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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways continues to increase the number of special flights it is operating from Abu Dhabi to several key destinations around the world, as it prepares for an eventual return to scheduled flights, subject to the lifting of current travel restrictions. Throughout May, the airline will increase frequencies on recently announced special flights from Abu ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) have convened a video conference organised by the Chinese Consulate to discuss and exchange knowledge about the coronavirus pandemic outbreak. Li Xuhang, Chinese Consul General to Dubai, welcomed the participants confirming that coronavirus doesn’t recognize geographical borders. “It has spread now in 200 countries affecting millions ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies, on Wednesday announced it had assumed full ownership of National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), one of the UAE’s leading energy sector Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), after acquiring the 30% shares previously held by Consolidated Contractors International Company (ICC). ADQ (formerly Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company) acquired ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dubai Future Foundation’s (DFF) knowledge platforms have reached more than 5 million people across their social media platforms. In light of the Covid-19 outbreak, the Foundation’s knowledge-sharing platforms including Mostaqbal Portal, Popular Science Arabia, MIT Tech Review Arabia and Future Talks have been diligently sharing quality Arabic content on the latest science and technology developments, for ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, reviewed the prospects of furthering cooperation with the Republic of Mali in a phone call with its Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. Sheikh Abdullah conveyed to the President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita his best wishes and warms regards on the occasion ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday sent an aid plane containing seven metric tons of medical supplies to Nepal to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Saeed Hamdan Al Naqbi, UAE Ambassador ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) is dedicated to optimising the skills, processes and resources needed to excel and realise its vision of being globally recognised as a leading nuclear regulator. Capacity building for Emiratis in the nuclear sector has been a FANR priority from the outset. FANR has 244 staff of whom 67 percent ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Tuesday officially launched its new subsidiaries, Dubai Clear and Dubai CSD. Dubai Clear is the region’s first independent company central counterparty (CCP) for equity clearing, and Dubai CSD is the UAE’s first independent central securities depository (CSD) company. To celebrate the official launch of the two new companies, the DFM organised ...

SHARJAH / WAM The UAE’s integrated environmental, recycling and waste management company – Bee’ah – has launched disinfection pods for businesses to safeguard public health during the Covid-19 outbreak. “The advanced solution can be placed at entrance of facilities, complexes, buildings or high-risk areas to eradicate viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms on a person or on their clothing in under ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) succeeded in strengthening its digital systems and smart platforms and providing a bundle of e-services for its members and customers without need to come in person to SCCI headquarters or its various branches. Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman, SCCI, said, “The SCCI has developed an integrated system of smart ...