• Wondering where you can book a holiday this summer? Greece has reopened to travellers from Dubai. (Pictures courtesy Unsplash unless specified)
    Wondering where you can book a holiday this summer? Greece has reopened to travellers from Dubai. (Pictures courtesy Unsplash unless specified)
  • A summertime visit to Cyprus could be an option.
    A summertime visit to Cyprus could be an option.
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    Turkey has lifted most of its Covid-19 related travel restrictions.
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    The tourism industry accounts for 20% of Jamaica economic output, making the nation stand out with a loss of 11% in GDP in a moderate scenario, due to the coronavirus impact on the tourism sector globally.
  • Zanzibar and Tanzania are open to travellers. Courtesy The Residence Zanzibar
    Zanzibar and Tanzania are open to travellers. Courtesy The Residence Zanzibar
  • Serbia's Nis is open for visiting and it's very much business as usual in the city.
    Serbia's Nis is open for visiting and it's very much business as usual in the city.
  • Ireland is open to all travellers, with 14-day quarantine rules in place.
    Ireland is open to all travellers, with 14-day quarantine rules in place.
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    The UK now accepts direct flights from the UAE but mandatory 10 day quarantine in a hotel is needed, plus negative Covid-19 tests upon release. Unsplash
  • South Korea is open to visit, but travellers must self-quarantine for 14 days.
    South Korea is open to visit, but travellers must self-quarantine for 14 days.
  • Slovenia requires 10 days quarantine, with the option of early release on day 5 with a negative Covid test. Unsplash
    Slovenia requires 10 days quarantine, with the option of early release on day 5 with a negative Covid test. Unsplash
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    Summer can be an amazing time to visit Ukraine with sunny days and cooler nights. All you need is a negative PCR test within 72hrs of arrival and no quarantine is needed. Pxhere
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    The Seychelles is open to private jets and luxury yachts, with 14-day quarantine rules in place. Courtesy Constance Hotels and Resorts
  • Tunisia plans to reopen land, sea and air borders on Saturday, June 27. Unsplash
    Tunisia plans to reopen land, sea and air borders on Saturday, June 27. Unsplash
  • Ancient history and stunning coastlines await travellers in Egypt when international travel resumes on July 1.
    Ancient history and stunning coastlines await travellers in Egypt when international travel resumes on July 1.
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    The Maldives will open to travellers in July, with no quarantine rules.
  • Georgia will open to international tourists from Wednesday, July 1.
    Georgia will open to international tourists from Wednesday, July 1.
  • Perfectly blue Caribbean waters await in the Bahamas.
    Perfectly blue Caribbean waters await in the Bahamas.
  • Lebanon's Beirut airport will resume commercial flights from Wednesday, July 1.
    Lebanon's Beirut airport will resume commercial flights from Wednesday, July 1.
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    Malta will reopen to UAE travellers on July 15. Unsplash

Health

Where UAE residents can be tested overseas for Covid-19 before returning to the Emirates

Check out the list of clinics and laboratories at which travellers can obtain a test

The National

July 27, 2020

  • English
  • Arabic

UAE residents are now permitted to travel overseas after the government relaxed restrictions.

However, guidelines and precautions remain in place which must be followed for residents to return to the UAE.

All returning residents, except those from Dubai, have to be tested in the country they were in, before boarding a flight to the UAE.

On returning to the UAE, travellers must take another coronavirus test and isolate themselves for two weeks.

If you hold a Dubai residence visa and you are flying back to Dubai, you must have return approval from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs.

In addition to being tested in their home countries, passengers from 29 nations will be tested twice if travelling to Dubai

The emirate will halt blanket testing on arriving passengers next week, it was announced on July 26.

Instead people from nations with a high number of active cases and others without recognised testing centres will have to undergo a nasal swab when they land.

This is different from the federal government rules, which requires everyone travelling to the country, including Emiratis, residents and tourists, to present a certificate to prove they are free from Covid-19 before they board their flight.

Dubai has released a list of countries whose passengers will be required to take a second PCR swab test when they land in the emirate from August 1.

To date, all passengers landing in Dubai have been tested when they landed at the airport but this will stop on August 1.

Anyone who takes a test on arrival must isolate until they receive their results. If the result is negative, they no longer need to isolate, according to Dubai's rules.

Roy Cooper / The National
Roy Cooper / The National

An extensive list of clinics and labs have been identified around the world at which travellers can take the test and be issued with a certificate stating they are Covid-free.

Here's a breakdown of some of the locations:

United Kingdom

London: Eurofins Forensic Services, 1 Dukes Green Ave, Feltham ; TW14 0LR

London:Unilabs-London, 24-32 Stephenson Way, NW1 2HD

Manchester / Warrington: Eurofins Forensic Services-Manchester, Darwin House, Faraday Street, Birchwood Park, WA3 6FW

Bristol: Eurofins Forensic Services-Bristol, Suite 29, Citibase, 7b, Aztec Centre, Park Ave, Bristol, BS32 4TD

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Australia

Capital Territory: Laverty Pathology - C building 28-Australian Capital Territory-Bruce, Cnr Alllawoona St & Ginninderra Dr, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, 2617

Laverty Pathology-Australian Capital Territory-Conder, 2/3 Sidney Nolan Street, Conder, Australian Capital Territory, 2906

Laverty Pathology - (Drive Thru)-Australian Capital Territory-Weston, Cnr Parkinson Street & Namatjira Drive, Weston, Australian Capital Territory, 2611

New South Wales: Laverty Pathology - (Drive-Thru) New South Wales, 213 Forrester Road, St Marys, New South Wales, 2760

Laverty Pathology - Kitchener Building Suite 3, 52 Kitchener Parade, Bankstown

Laverty Pathology - New South Wales-Earlwood - 293 Homer Street, Earlwood

Laverty Pathology - New South Wales-Ingleburn, Suite 1, 47a Oxford Road, Ingleburn, New South Wales, 2565

Laverty Pathology - (Drive-Thru) - New South Wales - Jannali 2 Roberts Street (entry via Box Road), Jannali

Laverty Pathology - New South Wales - Miranda, 125 Kareena Road, Miranda

Laverty Pathology - (Drive-Thru) - New South Wales - North Ryde, 60 Waterloo Road, North Ryde

Queensland: QML - Elizabeth Street Shopping Centre (Drive-Thru) - Queensland-Acacia Ridge, 28 Elizabeth St, Acacia Ridge, Queensland, 4110

QML - (Drive-Thru) - Queensland-Banyo, 183 Tufnell Rd, Banyo, Queensland, 4014

QML - Chermside Specialist Centre - Queensland - Chermside Cnr Gympie Rd & Wallace St, Chermside, Queensland, 4032

QML - Redlands RSL (Drive-Thru) - Queensland - Clevland, 8 Passage St, Clevland, Queensland, 4163

QML - Kenmore Village Shopping Centre (Drive-Thru) - Queensland-Kenmore Brookfield Rd, Kenmore, Queensland, 4069

QML - Morayfield Health Hub Medical Centre Respiratory Clinic Isolation Area, 19 Dickson Rd, Morayfield, Queensland, 4506

QML - The Piazza Shop 6, 1428 Logan Rd, Mount Gravatt, Queensland, 4122

QML - QML Pathology Central Laboratory (Drive-Thru), 11 Riverview Place Metroplex on Gateway, Murarrie, Queensland, 4172

South Australia: Abbott Pathology, Level 1, 46 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Adelaide, South Australia, 5031

Tasmania: TML Pathology-Tasmania - Launceston, 247 Wellington Street, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250

TML Pathology - Tasmania-Hobart

Suite 3, 71 Bathurst Street , Hobart , Tasmania , 7000 (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00 | Sat Closed | Sun Closed)

Victoria: Dorevitch Pathology - Victoria, 127 Wheatsheaf Rd, Glenroy, Victoria, 3046

Dorevitch Pathology - Victoria - Fawkner, 107 Jukes Road, Fawkner, Victoria, 3060

Dorevitch Pathology - (Drive-Thru) - Victoria-Heidelberg, 18 Banksia Road, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084

Dorevitch Pathology - Victoria - Altona, 99 Pier Street, Altona, Victoria, 3018

Dorevitch Pathology - Victoria - Ferntree Gully, 1 Mountain Gate Hwy, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, 3156

Western Australia: Western Diagnostics - Peel Health Campus (Drive-Thru), 110 Lakes Road, Mandurah, Western Australia, 6210

Western Diagnostics - (Drive-Thru)-Midland 5 Stafford Street, Midland, Western Australia, 6056

Western Diagnostics - Neil Hawkins Park (Drive-Thru), 200 Boas Avenue, Joondalup, Western Australia, 6027

Western Diagnostics - (Drive-Thru) - Myaree, 5 Playle Street, Myaree, Western Australia, 6154

Western Diagnostics - Mt Hawthorn ACC (Drive-Thru), 391 Oxford Street, Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia, 6016

Western Diagnostics - 1 Hunsdon House, 11 Council Avenue, Rockingham, Western Australia, 6168

Western Diagnostics - Glengarry Medical Centre Unit 4, 60 Arnisdale Road, Duncraig, Western Australia, 6023

Western Diagnostics - Myaree Unit 1-3 , 9 Hayden Court, Myaree, Western Australia, 6154

Western Diagnostics - (Drive-Thru) - Armadale Cnr Ranford & Armadale Rd, Armadale, Western Australia, 6112

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France

Aix-les-Bains: ERF LBZ Rhône-Alpes-Aix-les-Bains Laboratoire ERF Aix Verdun

Auteuil: Unilabs EYLAU-Auteuil 31 rue d'Auteuil

Chailot: Unilabs EYLAU-Chailot 10 rue de Chaillot

Chateaulin: ERF Labazur Bretagne - Chateaulin, 9 Quai Robert Alba

Crimee: Unilabs EYLAU-Crimée 83, rue de l'Ourcq

Douarnenez: ERF Labazur Bretagne - Douarnenez; 4 Rue Jean Peuziat

Grenoble: ERF LBZ Rhône - Alpes - Grenoble Laboratoire ERF Porte de L'ouest 2 Av du Rhin et Danube 38100 Grenoble

Laboratoire ERF Meylan, Meylan 6 av du Granier 38240 Meylan

Guingamp: ERF Labazur Bretagne - Guingamp; 1 Place de Verdun

Landerneau: ERF Labazur Bretagne - Landerneau; 16 Quai de Leon

Lyon: Médipôle Lyon VILLEURBANNE, 158 Rue Léon Blum 69100 Villeurbanne 

Site Wilson, rue Gabriel Peri 69100 Villeurbanne

Neuilly: Unilabs EYLAU-Neuilly, 34 avenue du Roule

Nice: Laboratoire Eurofins Labazur Nice Cimiez, 24 Avenue de Flirey 06000 Nice

Laboratoire Eurofins Menton Florette,  Les terrasses de Florette - 98 avenue Jean Monnet 06500 MENTON

Orsay: Orsay Gare, 33 bd Dubreuil Orsay

Paris: ERF Biolab et ERF CEF-Alfortville,  179 Rue Paul Vaillant Couturier Alfortville

ERF Biolab ET ERF CEF-Paris, 30 RUE Cauchy Paris

ERF Biolab et ERF CEF-Trappes, 5-7 Avenue Carnot Trappes

Unilabs EYLAU-Suffren, 82, avenue de Suffren

Unilabs EYLAU-Parmentier, 102 avenue Parmentier

Unilabs EYLAU-Nicolo, 1-3 rue Nicolo

Provence: ERF LBZ Provence-Laboratoire Clinique Marignane, ave général Raoul Salan Marignane

ERF LBZ Provence-Laboratoire Clinique de Istres,  4 Rue Roger Carpentier Istres

ERF LBZ Provence-Fuveau, 3 Route de Gréasque

ERF LBZ Provence - Laboratoire Clinique Etoile, 2530 Route de Puyricard 13540 Aix-en-Provence

ERF LBZ Provence - Aix en Provence, 1 bis Rue Aude 

ERF LBZ Provence - Pertuis, 5 ave J. Giono

ERF LBZ Provence - Lambesc, 10 Route d'Aix, 13410 Lambesc

ERF LBZ Provence - Berre, 19 Avenue de la Libération

Quimper: ERF Labazur Bretagne - Quimper; 70 Route de Brest

Rambouillet: ERF Biolab et ERF CEF - Rambouillet, 31 rue Sadi Carnot Rambouillet

Saint-Didier: Unilabs EYLAU - Saint-Didier 57, rue Saint-Didier

Suchet: Unilabs EYLAU - Suchet 26, rue de Meaux

Villard de Lans: Laboratoire ERF Villard de Lans, 188 av C de Gaulle 38250

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Germany

Berlin: Medicover Berlin-Westend MVZ, Seestraße 64, 14050 Berlin

MVZ Nazarethkirchstr GmbH, Nazarethkirchstr 52, 13347 Berlin

Bochum: Medicover Bochum MVZ, Universitätsstr 48, 44789 Bochum

Dresden: Medicover Dresden MVZ, Wilsdruffer Str 15-17, 01067 Dresden

Frankfurt / Main: HAUSARZT Westend MVZ, Mainzer Landstraße 65, 60329 Frankfurt/Main

Gerlingen: Medicover Gerlingen MVZ GmbH, Weilimdorfer Str 20, 70839 Gerlingen

Hannover: Medicover Hannover MVZ Schiffgraben 30, 30175 Hannover

Koln: MVZ Medicover Köln, Weißhausstraße 28, 50939 Köln

Munich: Medicover München MVZ, Viktualienmarkt 8, 80331 München

Osnabruck: Medicover Osnabrück MVZ Möserstr. 4a, 49074 Osnabrück

Saarbrucken: Medicover Saarbrücken MVZ Faktoreistr. 4, 66111 Saarbrücken

Ulm: Medicover Ulm MVZ GmbH, Münsterplatz 6, 89073 Ulm

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Italy

Alba: Sede di Alba (CN), Corso Michele Coppino 32, 12051 Alba (CN)

Bologna: Bianalisi - Bologna, Via Siepelunga, 46

Milan: Bianalisi, Via Nino Bixio, Via Nino Bixio,

Bianalisi - Via Antonini, 58

Monza: Bianalisi - Monza Brianza, Via don Costante Mattavelli, 3

Ticino: UNILABS Ticino (for Italian Residents), Via Rovere 8, CH-6932 Breganzona

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Jordan domestic tourists pose for a souvenir photo in front of the Treasury building at the reopened Petra archeological site. EPA
Jordan domestic tourists pose for a souvenir photo in front of the Treasury building at the reopened Petra archeological site. EPA

Jordan

Amman: Biolab Screening Center - Amman, 195 Zahran Street, Naber Blgd, Fifth circle

Irbid: Biolab - Irbid - Next to Amman buses complex, Sidawi Center

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South Korea

Daejeon: Daejeon Hankook Hospital, 1672, Dongseo-daero, Dong-gu, Daejeon, Drive Thru

Incheon: Gumdan Top General Hospital, 5, Cheongma-ro 19beon-gil, Seo-gu

Suwon: Dongsuwon General Hospital, 165, Jungbu-daero, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

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Lebanon

Beirut: AUBMC, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020

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Netherlands

Almelo: Poli Bloedafname Almelo ZGT, routen 0.1,  Zilvermeeuw 1, 7609 PP

Enschede: Poli Bloedafname MST, B03, Koningsplein 1, 7512 KZ

Hengelo: Poli Bloedafname Hengelo ZGT, route nr 0.3,  Geerdinksweg 141, 7555 DL

Katwijk: Eurofins - Katwijk Prins Hendrikkade 138-139 2225JT Katwijk

Leiden: Eurofins - Leiden Rooseveltstraat 65, 2321CT Leiden

Utrecht: GezondheidsLab Utrecht Zuidwest, Beneluxlaan 928, 3526 KJ

An auto-rickshaw driver waits for customers on a street in Karachi on July 4, 2020. AFP
An auto-rickshaw driver waits for customers on a street in Karachi on July 4, 2020. AFP

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Pakistan

Abbottabad: Excel Labs Abbottabad, Abbottabad AB City General Hospital Gate 1 Small industrial chowk Mansehra

Attock: Islamabad Diagnostic Center Attock, Kamra Road, Opposite Asfandyar Bukhari Hospital, Attock

Bahawalpur: Excel Labs Bahawalpur, opposite BVH Near Mini park, Circular Road, Bahawalpur

Chakwal: Islamabad Diagnostic Center Chakwal, Pindi Road, House - 358 Block 4 Gulberg Town Street -1 Chakwal

DG Khan: Excel Labs D.G.Khan, Shop No. 42, Block 18, Balkh Sarwar City Market, Opp DHQ Hospital Gate no. 1

DI Khan: Excel Labs D.I.Khan,  Jinnah Medical center near Hayat Medical center DHQ teaching Hospital Road DI Khan

Faisalabad: Excel Labs Faisalabad, 339B near Doctor Plaza, Satyana Road Faisalabad

Islamabad Diagnostic Center Faislabad, 563 B Satayana Rd, Peoples Colony No 1, Faisalabad, Punjab

Islamabad: Excel Labs Islamabad, Shop no 19, Executive Center, G-8 Markaz

Chughtai Lab Blue Area Center, Shop 05, 106 - West Royal Centre, Fazal-e-Haq Road, Blue Area

Islamabad Diagnostic Center G-8 Branch - Islamabad, Pakland Square, G-8 Markaz Islamabad

Islamabad Diagnostic Center PWD,  Opposite Doctors Colony, Main PWD Road, Police Foundation Islamabad

Jehlum: Islamabad Diagnostic Center Jehlum, Jada Road, Opposite DHQ Hospital Jehulm

Karachi: Indus Hospital Shahrah Faisal Collection point 245/M/2 Block 6 PECHS Shahrah-e-Faisal Karachi 75400 

Chughtai Lab Shaheed-e-Millat Center, Al-Khalij Tower Main Shaheed-e-Millat Road Bihar Muslim cop. Housing Society

Chughtai Lab Malir Center, Shop No 6 Darakhshan Society Malir Township Colony

Chughtai Lab FB Area Center,  Abbas Square Ground Floor Plot P12/B ST-7/B Block-7 F.B Area

Chughtai Lab DHA Center, Shop 04 Floor Lane 4 Sehar Commercial Phase 7 DHA

Chughtai Lab Gulistan-e-Johar Center,  Shop S-10 Ground Floor Usman garden Gulistan-e-Johar Block13

Kohat: Excel Labs Kohat, Near Kachery Chowk, Opp Company Bagh, Hangu Road Kohat

Lahore: Excel Labs Lahore, Saira Memorial Hospital 1-M,Civic Center, Model Town

Chughtai Lab Head Office, 7 Jail Road, Main Gulberg

Chughtai Lab DHA Center, Lalak Jan Chowk, Plaza No 09 CCA Sector T Phase II, DHA

Islamabad Diagnostic Center Lahore, Evercare Hospital, Plot no 1 Block D 1 Nespak Housing Scheme, Lahore Punjab

Mardan: Excel Labs Mardan, TMA plaza shop no. G23 Shamsi Road Mardan opp. DHQ

Multan: Excel Labs Multan, Mehr Center, Nishtar Road, Multan

Nowshera: Excel Labs Nowshera, DHQ Hospital Road, Opposite Shoukat Khanum Laboratory Collection Unit

Peshawar: Excel Labs Peshawar, Mall Tower, Mall Road, Saddar, Peshawar

Alliance Healthcare HMC Branch, Shalman Market Opposite Hayatabad Medical Complex Hayatabad Peshawar

Rawalpindi: Excel Labs Rawalpindi, SHOP P-1046-2, Saidpur Road Rawalpindi 

Chughtai Lab Holy Family Hospital,  F-879, Family Plaza Shop 2 Opposite Gate 3 Holy Family Hospital

Islamabad Diagnostic Center Muree Road, 82 C Benazir Bhutto Rd, Chandini Chowk, B Block Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, Punjab

Islamabad Diagnostic Center Mall Road, 1 The Mall Plaza Opposite AFIC, Mall Rd, Saddar, Rawalpindi

Sialkot: Excel Labs Sialkot, Near Islam Central Hospital, Commissioner Road

Swat: Excel Labs Swat, Marghazar Road, Saidu Sharif, near Akuh Lab, Murghuzair Road, Saidu Sharif

Taxila: Islamabad Diagnostic Center Taxila, Shop no 1- 3 Rajpoot Plaza, Faisal Shaheed Road opposite Christian Hospital Taxila

Wah Cantt: Islamabad Diagnostic Center Wah Cantt, 3-Quaid Avenue Aslam Uppal Square, Lalazar Wah Cantt

Cyclists cross the border between Spain and Portugal after the official ceremony of borders reopening between two countries. EPA
Cyclists cross the border between Spain and Portugal after the official ceremony of borders reopening between two countries. EPA

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Portugal

Almada: Unilabs Almada (Laranjeiro) - Margem Sul, Rua Lopes Graça, 10-A2810-250

Aveiro: Unilabs Aveiro - Orlando Oliveira,  Rua Dr. Orlando Oliveira 40 423800-004

Barcelos: Unilabs Barcelos - Praceta António Fogaça, Praceta António Fogaça, Bloco 7, Fracção 8 4750-216

Bombarral: Unilabs Bombarral, Avenida Inocência Cairel Simão, 24 F2540-003 Bombarral

Braga: Unidade Rastreio Braga, Altice Forum Braga - R. Monsenhor Airosa, 4705-002 Brag

Unilabs Real, Rua 5 de Outubro, 4864710-260

Cacem: Unilabs Agualva - Cacém-Cacém, Rua Gonçalo Domingos da Silva, 21 B2735-112

Famalicao: Unidade Rastreio Famalicão, Parque da Devesea

Faro: Unilabs Faro - HPA Faro, Urbanização Casal das Gambelas, lote 28005-226

Gondomar: Unidade Rastreio Gondomar, Pavilhão Multiusos de Gondomar

Guimaraes: Unidade Rastreio Guimarães, Alameda Cidade de Lisboa 481, Guimarães

Unilabs Guimarães Conde Margaride, Av. Conde Margaride, 8164810-535

Lisboa: Affidea-hormofuncional, Av. Alm. Reis 65, 1150-011 Lisboa, Portugal

Unidade Rastreio Lisboa,  Circo Victor Hugo Cardinali, 1990-530 Sacavém

Unilabs Alcântara, Rua José Dias Coelho, 141300-328

Lousada: Unidade Rastreio Lousada, Complexo Desportivo de Lousada

Moncao: Unilabs Monção, Largo da Estação, Edifício Baluarte nº 14950-457

Porto: Unidade Rastreio Porto, Queimódromo - Estrada da Circunvalação4100-078 Matosinhos 

Unilabs Bolama, Rua do Bolama 2334200-139
Unilabs Lordelo do Ouro, Rua Diogo Botelho 114150-262

Viana do Castelo: Unilabs Viana do Castelo - DMIL Av Luis de Camoes, 454900-473

Vila do Conde: Unilabs Caxinas, Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, 94, Caxinas 4480-670

Vila Nova de Gaia: Unilabs Corgo, Largo do Rossio nº205000-047

Vila Real: Unilabs Corgo, Largo do Rossio nº205000-047

Viseu: Unidade Rastreio Viseu, Rua Padre Costa, 3500-163 Viseu

Unilabs Viseu - Rua Direita, Rua Direita, 27 r/c3500-115

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South Africa

Cape Town: Mobile clinic facility-Cape Town, Mobile facility

Durban: Neuberg Global - Dan Pienaar Drive, 11 Dan Pienaar Drive

Neuberg Global - Redberry Drive,  8 Forth way, Redberry Drive

Neuberg Global - Westridge Berea, 36 Glenwood Drive, Westridge Berea

Neuberg Global - Isipingo, 162 Old Main Road, Isipingo

Gauteng: Medicare24, 103 North Rand Rd, Bardene, Boksburg, 1459

Johannesburg: Sunninghill Lab, 3 Eglin Road, Sunninghill, 2157

Shelley Beach: Neuberg Global - Margate, 615 Palm Road, Margate

People enjoy a day at El Bogatell Beach in Barcelona on July 1, 2020. AFP
People enjoy a day at El Bogatell Beach in Barcelona on July 1, 2020. AFP

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Spain

Almeria: Laboratorio La Galería Paseo,  Galería Comercial, Paseo De Almería, 45, 1º-3, 4001

Barcelona: Laboratorio Sarro, Rambla De Catalunya, 120, 8008

Barcelona - Meridiana, Avda. Meridiana 361, 08016

Barcelona - Principe Avda, Príncipe de Asturias 63-65, 6º 1ª 08012

Las Palmas: Laboratorio Díaz Cremades,  Avda Primero De Mayo, 40, 35002

Lugo: Laboratorio Dr. Valenzuela - Lugo C/ Obispo Aguirre, 22 BAJO, 27001

Madrid: Eurofins Megalab Valderribas, C/ Valderribas, 71, 28007

Eurofins Alfonso XII, C/ ALFONSO XII, 42 - 1º, 28014

Madrid - Almagro, C/ Almagro, 23, Baj

Madrid - Condesa De Venadito, C/ Condesa de Venadito, 18, Bajo

Madrid - Laboratorio Central, C/ Juan Esplandiú, 15

Madrid - Doctor Castelo, C/ Dr. Castelo, 10, 1B

Madrid - Isaac Peral, C/ Isaac Peral, 42, (Esquina Pza. de Cristo Rey s/n)

Murcia: Laboratorio Prefasi, Avda.principe De Asturias 21-22 Bajo 30007

Sevilla: Cmc Microsur, Avenida Ramon Carande, 17 LOCAL, 41003

Tenerife: Laboratorio García López, Plaza Ireneo González, 9, 38002

Valencia: Eurofins Analclinic, Carrer De L'emparrat, 3, 46920

Zaragoza: Laboratorio Dra. Vicente, Paseo Sagasta 12 Esc Izq - 3º F-G 50006

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Switzerland

Dubendorf: Unilabs Dübendorf, Ringstrasse 12, 8600 Dübendorf

Geneva: Unilabs Carouge, 2 rue Vautier 1227 Carouge

Unilabs Servette, 58 avenue Wendt 1203 Genève

Lausanne: Unilabs Lausanne, Avenue de Jurigoz 5 1006 Lausanne

Ticino: UNILABS Ticino ( for Swiss Residents), Via Rovere 8, CH-6932 Breganzona

The specs: 2018 Audi RS5

Price, base: Dh359,200

Engine: 2.9L twin-turbo V6

Transmission: Eight-speed automatic

Power: 450hp at 5,700rpm

Torque: 600Nm at 1,900rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 8.7L / 100km

Squad

Ali Kasheif, Salim Rashid, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Khalfan Mubarak, Ali Mabkhout, Omar Abdulrahman, Mohammed Al Attas, Abdullah Ramadan, Zayed Al Ameri (Al Jazira), Mohammed Al Shamsi, Hamdan Al Kamali, Mohammed Barghash, Khalil Al Hammadi (Al Wahda), Khalid Essa, Mohammed Shaker, Ahmed Barman, Bandar Al Ahbabi (Al Ain), Al Hassan Saleh, Majid Suroor (Sharjah) Walid Abbas, Ahmed Khalil (Shabab Al Ahli), Tariq Ahmed, Jasim Yaqoub (Al Nasr), Ali Saleh, Ali Salmeen (Al Wasl), Hassan Al Muharami (Baniyas) 

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If a business does not apply for the refund on time, they lose their credit.

2. E-invoicing in the UAE

Businesses should continue preparing for the implementation of e-invoicing in the UAE, with 2026 a preparation and transition period ahead of phased mandatory adoption. 

3. More tax audits

Tax authorities are increasingly using data already available across multiple filings to identify audit risks. 

4. More beneficial VAT and excise tax penalty regime

Tax disputes are expected to become more frequent and more structured, with clearer administrative objection and appeal processes. The UAE has adopted a new penalty regime for VAT and excise disputes, which now mirrors the penalty regime for corporate tax.

5. Greater emphasis on statutory audit

There is a greater need for the accuracy of financial statements. The International Financial Reporting Standards standards need to be strictly adhered to and, as a result, the quality of the audits will need to increase.

6. Further transfer pricing enforcement

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Recent amendments also introduce a default five-year limitation period for tax audits and assessments, subject to specific statutory exceptions. While the standard audit and assessment period is five years, this may be extended to up to 15 years in cases involving fraud or tax evasion. 

8. Pillar 2 implementation 

Many multinational groups will begin to feel the practical effect of the Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (DMTT), the UAE's implementation of the OECD’s global minimum tax under Pillar 2. While the rules apply for financial years starting on or after January 1, 2025, it is 2026 that marks the transition to an operational phase.

9. Reduced compliance obligations for imported goods and services

Businesses that apply the reverse-charge mechanism for VAT purposes in the UAE may benefit from reduced compliance obligations. 

10. Substance and CbC reporting focus

Tax authorities are expected to continue strengthening the enforcement of economic substance and Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting frameworks. In the UAE, these regimes are increasingly being used as risk-assessment tools, providing tax authorities with a comprehensive view of multinational groups’ global footprints and enabling them to assess whether profits are aligned with real economic activity. 

Contributed by Thomas Vanhee and Hend Rashwan, Aurifer

Other IPL batting records

Most sixes: 292 – Chris Gayle

Most fours: 491 – Gautam Gambhir

Highest individual score: 175 not out – Chris Gayle (for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in 2013)

Highest strike-rate: 177.29 – Andre Russell

Highest strike-rate in an innings: 422.22 – Chris Morris (for Delhi Daredevils against Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017)

Highest average: 52.16 – Vijay Shankar

Most centuries: 6 – Chris Gayle

Most fifties: 36 – Gautam Gambhir

Fastest hundred (balls faced): 30 – Chris Gayle (for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in 2013)

Fastest fifty (balls faced): 14 – Lokesh Rahul (for Kings XI Punjab against Delhi Daredevils in 2018)

 

The specs: 2019 Lincoln MKC

Price, base / as tested: Dh169,995 / Dh192,045

Engine: Turbocharged, 2.0-litre, in-line four-cylinder

Transmission: Six-speed automatic

Power: 253hp @ 5,500rpm

Torque: 389Nm @ 2,500rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 10.7L / 100km

Seven tips from Emirates NBD

1. Never respond to e-mails, calls or messages asking for account, card or internet banking details

2. Never store a card PIN (personal identification number) in your mobile or in your wallet

3. Ensure online shopping websites are secure and verified before providing card details

4. Change passwords periodically as a precautionary measure

5. Never share authentication data such as passwords, card PINs and OTPs  (one-time passwords) with third parties

6. Track bank notifications regarding transaction discrepancies

7. Report lost or stolen debit and credit cards immediately

The biog

Favourite car: Ferrari

Likes the colour: Black

Best movie: Avatar

Academic qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in media production from the Higher Colleges of Technology and diploma in production from the New York Film Academy

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THE RESULTS

5pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 1,400m

Winner: Alnawar, Connor Beasley (jockey), Helal Al Alawi (trainer)

5.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 1,400m

Winner: Raniah, Noel Garbutt, Ernst Oertel

6pm: Handicap (PA) Dh90,000 2,200m

Winner: Saarookh, Richard Mullen, Ana Mendez

6.30pm: Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Jewel Crown (PA) Rated Conditions Dh125,000 1,600m

Winner: RB Torch, Tadhg O’Shea, Eric Lemartinel

7pm: Al Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap Dh70,000 1,600m

Winner: MH Wari, Antonio Fresu, Elise Jeane

7.30pm: Handicap Dh90,000 1,600m

Winner: Mailshot, Royston Ffrench, Salem bin Ghadayer

 

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Genesis G80 2020 5.0-litre Royal Specs

Engine: 5-litre V8

Gearbox: eight-speed automatic

Power: 420hp

Torque: 505Nm

Fuel economy, combined: 12.4L/100km

Price: Dh260,500

On Women's Day
Gender equality in the workplace still 200 years away

It will take centuries to achieve gender parity in workplaces around the globe, according to a December report from the World Economic Forum.

The WEF study said there had been some improvements in wage equality in 2018 compared to 2017, when the global gender gap widened for the first time in a decade.

But it warned that these were offset by declining representation of women in politics, coupled with greater inequality in their access to health and education.

At current rates, the global gender gap across a range of areas will not close for another 108 years, while it is expected to take 202 years to close the workplace gap, WEF found.

The Geneva-based organisation's annual report tracked disparities between the sexes in 149 countries across four areas: education, health, economic opportunity and political empowerment.

After years of advances in education, health and political representation, women registered setbacks in all three areas this year, WEF said.

Only in the area of economic opportunity did the gender gap narrow somewhat, although there is not much to celebrate, with the global wage gap narrowing to nearly 51 per cent.

And the number of women in leadership roles has risen to 34 per cent globally, WEF said.

At the same time, the report showed there are now proportionately fewer women than men participating in the workforce, suggesting that automation is having a disproportionate impact on jobs traditionally performed by women.

And women are significantly under-represented in growing areas of employment that require science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills, WEF said.

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While you're here
How the bonus system works

The two riders are among several riders in the UAE to receive the top payment of £10,000 under the Thank You Fund of £16 million (Dh80m), which was announced in conjunction with Deliveroo's £8 billion (Dh40bn) stock market listing earlier this year.

The £10,000 (Dh50,000) payment is made to those riders who have completed the highest number of orders in each market.

There are also riders who will receive payments of £1,000 (Dh5,000) and £500 (Dh2,500).

All riders who have worked with Deliveroo for at least one year and completed 2,000 orders will receive £200 (Dh1,000), the company said when it announced the scheme.

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Why it pays to compare

A comparison of sending Dh20,000 from the UAE using two different routes at the same time - the first direct from a UAE bank to a bank in Germany, and the second from the same UAE bank via an online platform to Germany - found key differences in cost and speed. The transfers were both initiated on January 30.

Route 1: bank transfer

The UAE bank charged Dh152.25 for the Dh20,000 transfer. On top of that, their exchange rate margin added a difference of around Dh415, compared with the mid-market rate.

Total cost: Dh567.25 - around 2.9 per cent of the total amount

Total received: €4,670.30 

Route 2: online platform

The UAE bank’s charge for sending Dh20,000 to a UK dirham-denominated account was Dh2.10. The exchange rate margin cost was Dh60, plus a Dh12 fee.

Total cost: Dh74.10, around 0.4 per cent of the transaction

Total received: €4,756

The UAE bank transfer was far quicker – around two to three working days, while the online platform took around four to five days, but was considerably cheaper. In the online platform transfer, the funds were also exposed to currency risk during the period it took for them to arrive.

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Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

Zakat definitions

Zakat: an Arabic word meaning ‘to cleanse’ or ‘purification’.

Nisab: the minimum amount that a Muslim must have before being obliged to pay zakat. Traditionally, the nisab threshold was 87.48 grams of gold, or 612.36 grams of silver. The monetary value of the nisab therefore varies by current prices and currencies.

Zakat Al Mal: the ‘cleansing’ of wealth, as one of the five pillars of Islam; a spiritual duty for all Muslims meeting the ‘nisab’ wealth criteria in a lunar year, to pay 2.5 per cent of their wealth in alms to the deserving and needy.

Zakat Al Fitr: a donation to charity given during Ramadan, before Eid Al Fitr, in the form of food. Every adult Muslim who possesses food in excess of the needs of themselves and their family must pay two qadahs (an old measure just over 2 kilograms) of flour, wheat, barley or rice from each person in a household, as a minimum.

Visit Abu Dhabi culinary team's top Emirati restaurants in Abu Dhabi

Yadoo’s House Restaurant & Cafe

For the karak and Yoodo's house platter with includes eggs, balaleet, khamir and chebab bread.

Golden Dallah

For the cappuccino, luqaimat and aseeda.

Al Mrzab Restaurant

For the shrimp murabian and Kuwaiti options including Kuwaiti machboos with kebab and spicy sauce.

Al Derwaza

For the fish hubul, regag bread, biryani and special seafood soup. 

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While you're here
The specs

Price, base: Dh228,000 / Dh232,000 (est)
Engine: 5.7-litre Hemi V8
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic
Power: 395hp @ 5,600rpm
Torque: 552Nm
Fuel economy, combined: 12.5L / 100km

Tips to avoid getting scammed

1) Beware of cheques presented late on Thursday

2) Visit an RTA centre to change registration only after receiving payment

3) Be aware of people asking to test drive the car alone

4) Try not to close the sale at night

5) Don't be rushed into a sale 

6) Call 901 if you see any suspicious behaviour

TRAP

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Saleka Shyamalan, Ariel Donaghue

Director: M Night Shyamalan

Rating: 3/5

RESULT

Deportivo La Coruna 2 Barcelona 4
Deportivo: Perez (39'), Colak (63')
Barcelona: Coutinho (6'), Messi (37', 81', 84')

The five pillars of Islam

1. Fasting

2. Prayer

3. Hajj

4. Shahada

5. Zakat 

The national orchestra

Russia's Muslim Heartlands

Dominic Rubin, Oxford

In numbers: China in Dubai

The number of Chinese people living in Dubai: An estimated 200,000

Number of Chinese people in International City: Almost 50,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2018/19: 120,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2010: 20,000

Percentage increase in visitors in eight years: 500 per cent

The specs
Engine: 2.0-litre turbo 4-cyl

Transmission: eight-speed auto

Power: 190bhp

Torque: 300Nm

Price: Dh169,900

On sale: now 

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Lexus LX700h specs

Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor

Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh590,000

Libya's Gold

UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves. 

The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.

Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.

HAEMOGLOBIN DISORDERS EXPLAINED

Thalassaemia is part of a family of genetic conditions affecting the blood known as haemoglobin disorders.

Haemoglobin is a substance in the red blood cells that carries oxygen and a lack of it triggers anemia, leaving patients very weak, short of breath and pale.

The most severe type of the condition is typically inherited when both parents are carriers. Those patients often require regular blood transfusions - about 450 of the UAE's 2,000 thalassaemia patients - though frequent transfusions can lead to too much iron in the body and heart and liver problems.

The condition mainly affects people of Mediterranean, South Asian, South-East Asian and Middle Eastern origin. Saudi Arabia recorded 45,892 cases of carriers between 2004 and 2014.

A World Health Organisation study estimated that globally there are at least 950,000 'new carrier couples' every year and annually there are 1.33 million at-risk pregnancies.

UAE v Ireland

1st ODI, UAE win by 6 wickets

2nd ODI, January 12

3rd ODI, January 14

4th ODI, January 16

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