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DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Saturday opened a flyover leading to the Western entrance of the Dubai Creek – Dubai Creek Harbour; an important phase of the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing Improvement Project. The project encompasses the improvement of Nadd Al Hamar Street – Ras Al Khor Road intersection, along with extensive improvements of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) issued 36 post-harvest practice guides covering 41 crops, including 21 guides for vegetables and 15 guides for fruits. Due to the similarity of post-harvest practices for some crops that belong to the same family, the guides of these crops were combined. The Adafsa was keen to gather ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE sent an aid plane carrying 16 metric tons of urgent medical supplies to Iran to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. This aid will assist approximately 16,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. This aid plane is the fourth to be sent by the UAE to Iran ...

Dubai / WAM The Business Registration & Licensing (BRL), sector in Dubai Economy has issued 41,252 electronic Memorandum of Association (MOA) and e-MOA addendums from January 2019 to end of May this year. This is in line with the Federal Decree-Law No. 7 of 2018 by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan amending articles within Federal Law ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates announced the completion of the National Disinfection Programme. Dr Saif Dhaheri, the Spokesperson of the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority announced the completion of the National Disinfection Programme nationwide. “Children below 12 in age are now allowed to enter commercial centres and restaurants across the emirates,” he said. However, public ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has stressed that the UAE’s world-class infrastructure, robust economy, and resilience in the face of challenges give it the ability to rapidly achieve its strategic goals and aspirations for progress and prosperity. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin ...

Dubai / WAM Despite the decline in greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) globally at the beginning of 2020 due to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Dubai has maintained its leading position among the top three global FDI destinations during the first five months of the year, according to Financial Times fDi Markets data. “Dubai ranked second globally in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE on Thursday sent an aid plane carrying 10.5 metric tons of medical supplies to Iraq to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. This aid will assist approximately 10,500 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Mohamad Saleh Altenaiji, Charge d’affaires of the UAE ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM American University of Ras Al Khaimah (Aurak) is planning to introduce four new academic programmes. These comprise a Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design, a Master of Science in Infrastructure Engineering, and a Master of Science in Sustainable and Renewable Energy. “We’re bringing out new ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched smart platforms for public bus drivers as part of an effort to automate drivers’ services, maximise their happiness, and encourage them to deliver better services to customers. “These platforms are smart devices programmed in several languages and directly linked to the Customer Relations Management system. Through these platforms, which ...