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Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), launched the Dubai programme to enable drone transportation. The programme promotes the development and adoption of cutting-edge technologies in line with the vision of His ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) emphasised that the UAE is dealing with children’s issues through an integrated system, at the legislative, educational, cultural and health levels. HH Sheikh Theyab indicated that the ...

Abu Dhbai / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 325,883 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. As ...

KIEV / WAM A delegation from the Emirates News Agency (WAM) visited a number of state-run and private media institutions in the Republic of Ukraine, at the invitation of Ukrinform, the national news agency of Ukraine. The visit aimed to foster media cooperation between WAM and Ukrainian media outlets in various fields, including areas of training and news exchanges. Featuring ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Emirates Association for Management Consultants and Trainers (EMCT) to set the general framework for joint cooperation in the field of exchanging information, experiences and research relevant to the profession of management consultancy, administrative training, developing the skills of national cadres, including trainers and administrative consultants, ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates Post, UAE’s official postal operator and leading express provider, announced that it has partnered with Enoc Group to enhance customer experience in its last-mile delivery services in line with its leading drive to support the growth in logistics and e-commerce in the UAE. Zoom, a leading home-grown convenience store chain owned by Enoc Group, has become ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the death of the country’s former president Frederick de Klerk. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and HH Sheikh Mohamed bin ...

DUBAI / WAM The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) on Wednesday announced that it will host three country-focused conferences in partnership with the United Kingdom, Australia and Italy. The summit will highlight the main drivers of development in manufacturing, encourage greater cross-border investment, foster innovation, and drive global skills development. The conferences will draw on global leaders from government ...

DUBAI / WAM On the fourth day of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the Ministry of Defence announced the conclusion of seven deals worth AED1,742,429,000.00 with local and international companies. This brings the total deals concluded during the first four days to 23 deals, with a total value of AED22, 523,874,000.00. The deals of the first day amounted to AED5,239,207,000.00, the ...

DUBAI / WAM Edge Group entity, EPI, the precision engineering backbone of UAE’s aerospace and defence industry, on Wednesday announced renewal of its longstanding partnership with Airbus subsidiary Stelia Aerospace, to manufacture high-quality precision engineered metallic aircraft components for A320, A330 and A340 families. The signed contract renewal testifies to the synergies the two companies have shared in past and ...