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  Dubai / WAM DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, has announced the full list of industry-leading speakers set to take centre stage at its flagship diamond event, the Dubai Diamond Conference (DDC). The DDC will be held physically, welcoming the global diamond industry to Atlantis, The Palm on February ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The report, titled, “Non-Oil Foreign Merchandise Trade Through the Ports of Abu Dhabi”, published by the Statistics Centre-Abu Dhabi (Scad), confirmed that the value of non-oil foreign trade passing through Abu Dhabi ports over 11 months in 2021 amounted to some AED190.20 billion, an increase of 2.9 percent compared to the same period in 2020, ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC (Etisalat Group) on Friday announced that, further to the announcement on November 18, 2021, it has completed the acquisition of elGrocer DMCC. Founded in 2015, elGrocer is a leading online marketplace for groceries operating in all seven Emirates of the UAE. It brings together major retailers and specialty stores on a ...

  GAZA / WAM The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has received a medical supplies convoy provided by the UAE, containing one million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine to fight Covid-19. The convoy arrived in the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing, and is the largest medical support of its kind provided by the UAE to ...

  Sharjah / WAM The sixth edition of Xposure International Photography Festival will host its first-ever Conservation Summit on February 10, under the theme ‘Saving our Oceans’, to explore hope and solutions for ocean conservation. A distinguished panel of conservationists, biologists, ocean explorers, researchers and photographers will shine a light on conservation stories through exhibitions and numerous panel discussions to ...

  SHARJAH / WAM The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) hosted a virtual brainstorming session titled, ‘The Future Prospects of Publishing’, to engage local publishers in the process of setting priorities and developing the entity’s strategic five-year plans. Ali Bin Hatem, President of EPA and Rashid Al Kous, Executive Director of EPA, participated in the virtual session that was also attended ...

  Dubai / WAM The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC) revealed that the number of medical personnel in the UAE grew between 104 percent and 140 percent on average over a period of ten years. The number of physicians working in the public and private sectors in the country increased to 26,151 by the end of 2020, compared to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Vatican has stressed that the UAE is a leading model of global human solidarity, and its humanitarian initiatives go beyond the limits of geography and encourage pioneering examples that promote peaceful coexistence, tolerance and peace in the whole world. This was stated during a phone call between HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...

  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, has received a message from President Kais Saied of Tunisia, on promoting relations between the two countries. The message was delivered to Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, as he welcomed Mu’izz ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) reported a net profit of AED12.5 billion, compared to AED10.6 billion in 2020, marking a 19 percent increase year-on-year for the full year ended December 31, 2021. Group revenue was up 17% supported by solid trading performance and growth in fee-generating business, helping to offset headwinds from low-interest rates. Operating ...