits, investments of designated terrorists, terror  organisations

 

UAE Central Bank extends zero-cost liquidity support to banks until June  2022 | Banking – Gulf News

 

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has imposed a financial sanction on an exchange house operating in the UAE, pursuant to the Decretal Federal Law no.14 of 2018 regarding the Central Bank and Organisation of Financial Institutions and Activities, as amended by Decretal Federal Law no. 25 of 2020.

Dubai: Two maintenance workers jailed for stealing $40,000 from villa

Dubai: Two maintenance workers jailed for stealing $40,000 from villa -  News | Khaleej Times

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The Dubai Criminal Court has sentenced two maintenance workers to one-year imprisonment, payment of a fine compensating the stolen amount, and deportation from the country after completion of their sentence.

New UAE cybercrime law: Dh1 million fine, 5-year jail for cryptocurrency scams

Crypto Fraud Scores More Than $4B In 2019 | PYMNTS.com

New UAE cybercrime law: At least $54,500 fine for sharing fake news about  pandemics, crises | ZAWYA MENA EditionFile

 

Cybercriminals who run cryptocurrency scams in the UAE could face detention of up to five years and or a fine of between Dh250,000 and Dh1 million, top legal experts have said.

Dubai: Bid to smuggle Captagon worth Dh1.4 billion foiled in biggest-ever bust

Dubai Customs enhances its efforts to facilitate food products trading  release during Ramadan | Al BawabaEmirates News Agency - Jebel Ali Customs Centre carries out 1.8 million  transactions till October

 

Authorities at Dubai Customs’ Jebel Ali and Tecom Center thwarted an attempt to smuggle 1.5 tons of crushed captagon by the sea in the biggest haul of its kind in the country.

Covid in UAE: Daily cases cross 2,300-markAbu Dhabi updates COVID-19 rules, restrictions on weddings, indoor, outdoor  events | Al Arabiya EnglishCoronavirus

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention on Thursday reported 2,366 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 840 recoveries and 2 deaths.

 

 

UAE weather: Cloudy forecast with chance of rain on Thursday

Watch: Cloudy skies, cloud seeding in the UAE, chance of rainfall in Abu  Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah | Weather – Gulf NewsUAE weather: Cloudy with chance of rain in some areas | Weather – Gulf News

UAE residents will wake up to a cloudy morning on Thursday and expect the day to remain pleasant.