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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi School of Government (ADSG), a government entity under the Department of Government Support (DGS), has delivered a special training session on Strategic Crisis Management, in cooperation with the National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA), the Joint Command and Staff College for the UAE Armed Forces, and Rabdan Academy. The session was ...

DUBAI / WAM In another contribution to the Community Solidarity Fund Against Covid-19, a group of accredited charitable organisations in Dubai distributed over 31,570 daily meals to underprivileged people in Naif, Satwa, Hatta, Jebel Ali and Al Warsan areas. The humanitarian gesture reflects the growing cooperation between social stakeholders to support the community in easing challenges in the current environment. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) following the UAE Federal Government guidelines in regards to Covid-19 current situation, has taken necessary measures to ensure business continuity and conducting its critical regulatory activities essential for the safety of the public, workers and environment. FANR has setup the Crisis Management Covid-19 Task Force to closely monitor the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) announced a 45 percent completion of a project to extend the scope of the UAE capital’s running and cycling tracks in 28 sites on the Abu Dhabi Island and Abu Dhabi Mainland. The ADM has said that the AED99.75 million-project stretches 14.12 kilometres for cycling lanes and 39.31 km for ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE conducted over 49,000 additional Covid-19 tests among UAE citizens and residents, using state-of-the-art technology in line with the Ministry of Health and Prevention’s (MoHaP) plans to intensify virus screening in order to bring Covid-19 under control. The accelerated investigative measures resulted in the detection of 370 new coronavirus cases among various nationalities, all of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Space Agency, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi-based global innovation hub Krypto Labs, announced that it would be kicking off its virtual programmes as part of the Global Space Industry Accelerator (GSIA) initiative. As part of its digital transformation, the UAE Space Agency will be holding a virtual roadshow for the NewSpace Innovation Programme. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Four agriculture technology (AgTech) pioneers will build new facilities in Abu Dhabi dedicated to developing next generation agriculture in arid and desert agriculture. The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has partnered individually with AeroFarms, Madar Farms, RNZ and Responsive Drip Irrigation (RDI). The partnership will establish new R&D and production facilities in the emirate, turning sand ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Financial services group (PraxisIFM) announced on Thursday that it secured an ADGM ‘Venture Capital Fund Manager’ licence for venture firm, Hambro Perks. The licence was attained via the setting up of the structure, incorporation and application to the FSRA and Registration Authority in ADGM. Commenting on the announcement, Sam Shields, Head of Fund Marketing at PraxisIFM, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) issued Circular No. 5 of 2020 regulating facilities’ work at Abu Dhabi’s fish markets, to ensure the health and safety of consumers. The circular translates ADAFSA’s continuing efforts to follow precautionary measures, to help achieve high levels of health and safety for the society in cooperation with ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched a webpage, on its website, to appeal to the private sector to support its fight against coronavirus and contribute to The Community Solidarity Fund against Covid-19. The new webpage, which was developed shortly after the launch of the initiative, contains all the information regarding how private sector can ...