DUBAI / WAM Issam Kazim, CEO, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing met on Friday with YB Dato Sri Haji Abd Karim Rahman Hamzah, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Sarawak, Malaysia and his accompanying delegation, at Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET). During the meeting, they discussed a number of topics of common interest ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 384,622 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. ...
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DUBAI / WAM The Department of Community Development (DCD) in Abu Dhabi has concluded the first phase of the Virtual Reality (VR) initiative for the elderly, in cooperation with the Family Development Foundation (FDF). The experiment witnessed the participation of senior citizens and residents and was designed to explore the impact of VR and modern technology in strengthening communication ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM BBC Travel, a designated BBC portal for travel stories, has praised on Thursday the UAE’s “resilience” during the Covid-19 global pandemic. “Even as the Omicron variant has parts of Europe on lockdown again, the UAE has managed, so far, to stay open to most travellers while keeping infections low,” said the report headlined “Why is ...
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AJMAN / WAM His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, approved AED2.417 billion for Ajman Government’s 2022 budget. His Highness Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of Ajman Executive Council, said the Ajman Government’s budget embodies the vision of the emirate’s leadership and its plans ...
Read More »DUBAI / WAM The World’s Coolest Winter campaign, which celebrates the UAE’s most beautiful tourism destinations, is extending humanitarian support to more than 100,000 refugees and people in need through a new humanitarian initiative called Warm Winter. The campaign will collaborate with Galaxy Racer’s Content Creator AboFlah, to support hundreds of thousands of refugees and families in need in Africa ...
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Sharjah / WAM The Central Region Department of the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) implemented a number of development projects during 2021. As many as 80 projects have been implemented for network modifications and the installation of approximately 50 transformers in the central region. Cables have been extended to implement these projects with up to 197,624 km ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Reef, the largest operator of delivery kitchens, logistics, and proximity hubs in North America, and Americana Group (Americana), the largest food & beverage operator in the Middle East region, announced a joint venture to open cloud kitchens that will operate Reef, Americana and third party brands throughout the Middle East and North Africa. “As Reef ...
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SHARJAH / WAM Dana Gas has announced that its collections from the KRI and Egypt rises 107% year-on-year in 2021 to $377 million (AED1.38 billion) from $182 million (AED 667 million) in 2020, enhanced by a strong rebound in oil prices, an accelerated pace of payments from Egypt and the settlement of past outstanding KRI receivables. Dana Gas, which ...
Read More »Sharjah / Gulf Time Arada reported a strong sales performance for 2021, thanks to successful new project launches and a resurgence in the overall property market in both Sharjah and the wider UAE. The developer posted a 38% increase in sales to AED2.41 billion during 2021 in comparison to the previous year. In total, Arada sold 2,488 homes in ...
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