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ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) announced the launch of the ‘I am Committed’ initiative in collaboration with 81 Designs, a UAE-based social enterprise. The programme aims to increase awareness of the government’s efforts to minimise the spread of coronavirus outbreak, encourage the community to adhere to the guidelines and get tested for Covid-19. As part ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates SkyCargo has announced that with effect from the first week of May, it has commenced dedicated cargo flights on a scheduled basis every week to 67 global destinations across six continents. This includes 11 destinations in the Middle East, seven in Africa, 22 in Asia, six in Australasia, 15 in Europe and six cities in ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Delivering on its “Customer First” strategy, Oman Insurance Company has launched the new cloud-hosted website www.omaninsurance.ae on market leading Sitecore Digital Experience Platform with a fresh interface, enhanced e-commerce features and a host of digital services. As organisations within the UAE and across the world face the new reality of remote operations, virtual access to systems ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) launched its latest report titled, ‘Life After Covid-19: Community’, that highlights the impact of social distancing on societies. Although crucial for slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus, social distancing has increased anxiety and mental health issues among individuals, and led to disruption in family dynamics as family members try to balance ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Arkan Building Materials Co., a leading construction and building materials company in the UAE, on Monday announced its consolidated financial results for the three months to March 31. Net profit before sale of scrap assets for Q1 2020 almost doubled to AED 10.1 million, from AED 5.25 million in the same period in 2019 as ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In an effort to collaborate and keep trade flows open during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, Abu Dhabi Ports has joined 19 of the world’s leading port authorities in signing a first-of-its-kind virtual declaration. Hosted via video conference, the Ports Authorities Roundtable (PAR) Declaration calls on member ports to work together by allowing merchant ships to berth ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Many stories have emerged that highlighted the UAE’s efforts to help those who have suffered since the start of novel coronavirus crisis. These efforts have written the UAE’s history in letters of light, through its honourable work, which has brought to the rest of the world its humanitarianism in times of crises. After a US citizen ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Monday sent an aid plane containing five metric tons of medical supplies to Botswana to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. The aid will assist approximately 5,000 medical professionals as they work to combat the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Mahash Saeed Al Hameli, UAE Ambassador ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), announced that the slogan, “Preparing for the next fifty years: Women are the support of the nation,” will be the slogan for Emirati Women’s Day. This ...

GENEVA / WAM The International Publishers Association (IPA) is offering financial support to African publishing entrepreneurs to overcome the staggering impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on education in 2020 and beyond. Under a four-year $800,000 fund administered by the IPA in partnership with Dubai Cares, the UAE-based global philanthropic organisation, the grants for 2020 will be directed towards locally-owned, digital learning ...