Day: June 4, 2021

ABU DHABI, The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced that entry from Vietnam will be suspended for all incoming passengers on national and foreign carriers, and those carrying transit passengers, starting from 5th June, 2021 at 23:59.

??The decision exempts transit flights coming to the UAE and heading to Vietnam.

??It applies to travellers who were in Vietnam in the last 14 days before coming to the UAE.

??Flights between these countries and the UAE will continue to operate, allowing the transportation of passengers from the UAE to Vietnam.

??It will also allow the transfer of some exempted groups from Vietnam to the UAE, with strict enforcement of precautionary measures.

??These groups include UAE citizens and their first degree relatives, and diplomatic missions accredited between the UAE and Vietnam, including administrators working in embassies, official delegations, chartered flights by businessmen, those holding golden and silver residency visas, provided that they receive prior approval, and those who have received the full vaccine doses approved by the World Health Organisation, provided that 28 days have passed since receiving them.

??This can be approved through the applications approved in the two countries or an approved vaccination certificate.

??The holders of essential jobs according to the classification of the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) and the crews of foreign shipment and transit aircraft are exempted, provided they obtain a negative PCR test for COVID-19 within 48 hours of departure and upon arrival and adherence to quarantine until departure.

??The exempted groups are required to undertake preventive measures that include a 10-day quarantine and a PCR test at the airport, as well as on the fourth and eighth day after entering the country.

??Moreover, the validity of the PCR test period has been reduced from 72 hours to 48 hours before travel, provided that it is administered by accredited laboratories that issue results with a QR code.

??The authority also confirmed that it is required for those coming from Vietnam through other countries to stay in those countries for at least 14 days before being allowed to enter the UAE.

??Cargo flights will continue to operate between the UAE and these countries.

??The authority called upon all travellers affected by the decision to follow up with the relevant airlines to change or reschedule their flights and to ensure their safe return to their final destinations without delay.

Source: Emirates News Agency

DUBAI, A total of 1,623 real estate and properties transactions were valued at AED6 billion in total during the week ending 3 June 2021, according to Dubai Land Department (DLD).

The DLD weekly report said 164 plots were sold for AED 819.02 million, 1,030 apartments and villas were sold for AED 2.22 billion.

The top three transactions were a land in Palm Jumeirah sold for AED 22 million, followed by a land that was sold for AED 21 million in Al Mezhar Second, and a land sold for AED 22 million in Palm Jumeirah in third place.

Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid recorded the most transactions for this week by 37 sales transactions worth AED 365.47 million, followed by Al Hebiah Fourth with 37 sales transactions worth AED 155.42 million, and Al Hebiah Third with 20 sales transactions worth AED 45 million in third place.

The top three transfers for apartments and villas were an apartment was sold for AED 329 million in Marsa Dubai, a was second in the list sold for AED 244 million in Palm Jumeirah, and thirdly it was an apartment sold for AED 197 million in Burj Khalifa.

The sum of the amount of mortgaged properties for the week was 3 billion, with the highest being a land in Al Mamzer, mortgaged for AED 750 million.

57 properties were granted between first-degree relatives worth AED 369 million.

Source: Emirates News Agency