ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) said it is closely following the situation in the Republic of Mali. Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, has contacted a number of African organisations, stressing the UAE’s commitment to ensuring stability throughout the Sahel region. In a press statement, Al Hashemy ...

Dubai / WAM Nasdaq Dubai has announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with Hong Kong-based Zhongtai Financial International and Beijing Tian Tai Law Firm Shanghai Branch, to support Chinese companies that wish to list on the Middle East’s international financial exchange. Under the agreement, the three parties will use their expertise to provide support and guidance to Chinese ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates announced it will resume passenger services to Conakry, Guinea and Dakar, Senegal from September 3, taking the total number of cities served by Emirates in Africa to eight. Flights from Dubai to Conakry and Dakar will be linked services, operating twice weekly, utilising an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The addition of linked services between Conakry ...

Sharjah / WAM “Salam Beirut”, an emergency aid campaign that is providing relief for victims of the devastating explosion that struck Port Beirut, launched by Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children at the UNHCR, has commenced work on the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) is continuing its initiatives to prevent drought and providing sources of water in Yemen, after launching hundreds of projects related to drinking water in areas suffering from water scarcity. Under this framework, ERC inaugurated a new development project that will provide water in the Hadramaut Desert, which includes a 470-metre artesian ...

Dubai / WAM GTA dnata, dnata’s joint-venture company in Canada, has been awarded a 5-year ground handling license and will establish operations at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The company will provide quality and safe ramp, passenger and cargo warehousing services to airlines with a team of highly trained, customer-oriented aviation professionals. GTA dnata will commence operations at YVR in the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Wednesday announced the launch of the EGA Women’s Network in celebration of Emirati Women’s Day 2020 and also to signal the company’s commitment to improving gender diversity both within and in the heavy industry sector in the UAE. The EGA Women’s Network will enable women at EGA to form a ...

Nobody wants to go back to a national coronavirus lockdown. France’s Emmanuel Macron and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez are ruling out blanket stay-at-home restrictions, even as Covid-19 cases surge higher. Their motives are clear: Another round of widespread lockdowns would tank the economy and split society, and would also be an admission of defeat from politicians and public-health officials who — ...

The evidence is in: At least during the first wave of Covid-19, countries with female leaders suffered far lower death rates than comparable nations led by men. This doesn’t mean that the trend will necessarily persist in a second or third wave. Nor does it imply that women are also better leaders when it comes to whatever else governments find ...

Valuing billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group, which filed its prospectus for a mega initial public offering, will be more art than science. It looks like a financial-services company but sells itself as a technology firm. Is it a MasterCard or a PayPal? On a number of counts, Ant is more like the former. First, the company has made a lot ...