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Brasilia / WAM The Governor of Brasilia Province, Ibaneis Rocha, has praised the humanitarian and medical aid provided by the UAE to Brazil, which contributed to strengthening the efforts of medical professionals as they work to combat the spread of Covid-19. This came during his meeting with the UAE Ambassador to Brazil, Saleh Ahmad Salem Al Suwaidi, wherein they discussed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Wednesday announced that its employee-led continuous improvement programmemes have delivered almost AED60 million in cost savings since the start of the year. Since January, EGA employees also submitted 18,400 ideas through the company’s suggestion scheme to solve operational, safety and environmental challenges, with cost savings of over AED28 million. EGA’s ‘Tamayaz’ ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 105,740 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, 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 treatment. As ...

DUBAI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) announced it updated its Schedule of Violations and Administrative Fines, affecting all licensed entities, real estate developers, facility owners, energy services companies, and individuals. The decision aims to upgrade the energy ecosystem; implement international standards in supplying electricity, water and wastewater services; secure the sector’s infrastructure; and implement health, safety ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) will be hosting “RegTech Live: Driving Compliance through Innovation”, a virtual event in partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA) on November 10-11. The event, the second of its kind for this year, builds on the topics discussed in June and reinforces the DFSA’s goal of fostering innovation in ...

TEL AVIV / WAM The United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, and Israel, have announced the establishment of the Abraham Fund, which fulfills a commitment made in the Abraham Accords. Through this fund, the UAE, the US International Development Finance Corporation, and Israel will mobilise more than $3 billion in private sector-led investment and development initiatives to promote ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), signed an agreement on air transport services in its initials with the Civil Aviation Authority in the Kingdom of Tonga at the GCAA’s headquarters in Dubai, with the aim of strengthening bilateral air relations between the two countries. Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the UAE General ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has been ranked among the top three global commodity trading hubs, according to Dubai Multi Commodities Centre’s (DMCC) latest Future of Trade 2020 report. The Commodity Trade Index (CTI) assesses the role of 10 key trading hubs within global trade. The rankings are based on an analysis of 10 indicators across the three key ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s dnata has announced it further expanded its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region and entered the Indonesian aviation market by partnering with PT UNEX Rajawali Indonesia (Unex). Based at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) Jakarta, Unex is a leading ground handling and cargo warehouse company. The strategic partnership will see dnata and Unex enhance ground handling capacity in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has directed to build a mosque named after Indonesian President Joko Widodo, in Diplomatic Area in Abu Dhabi. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed also gave directions to rename Al Ma’arid Street, one of the capital’s ...