Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) launched the third in a series of reports that outline the best ways to tackle diverse challenges that organisations in the Arab world and globally will face once the Covid-19 pandemic finally abates. The series comes at a crucial time when public and private sector organizations are seeking to prepare for future ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed bilateral relations and ways to enhance them in various fields in the light of the existing strategic partnership between the two countries as well as a number ...

AJMAN / WAM Dar Alber Society Ajman branch provided AED9,500,614, in financial assistance in 2019, which benefitted around 1,933 individuals, families. The distribution went to 902 destitute families for house rent payment, for paying school and university fees of 541 underprivileged students, for treatment costs of 136 patients, and for the payment of electricity bills of 42 families with limited ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A United Arab Emirates aid plane carrying approximately 13 tonnes of medical supplies was dispatched to Kazakhstan to assist the country in combating the Covid-19 pandemic, benefitting over 10,000 healthcare professionals. This initiative is part of the UAE’s commitment to cooperating with countries working to combat the Covid-19 outbreak in order to bolster global efforts to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Arab Youth Centre (AYC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced on Wednesday that 11 youth delegates from the Arab region have commenced their roles as Youth Development Delegates to support countries across the region to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Youth Delegates are the first cohort in a new initiative between the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A top US diplomat has expressed his admiration to the UAE leadership for its effective crisis management and upholding the values of religious freedom. John Rakolta, the US Ambassador to the UAE, said, “In recent weeks, we have witnessed a tremendous change in how we move, how we work, how we live. We have seen populations ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM Fuel stockpiles used by shippers and for power generation jumped to a record high at the Port of Fujairah in the UAE, the strongest sign yet of dwindling storage space for oil products in the region as demand evaporates due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stockpiles of heavy distillates and residues, used by shippers and for power generation, ...

Bloomberg A panel of Indian government ministers advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to partially lift the lockdown imposed on March 25 to control the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, people with knowledge of the matter said. Areas with large clusters of Covid-19 cases will remain closed, the people said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. The ...

Bloomberg Japan has earmarked $2.2 billion of its record economic stimulus package to help its manufacturers shift production out of China as the coronavirus disrupts supply chains between the major trading partners. The extra budget, compiled to try to offset the devastating effects of the pandemic, includes 220 billion yen ($2 billion) for companies shifting production back to Japan and ...

Bloomberg Malaysia will hand out 24.62 million masks, four for each household, while advising people to only use them if they have symptoms, Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a statement on Wednesday. The global stance on wearing masks has started to shift over the past few weeks. Neighbouring Indonesia ordered citizens to wear face masks when they leave ...