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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy (MoE) has announced that the country’s Intellectual Property (IP) sector has achieved significant growth in the number of works during the past year 2020, as it witnessed a growth of 70% compared to that of 2019. This is the latest in a series of achievements accomplished by the UAE and consolidates its ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) donated Zakat money worth AED6.5 million to support the programmes and projects of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC). Both sides signed a cooperation agreement to coordinate the distribution of the donation to those eligible to receive Zakat. The bank’s administration welcomed the move and the signing of the agreement with the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment (MEME) of the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday agreed to strengthen joint collaboration to advance knowledge in renewable energy and to accelerate the energy transition. Specifically, Irena and Morocco will work closely to advance the national green hydrogen economy as the country ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM In 2020, nearly 923,724 counterfeit goods were seized by the UAE Customs sector, according to the report on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for 2020 issued by the Federal Customs Authority (FCA). Additionally, IPR seizures by local Customs departments amounted to 41 the same year. Ali Saeed Matar Al Neyadi, Commissioner of Customs, and Chairman of the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital’s first low-cost carrier, announced the introduction of a new service to Trabzon in Turkey with direct flights from Abu Dhabi starting on July 13. The new service represents the 14th route for Air Arabia Abu Dhabi since the launch of the carrier’s service from Abu Dhabi International Airport last year. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE was ranked among the top 20 countries in the world in eight indexes of competitiveness related to tolerance and coexistence during 2020, according to data issued by three of the major international references specia- -lised in competitiveness. This means that the country has succeeded in achieving global leadership levels in this field, exceeding the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Helal Mohammed Al Hameli, Deputy Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Centers and Advisory Councils, has discussed with Pavel Jablonsk, Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland, ways to further boost investment and business cooperation among entrepreneurs in Abu Dhabi and Poland. During the meeting, Al Hameli expressed his pleasure with the visit of Polish Deputy Foreign ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A delegation of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, in collaboration with the UAE Embassy in Beirut, has provided vouchers to 35,600 families in Northern Lebanon, as part of the UAE’s endless efforts to support friendly countries. An official from the foundation stated that the humanitarian initiative was launched upon the directives of the UAE’s ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, partnered with Air Arabia’s loyalty programme AirRewards, to allow members of both schemes to benefit from reciprocal points and miles transfers. These could be spent on flights with Etihad and Air Arabia, holidays, shopping and more. Kim Hardaker, Head of Loyalty & Partnerships, Etihad Airways, said: ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 217,849 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 ...