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Etisalat named best regional SMS service provider

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat on Saturday announced that it has been awarded the Best Regional SMS Service Provider at the fifth annual Carrier Community (CC) Global Awards ceremony in Berlin. The CC Global Awards, which are independently judged by a panel of telecom analysts and experts, recognise innovations and achievements among telecom wholesale operators and ecosystem partners around ...

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UAE reports 711,134 total recoveries from Covid-19

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 335,439 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 ...

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RTA opens new bus route to serve Souk Al Marfa, improves 11 routes

Dubai / WAM Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is intending to launch a new route for public buses in Dubai and improve the services of three other bus routes starting this September 9. The move aims to expand the internal bus network and step up the integration of mass transit means in the emirate. The new route, which is named ...

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SMTC initiative to develop skills of graduates

Sharjah / WAM With the aim of qualifying job seekers in the media field from university and college graduates registered with the Human Resources Department of the Government of Sharjah, the Sharjah Media Training Centre (SMTC), affiliated to Sharjah Broadcasting Authority has launched the “I Can” initiative in its second edition, which will run until December 30. The initiative includes ...

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Adihex highlights importance of women’s role in falconry

Abu Dhabi / WAM Women in Falconry is one of the main topics of the conference “The Future of Falconry”, which will be hosted in the next edition of Adihex in cooperation with Unesco and organised by Emirates Falconers’ Club and the International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey (IAF) which currently has 110 associations from 90 ...

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Amazon Web Services to open data centres in UAE

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), the investment promotion agency of Dubai Economy, has welcomed the announcement by Amazon Web Services (AWS) of its plans to open data centres in the UAE in the first half of 2022. The new AWS Middle East (UAE) Region will consist of three Availability Zones and become AWS’s second region ...

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Abu Dhabi launches new internet domain name

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the supervision of the Higher Committee of Digital Government in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Department of Government Support (DGS) represented by the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA) has announced the official internet top level domain name for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, “.abudhabi”, which represents the digital identity of the emirate in the ...

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Taqa to conduct review of its global oil, gas business

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (Taqa), one of the largest listed integrated utility companies in the region, announced that it has initiated a strategic review of its oil and gas operations. Since 2005, Taqa has built a high-quality portfolio of upstream and midstream operations in the UK North Sea, the Netherlands, Canada and the ...

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ADX to launch derivatives market

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced on Wednesday that it has taken a key step towards launching a derivatives market this year by signing an agreement with Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) to deliver marketplace technology solutions, including matching, real-time clearing and settlement technology. ADX is rapidly expanding asset classes and developing new offerings for both regional and ...

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Dubai’s DMCC registers 204 new firms in August

Dubai / WAM DMCC, a Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, on Wednesday announced it recorded its best August on record since its establishment in 2002, with 204 new member companies registered, and best eight-month performance in seven years. This builds on the business district’s record-breaking success in recent months, with a strong performance ...

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