Local News

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, has discussed with Constantinos Ioannou, Health Minister of Cyprus, ways of mutual collaboration in the health and medical fields. During a video call, both sides asserted the importance of enhancing global action to combat the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic. Al Owais affirmed ...

Sharjah / WAM Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations (DGR) Sharjah, explored potential ways of strengthening cooperation between Sharjah and the Indian capital, New Delhi, in healthcare, food security and information technology in the post-Covid world, during a recent meeting with Dr Aman Puri, Indian Consul General in Dubai. The meeting, hosted by DGR, was ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Ambulatory Healthcare Services — part of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) — announced the extension of operating hours for its healthcare and dental centres to improve patient experience and satisfaction. The healthcare centres in Abu Dhabi, which include Madinat Mohamed bin Zayed, Al Bateen, Al Falah, Al Samha, and Al Mushrif Children’s Specialty Centre, operating ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The central bank of the United Arab Emirates has injected around AED15.86 billion in cash to the financial system in June to boost liquidity and compensate banks for the considerable amount of funds withdrawn out of excess liquidity in the market in April and June, according to the apex bank’s figures. The move fits within the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recorded a 20% month-on-month (m-o-m) increase in the value of member companies’ exports to Africa in June, which reached AED 2.94 billion ($800 million). The value of exports and re-exports to Africa, tracked by Certificates of Origin (COOs) issued to Dubai Chamber member companies, signalled a rebound in trade activity ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has issued Executive Council Resolution No. (24) of 2020 on tourist camps in Dubai. The Resolution seeks to reinforce Dubai’s status as a global holiday destination, regulate the set up and operation of tourist camps and enhance ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A medical aid aircraft dispatched by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) arrived in Damascus, in coordination with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, to help reduce the spread of coronavirus(Covid-19) pandemic and support the Syrian medical sector. The medical aid includes basic supplies used to maintain the precautionary and preventive measures aimed at confronting the coronavirus pandemic, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis & Disasters Committee for the Covid-19 Pandemic, in collaboration with the Department of Economic Development (DED) has allocated teams to communicate with private companies in Abu Dhabi to discuss their needs and obligations towards their expatriate employees. The move follows the leadership’s directives regarding the protection of workers and their rights, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Healthcare Professionals Licensing Department at the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has issued 4,200 medical licences in 10 weeks, the same amount of time required previously to issue 1,200 licences, to doctors, nurses, and workers in support services. This comes as part of a series of initiatives and programmes launched by DoH, in ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), a humanitarian organisation that supports official authorities, launched initiatives to support Lebanon after the Beirut explosion. Etihad organised aid to support residents who had been injured or displaced from their homes in Beirut and gathered donations including medical equipment, clothes, and amenity ...