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ABU DHABI / WAM The Nation Shield Magazine, issued by the General Headquarters (GHQ) of the Armed Forces, issued its new monthly edition No. 579 and made it available to readers on its website. This step is in implementation of the directives of the UAE’s leadership and the decision of the National Media Council (NMC) to temporarily stop circulating newspapers, ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired a video meeting with HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and a number of UAE ambassadors to review the country’s diplomatic missions overseas amid the ongoing global efforts ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) released a GIF image of the decrease in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentration in the GCC countries, between November 26, 2019, until March 27 this year. The Remote Sensing Department at MBRSC published the results using data acquired by the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-5P mission. The drop in NO2 concentrations beginning ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, DAE, has announced that it ended Q1 2020 with available liquidity of approximately $2.8 billion. DAE’s owned, managed and mandated-to-manage fleet exceeded 400 aircraft. During the said period, DAE sold or novated 15 aircraft, acquired 4 aircraft and transitioned or extended leases on 8 aircraft. Commenting on the announcement, Firoz Tarapore, DAE’s Chief Executive ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In response to the high level of commitment shown by the public with the precautionary measures to restrict traffic movement, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) decided to suspend all federal and local permits, and online applications for vehicles during the National Disinfection Programme, including the federal movement permit service, ‘Tajawal’ or ‘Move’. The move comes as ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Planning and Development, (Trakhees), activated its remote work system to ensure continuity of providing a total of 365 field and non-field services to its customers. The department was able to continue providing its services 100 percent without interruption during this period in line with government announcement to ensure safety and wellbeing of the ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Expanding on the smart transformation of its services, and fulfilling its commitment to business continuity, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on Wednesday announced the launch of a series of webinars. These webinars aim to boost awareness of the private sector on various issues related to business environment and practices, and the various economic sectors. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The National Takaful Company (Watania) announced positive financial results for 2019, as the company’s net profit increased to AED13.1 million, compared to AED9.4 million in 2018. While announcing financial results of company, Dr Ali Saeed bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Takaful Company, declared that the company has launched ...

SHARJAH / WAM Dana Gas, a regional private sector natural gas company, on Tuesday announced its intention to pursue a feasibility study studying a potential demerger of its upstream business into a new company, which, as part of the demerger, will also be listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange (ADX). Currently, the Sharjah-based company owns upstream oil and gas ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Expo Centre Sharjah recently held a virtual meeting to ensure the smooth functioning of the various departments and services, as part of the precautionary measures taken by the centre to maintain the health and safety of employees and customers and cope with the government’s preventive measures amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Headed by Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, ...