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ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced on Sunday that the company achieved the highest ever rate of Emiratisation in 2020. Some 42 percent of in-focus roles at EGA are now held by UAE nationals – exceeding the company’s long-standing goal of Emiratising 40 percent of these positions by the end of 2020. In-focus roles are all those ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced on Sunday that it conducted 162,251 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 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Officials from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport in Sharjah (AASTS) and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment discussed their cooperation and collaboration, including ways of employing the academy’s capabilities and the expertise of its staff to protect the environment and curb marine activities that cause climate change. Their cooperation also includes ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) won two prestigious awards at the HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award Middle East 2020, which is organised by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). In the Outstanding ICT Innovation category, MoHAP came first through the ‘Newborn Hearing Screening’ project, which aims to deploy a universal and automated newborn hearing ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has expressed his condolences to Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, in a message sent to him following the death of Sheikha Fadhaa Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Preparations have been underway for the UAE to host a major international Summit on migration, starting from Monday. The Summit — which is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai — will, for the first time, take place entirely online, using ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Company (Aman) signed an agreement with Al Mutakamila Vehicle Inspection and Registration Company (a company accredited by the Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai) with the aim of providing excellent services to Aman clients, to confirm its constant endeavor to provide better service and achieve customer happiness. Under the agreement, Aman ...

DUBAI / WAM The Expo 2020 Pavilions Premiere opened on Saturday, allowing visitors to be among the first to experience Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion, from January 22 until April 10. Pavilions Premiere offers visitors a preview of Expo 2020’s Thematic Pavilions and will provide a glimpse of what is to come when Expo 2020 Dubai – the first World ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Preparations are underway for the UAE to host a major international summit on migration, starting Monday. The summit – which is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai – will, for the first time, take place entirely ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Committee for the Covid-19 Pandemic has updated procedures to enter Abu Dhabi from within the country as part of proactive efforts to contain and eliminate the spread of Covid-19. The new procedures are effective from Sunday, January 17. The committee approved allowing entry into the emirate within 48 hours ...