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Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs announced it celebrated 32 disruptive innovations developed throughout 2020, raising the number of innovations developed by the government department between 2010 and 2020 to 237. Dubai Customs also received 14 global awards for outstanding achievement in innovation in 2020 to raise the total number of recognitions and awards to 124. “Prioritising innovation today is essential ...

Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) revealed that the Lost & Found Unit at its Call Centre, Customers Happiness Dep’t received 31,073 reports of items lost in Dubai Taxis during the period from January to September 2020. The resolution rate of these reports within the specified time was as high as 99.9%. “RTA considers customers and service ...

Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, directed the allocation of AED10 million to the acquisition of the latest publications issued by the publishing houses participating in the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). This comes as a continuation of his support to the book publishing industries, to enrich ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Over 30 of the world’s leading oil, gas, and petrochemical chief executives will join a virtual roundtable hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), on November 11, to discuss critical issues facing the industry including how oil and gas companies are building resilience in response to Covid-19 and the role of the industry in ...

Dubai / WAM Smart Dubai announced its plans to participate in the 40th Gitex Technology Week, taking place from December 6-10 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, where it intends to showcase the latest developments in terms of city-wide smart transformation and the positive impact digitisation is making on people’s lives. Furthermore, Smart Dubai will be highlighting collaborative efforts undertaken ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 132,374 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 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Businesswomen Council (ADBW) in cooperation with the Council of Arab Businesswomen (CABW) has organised the 3rd virtual exhibition “First Choice” following the success of the exhibition in its first and second editions. HH Sheikha Dr Hessa Saad Abdullah Al Sabah, President of the CABW, attended the inauguration of the exhibition along with Maryam ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) warned of a security loophole in WhatsApp for iOS that could allow the execution of malicious code, memory corruption and crashes. In security update for WhatsApp, TRA another vulnerability could permit Siri app to interact with WhatsApp even after the phone was locked. TRA advises users to update the affected app ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced the inauguration of 20 new electricity substations in 2020, as part of its efforts to provide electricity and water services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability and efficiency. The move includes a 400 kV substation in Dubai South with a conversion capacity of 2020 megavolt-amperes (MVA) and nineteen ...

DUBAI / WAM Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the arrival of all the 50 new Dubai Metro trains. 15 of these trains, he said, are designated for serving Expo 2020, and the remaining 35 trains are meant to improve the level of service of the ...