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ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Community Programmes operated by NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and the Stevens Initiative launched a virtual exchange programme connecting youth from the UAE and the US. The programme, funded by Stevens Initiative, will virtually connect students from the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars Programme (SMSP) at NYUAD with their peers who are ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Economy announced on Sunday the reduction of fees associated to 94 services provided to individuals, companies, and the business sector. The announcement follows the issuance of UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 20 of 2020 regarding services fees issued by the ministry. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy, fee reductions ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi School of Government (ADSG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Haykal Media to contribute 10,000 licences to the Harvard Business Review’s Arabia platform for Abu Dhabi Government employees, reinforcing the ADSG’s active role in digital learning, as part of Abu Dhabi’s ongoing digital transformation. The licences will provide Abu Dhabi’s government employees ...

DUBAI / WAM The number of monthly users of NYU Libraries’ Arabic Collections Online (ACO) increased from 50,000 to 350,000 in March, as remote learning and self-quarantine have become the order of the day. This digital library, a partnership between NYU New York and NYU Abu Dhabi, is a collection of Arabic-language, public-domain content drawn from distinguished libraries around the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Police deployed facemasks and personal protective supplies among residents of a number of areas in Abu Dhabi, including Musaffah, Al Mafraq and Al Shawamekh in addition to Al Ain City, as part of the “For Your Safety” Campaign. The police patrol officers advised the public to comply with the precautionary measures taken by the ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Following its recent launch of passenger freighter flights to 10 destinations, complementing its Boeing 777 freighter operations, Etihad Cargo announces five additional routes using Etihad Airways passenger aircraft to increase the flow of essential supplies into the United Arab Emirates and provide further east-west connectivity between major markets. Using bellyhold capacity on a mix of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, reviewed the global fight against Covid-19 with Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia. This came over a phone call, during which they discussed advancing bilateral relations and joint efforts to contain the spread of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM As part of its contributions to the “Fund of the UAE- Homeland of Humanity” initiatives, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) allocated AED5 million to support remote learning, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. The initiative, which includes provision of laptops and tablets, is aligned with the precautionary measures taken by the UAE to contain the ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), announced that it is sponsoring the UAE Inventors Society, based on its social responsibility and strategy to support innovation and creativity, and encourage and recognise the creative UAE Nationals. “This makes it one of the biggest supporters of innovation in the UAE and Dubai,” Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) – the first research and teaching institution focused on promoting governance and public policy in the Arab world – will host a series of live Instagram sessions to highlight the challenges and opportunities being presented by the current Covid-19 pandemic. Starting from Monday, April 13 the sessions will ...