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EDB, Zoho ink deal to offer enterprise solutions to SMEs

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Development Bank (EDB), fully owned by the UAE Federal government and a key financial enabler of the UAE’s economic diversification and industrial transformation agenda and Zoho Corporation, a global technology company with a broad portfolio of cloud-based business solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote the growth of the Small and Medium-sized ...

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Abu Dhabi to host concert series to mark Eid al-Adha

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) will lead this year’s Eid al-Adha celebrations with a programme of spectacular entertainment events on Yas Island. The celebrations include unmissable concerts by regional superstars Assala Nasri, Hussein Al Jasmi, Tamer Hosny and Myriam Fares at Etihad Arena on July 22 and 23 as ...

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UAE ministry urges public to apply online for sick leaves

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) urged the public to capitalise on a wide range of electronic services for the issue of sick leaves and medical reports. The service, which falls within MoHAP’s strategy to provide the best digital services and achieve customer happiness, includes a request for medical reports, attestation of sick leaves and reports, ...

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Al Ghurair hub for digital teaching, learning launched in Lebanon

Dubai / WAM The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE) announced the launch of “Abdulla Al Ghurair Hub for Digital Teaching and Learning” in partnership with the American University of Beirut (AUB) at the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (MSFEA) to improve access to quality online education for thousands of Arab youth across the region. This came ...

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Emirates extends IATA travel pass solution to 10 cities

DUBAI / WAM Emirates, one of the first global airlines to pilot the IATA Travel Pass in April, is offering the IATA Travel Pass solution to customers flying to 10 cities and plans to extend it to all routes across its network in the coming weeks. Emirates has also partnered with Alhosn, the official UAE app for Covid-19 related contact ...

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Yahsat announces offer price range for IPOs

Abu Dhabi / WAM Al Yah Satellite Communications Company on Sunday announced the opening of the subscription period for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of part of its existing shares on June 27, which will continue until Tuesday, July 6, for individuals and other investors in the UAE (as part of the UAE retail offering). The offering will continue until ...

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UAE launches new initiative to enhance public-private tie ups

Dubai / WAM The Government Development and the Future Office of the UAE government has launched ‘Future Partnerships’, a unique initiative, and the first-of-its-kind in the region, that engages leading private-sector firms to actively participate in preparing for, and shaping, the future of the UAE. The initiative is a platform where the government and private firms in the UAE can ...

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DP World facilitates export of Conares’ rebar to N America

Dubai / WAM DP World UAE Region, the leading smart trade enabler’s flagship Jebel Ali Port, carried out the export of 75,000 metric tonnes of rebar for Conares, the leading steel manufacturer in the Middle East. The consignment was shipped from the Jebel Ali Port to North America. With this export, DP World UAE Region and Conares collaborated to contribute ...

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SCMC, Unicef to strengthen cooperation

ABU DHABI / WAM Reem bint Abdullah Al Falasi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC), met with the Unicef Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Ted Chaiban, to strengthen their partnership and cooperation, to ensure the protection of children’s rights. The virtual meeting was attended by Saji Thomas, Child Protection Chief in the ...

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UAE approves national agenda for non-oil export development

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved the National Agenda for Non-oil Export Development, an integrated framework for efforts to increase UAE’s foreign trade, promote Emirati products and access new markets all over the world. His Highness ...

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