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DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (Dewa) Youth Council organised a forum on innovation under the theme, ‘Let’s Innovate with Dewa’s Youth’, which included panel discussions and workshops to empower employees and enhance their knowledge of AI, machine learning, and innovation. This is in addition to a brainstorming session, which highlighted the main pillars of the UAE ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Due to the rapid outbreak of Covid-19, and the suspension of air flights with a number of countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) has urged Emiratis abroad to return to their homeland, as part of the precautionary measures taken by the UAE to ensure the safety of its citizens. In a statement ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, announced its freighter schedule for the IATA summer season, boosting capacity to its top freighter gateways. The network will also be expanded to capacity-constrained markets that are wrestling with decreased passenger operations or temporary travel bans in light of the public health emergency caused ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Education announced it will conduct a pilot launch of its distance education platform on Wednesday to ensure that all students can utilise smart education technologies to carry out their studies. The system will be available for access from 16:30 to 17:30 as part of the ministry’s efforts to carry out the first, second ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation received a AED1.2 million donation from Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), to support its efforts to provide laptops to school and university students. The financial support comes as part of efforts to implement remote learning initiatives as part of UAE measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Covid-19. Mohammed Haji ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Post has started implementing ‘contactless deliveries’ as part of stringent measures to protect the wellbeing of its customers and staff amid coronavirus, Covid-19, concerns. To limit contact, delivery drivers will now place all items outside the intended recipient’s door, the official postal operator said, adding that from a safe distance, couriers will ask recipients to confirm ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Executive Council announced on Monday a dynamic economic stimulus package, in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, with the follow-up of HH Sheikh Hazza bin ...

DUBAI / WAM The Smart Dubai Department launched the ‘100% Paperless Stamp’ initiative as part of its contribution to the ‘Government Development Track’ – one of six tracks announced by Dubai Council, which was inaugurated at the beginning of 2020 by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE announced on Monday that it will cut interest rates, beginning March 16, following US Federal Reserve cuts to contain the economic repercussions of coronavirus. Following US Federal Reserve Board’s decision to cut the Federal Funds Rate at an emergency meeting to contain the repercussions of the global pandemic Covid-19, the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Monday announced the winning team for the 2020 edition of Al Robot, a robotics competition that challenges students at universities and higher education institutions in the UAE to design and build industrial robots for use at EGA’s aluminium smelters. The winning team was from Abu Dhabi University and competed against ...