ABU DHABI / WAM Khalifa University of Science and Technology, organisers of the Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC 2020) on Saturday announced the second edition of the $5-million (AED18.37 million) biennial international robotics competition kicks off on February 23 with 32 participating teams at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (Adnec). The three-day MBZIRC 2020 is co-located with ...

DUBAI / WAM The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL), sector in Dubai Economy reported that 4,692 Instant Licenses were issued since the launch of the service in July 2017 to date. Among the Instant Licenses issued, 3,448 were Commercial, 73.5 per cent, and 1,244 in the Professional, 26.5 per cent, category. The Instant License service provides a convenient model for ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The United Kingdom is celebrating the cultural project of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, as Sharjah takes centre stage at The London Book Fair (LBF) 2020, from March 10 – 12, at Olympia, with the leading publishing event’s ‘Market Focus’ title, to be ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), announced two new cases of the new coronavirus, identified as “COVID19”, including a 70-year-old Iranian visitor, whose health is unstable and he is in the intensive care unit. The last case brings the number of those infected in the UAE to 13 with three having recovered. The ministry ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirates Steel, the only integrated steel plant in the UAE and a subsidiary of the General Holding Corporation (Senaat), hosted a ceremony to celebrate its long-serving employees. The company honoured 900 staff members whose service period spanned between 10 and 27 years for their outstanding contributions to execution of various projects that reinforced Emirates Steel’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the 50-year Development Plan Committee, emphasised that preparing for the future with an ambitious vision is a rooted approach of the UAE led by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. While chairing the first ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), and Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children at UNHCR, has called on governments and civil society organisations to treat the education of the low-income and crises affected communities as a priority. She noted that the protection of children’s dignity and enabling them access to ...

HADRAMAUT / WAM The UAE, through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) on Saturday continued dispatching new food convoys to Arrayda and Qusay’ir districts in Hadramaut Governorate, as part of its humanitarian response programme to ease the suffering of Yemeni families and bringing life back to normalcy. The ERC distributed 700 food parcels weighing more 56.5 tonnes to ...

Bloomberg California is backing away — ever so slightly — from its once-sweeping mandate requiring solar panels on virtually every new home. The California Energy Commission voted unanimously in favour of a measure proposed by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to allow homes to get power from solar farms instead of rooftop panels. The move is a setback for ...

Bloomberg Nigeria will build the second-largest hydroelectric plant in Africa after the government settled a legal dispute that was delaying the project, Power Minister Sale Mamman said. “We have now overcome the major problem stopping this project and it is nearly over,” Mamman said. He said Attorney General Abubakar Malami is finalising the terms of the settlement, which are undisclosed. ...