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Dubai / WAM The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) Sector of Dubai Economy revealed that it recorded a compliance rate of 97.7 percent with Covid-19 precautionary guidelines among commercial establishments in H1 2021. As part of the stringent implementation of globally-benchmarked preventive measures, 43 commercial establishments were closed, 1,678 were fined and 282 were issued warnings during the first ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 254,639 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Sunday, 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 ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has completed 96.4 percent of its project to extend its water transmission network by 36.6 kilometres across Dubai, at a cost of some AED256 million. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa, affirmed that Dewa uses the latest technologies in the generation, transmission, distribution and control of electricity ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Miral in collaboration with Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment on Sunday announced that The WB Abu Dhabi hotel is on track to open in 2021. With a design and concept inspired by the world-famous Warner Bros. brand, the hotel, developed with a total investment of $112 million, will complement the company’s commitment to diversifying Yas Island’s offerings ...

Sharjah / WAM A successful collaborative research study led by American University of Sharjah (AUS) has taken a significant step towards finding solutions to some of the problems facing fuel cell usage. Fuel cells, which are a clean, efficient and reliable source of power, have various applications and can be used to operate vehicles by producing electricity. Fuel cells run ...

Al Ain / WAM Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Cultural Advisor to the UAE President and Supreme President of UAE University (UAEU), received Professor Eric Xing, President of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), and his delegation. The meeting was also attended virtually by Dr Tayyeb Zanaty, Dean of the College of Information Technology (CIT) at UAEU. During the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Deyaar Development PJSC (Deyaar), one of Dubai’s leading property developers and real estate service providers, on Saturday announced the launch of Regalia, a AED 1 billion luxury skyscraper in Business Bay offering a smart and high-end urban lifestyle embodied by royalty and distinction. Regalia will be the tallest tower Deyaar has ever built. The 70-storey premium ...

Dubai / WAM du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, on Saturday announced the launch of their new Multi-Cloud Platform. The two companies have partnered to deliver market-leading multi-cloud management and migration capabilities through this platform, which aligns with their aims to simplify and accelerate digital ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The initiatives launched by the Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs (MFNCA) drew an impressive turnout of youth with more than 19,100 young Emiratis from around the country taking part. The MFNCA is working on several initiatives specifically directed at young people and designed to enhance their political awareness and create effective channels of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Saturday with Clalit Health Services, the largest health maintenance organisation in Israel and second largest globally. The MoU aims to pave the way for further cooperation between the two countries ...