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ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways, the UAE national airline, has expanded its business with the launch of charter and special flight services. Fully customisable, business and leisure guests can choose from a variety of flight options including a dedicated passenger service, cargo only flight or a combined passenger and cargo package, the airline said on Monday. Alex Featherstone, Vice ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2021) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (Navdex 2021), signed a strategic agreement with the Tawazun Economic Council. Tawazun will be the principal partner of the exhibitions in line with Idex’s strategy of fostering cooperation with national companies specialised in vital sectors. Both Idex and Navdex are held under the ...

DUBAI / WAM Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions LLC), a subsidiary of Digital Dewa, the digital arm of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) as a part of Dubai 10X initiative announced the launch of its second cloud, a secure, resilient and high availability multi-tenant cloud hosted locally in Moro Tier-III Certified Data Centres including the first green data ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Land Department (DLD) launched a new initiative titled “Initial Inquiry,” which was implemented by the Legal Affairs Department and the Real Estate Development Guarantee Account Department, in cooperation with the Implementation Department, Real Estate Trust Account Development Department, Case Execution Management, and the Lawyers, Experts and Translators Affairs Division at Dubai Courts. The launch of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 100,946 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced 1,027 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 202,863. The ministry also noted that an ...

DUBAI / WAM The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector, in Dubai Economy launched an updated version of its ‘IP Gateway,’ the online portal for obtaining services related to cases on infringement of trademark and commercial agencies. The IP Gateway is part of the efforts of Dubai Economy to enhance business competitiveness in Dubai and extend 24/7 intellectual property ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2021) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (Navdex 2021), have signed a strategic agreement with the Tawazun Economic Council. Tawazun will be the principal partner of the exhibitions in line with Idex’s strategy of fostering cooperation with national companies specialised in vital sectors. Both Idex and Navdex are held under ...

AL AIN / WAM The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has been named the region’s third-best university according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021. The listing is a cut from the annual World University Rankings of higher education institutions in Arab countries. Commenting on the achievement, Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State and Chancellor of the UAEU said ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE is on the frontlines of combatting the spread of epidemics globally, and is one of the key supporters of the international efforts to prevent the spread of many viral diseases that pose serious threats to human safety. The UAE celebrated annual International Day of Epidemic Preparedness on December 27, which was launched by the ...

DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, approved the Government of Dubai’s general budget for the fiscal year 2021, with total expenditures of AED57.1 billion. The newly-announced budget takes into account the exceptional economic conditions of the fiscal year 2020 and ...