ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 192,238 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has begun trial of the Iata Travel Pass app to manage passengers’ travel health credentials from Abu Dhabi to Chicago, New York, Washington and Toronto, until May 31. Mohammad Al Bulooki, Chief Operating Officer, Etihad Aviation Group, said, “With the dynamically changing health requirements for travel, ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with Family Business Council Gulf (FBCG) hosted a webinar, which offered valuable insight on the changing dynamics of family businesses in Dubai, common conflicts that can arise and practical steps that can be taken to address them. The virtual event, attended by nearly 50 participants representing family businesses in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has donated AED1 million to provide one million meals in the region’s largest food donation campaign ‘100 Million Meals.’ Launched on April 11, the ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign aims to provide food parcels for disadvantaged individuals and families across 30 countries in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe and South America ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sky News Arabia has launched the Sky News Arabia Academy, an initiative that will empower the next generation of Arab talent with the foundations to excel in today’s dynamic media industry. The Sky News Arabia Academy features a range of specialised training courses aimed at individuals taking their first steps in media, while also providing a ...

SHARJAH / WAM Dana Gas announced that year-to-date Pearl Petroleum Company Limited has received $151 million from the sale of gas, condensate and LPG, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). All invoices from the KRG continue to be settled in full and in a timely manner. Dana Gas is a 35 percent shareholder in Pearl Petroleum and accordingly its ...

Bloomberg Poland’s plan to carve out coal-fired power plants sparked a rally in the country’s biggest utilities. Now for the hard part — approving it. Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin’s proposal, which would free up state-owned companies to invest in clean energy, has to win over trade unions, the European Union’s executive and gain approval from Poland’s bickering coalition government. ...

Bloomberg Sasol plans to develop the use of green hydrogen by fuel cell vehicles on a major South African freight route as the company examines ways to lower its own emissions. Along with partner Toyota Motor Corp, it intends to develop a pilot project — using a key highway such as the N3 running between Durban and Johannesburg — for ...

Covid-19 is going to kill more people in 2021 than it did last year. If you want to see why, look at what’s happening in India. Cases have been surging in the country of 1.37 billion people. 261,500 new infections were recorded. That’s as bad as the US during all but the worst five days of the pandemic in December ...

From e-commerce firms and payment processors to governments, everyone with half a server and an algorithm wants our data. So it’s a pleasant surprise to see at least one central bank expressly rejecting the idea of sweeping up personal information in designing its electronic cash. The European Central Bank (ECB) “has no interest in monetising or even collecting users’ payment ...