Dubai / WAM Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, said the UAE has been a forerunner in embracing an effective smart education model that’s catered to the needs of around 1.2 million students without significant impediments. The minister’s remarks came in a regional webinar organised by the Unesco Regional Bureau for Education in Beirut on the future of ...

DUBAI / WAM Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the completion of Al Quoz Bus Depot to support the daily movement of buses. The new facility, which complements other bus depots at Jebel Ali, Al-Khawaneej, Al Ruwayyah , Al Aweer and Al Qusais, serves buses operating ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA) on Saturday, hosted Omar Saif Ghobash, Assistant Minister for Culture and Public Diplomacy, who delivered an enlightening discussion, titled: “Letters to a Young Diplomat.” Moderated by Bernardino Leon, Director-General of EDA, the session is part of a virtual series of diplomatic dialogues #EDATALKS. The session was attended by EDA’s students and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Air Force’s aerobatic display team, Al Fursan, will be seen in the skies over a number of the country’s hospitals for three days starting Sunday, June 21, in an initiative of appreciation by the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces for the nation’s medical teams and staff. The initiative translates a message of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and the International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance joint efforts to save the species from extinction. Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and Mohamed Ahmed Al Bowardi, Deputy Chairman of IFHC, signed the agreement. ...

Bloomberg Singapore is positioning itself for a post-Covid world with massive investment in innovation, over and above the immediate support it’s giving to help the economy rebound from possibly its worst downturn on record. The government will set aside more than $14.3 billion to support research in “high impact areas” such as health and biomedical sciences, climate change and artificial ...

Bloomberg The cluster of oil tankers off China’s coast is growing and the vessels are waiting longer to offload their cargoes amid a lack of onshore storage space after a buying spree earlier this year. The number of oil-laden tankers parked in Chinese waters has swelled since the start of the month with almost 200 ships expected over the course ...

Bloomberg Italy’s Eni SpA is weighing a sale of its energy exploration and production assets in Pakistan after operating in the country for about 20 years, people with knowledge of the matter said. Eni is working with a financial adviser to gauge interest in the portfolio, said the people who asked not to be identified as the information isn’t public. ...

Last week, cars and pedestrians lined up for free Covid-19 tests in south Minneapolis, six blocks from where George Floyd was killed last month. As protests flared after his death, Minnesota’s Department of Health had set up the testing site and encouraged demonstrators to visit in hopes of stemming a potential new outbreak. Long lines at this center and three ...

A rare meeting of minds between India’s Left and Right on a point of economics should alarm those who belong to neither. The two sides are tossing out similar — and similarly absurd — ideas. Before they make PM  Narendra Modi’s government do something silly and harmful (such as the overnight ban on 86% of currency notes in 2016), both ...