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ABU DHABI / WAM Latest figures on the activity of the official portal of the UAE government recorded around 11.752 million transactions involving the most used e-services in 2019. The UAE achieved significant accomplishments in the field of digital transformation in recent years, due to the provision of 5,713 federal and local government services through the official government portal in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has condemned an attempted terror attack in the Arab Republic of Egypt that resulted in the killing of a policeman and the wounding of several others. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation praised the vigilance, sophistication, and efficiency of the Egyptian security forces’ response, which resulted in ...

Fujairah / WAM Volumes of oil products held in storage at Fujairah climbed to their highest since the all-time high seen in February as tumbling demand from the coronavirus pandemic left more supplies in the eastern UAE port. Stocks rose 5.3 percent over the past week to 24.953 million barrels, with the greatest build seen in light distillates, according to ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) underlined its keenness on the constant coordination with the private sector to support its activities in the emirate of Sharjah in general and in eastern and central regions in particular. The coordination will be through the chamber’s branches in these cities by creating an enabling environment to enhance the ...

DUBAI / WAM The number of visitors to the official portal of UAE government (U.AE) exceeded 2.9 million during the first quarter of 2020, a rise of 56.63 percent from the first quarter of 2019, the Telecommunications Regulatory (TRA) announced. The authority added that there were four million visits to the portal in the first quarter of this year, while ...

Sharjah / WAM The emirate of Sharjah has recorded up to 18,537 real estate transactions totalling AED3.6 billion in the first quarter of 2020, revealed a report by the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department (SRERD). The said transactions were recorded in 129 areas in the emirate covering 8.9 million square feet, according to Abdul Aziz Ahmed Al Shamsi, Director-General of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports’ Corporate Services Department was awarded the Procurement Excellence Gold Award from the UK-based Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply as part of institute’s Advanced Procurement Excellence Programme. The institute recognised Abu Dhabi Ports’ efforts in elevating its procurement function’s role in providing vital input into company’s strategic business decisions, enhancing customer experience and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has sent an aid plane carrying eight metric tonnes of medical supplies to Cyprus, benefitting nearly 10,000 healthcare professionals in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. “Providing support to countries affected by Covid-19 is a humanitarian obligation upon all countries, as strengthening multilateral cooperation is necessary to overcome this crisis,” said Sultan Ahmed Ghanem ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business dnata corporate Travel, one of the largest business travel management companies in the Middle East, has taken several initiatives to provide the highest possible value to its corporate customers to help them navigate today’s challenging and fast-changing global travel environment. dnata has focused on minimising the impact on customers’ travel budgets whilst complementing their duty of ...

DUBAI / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) division at Dubai Economy has imposed fines on nine merchants, including five pharmacies, a supply company, a supermarket, and a trading company for taking advantage of the present circumstances by inflating the prices of face masks. Dubai Economy said in a statement that the action was taken following consumer complaints ...