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Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday sent an aid plane containing 10 metric tons of medical supplies to the Republic of Tajikistan to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19). The aid will assist approximately 10,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Dr ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) will be hosting a virtual event on June 2-3. The event, RegTech Live: Driving Compliance Through Innovation, will be held in partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA). The DFSA wishes to promote and foster innovation in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), in line with Dubai’s National ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) announced that it had issued 4,527 electronic ‘Certificates of Origin’ for the months of March and April. It noted that the total number of memberships had reach 1,251 by the end of April, with 46 new memberships and 1,169 renewed memberships. The number of new members from the free ...

DUBAI / WAM Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the gradual reopening of business activities in Dubai from the fourth day ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) issued a decision to postpone implementation of the ban on supplying, transferring, storing, and possession of water pipe tobacco and electrically heated cigarettes in the UAE that do not carry digital tax stamps until January 1, 2021. The ban had previously been scheduled to come into effect on June 1 this ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) held a virtual meeting with key aviation and hospitality partners to discuss current and post-pandemic strategies and joint initiatives aimed at ensuring the tourism industry’s gradual return to normalcy. The meeting also discussed global efforts to minimise the transmission of Covid-19 and precautionary measures deployed to safeguard the ...

HADRAMAUT / WAM On the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, with the monitoring of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) the ERC distributed 770.4 tonnes of ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business For the eleventh year in a row, National Bonds is distributing ‘Eidiyah’ to more than 500 lucky minor bondholders. Eidiyah is an annual initiative that rewards minor bondholders via special electronic draws for AED 50, totaling AED 25,000 – held on the first day of Eid Al Fitr. In its sustained efforts to encourage financial literacy ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Warehouse421, the home-grown arts and design centre dedicated to showcasing and nurturing creative production across the region, has launched the ‘Warehouse421 Project Revival Fund’, to alleviate disruption impacts on the creative industry. In a statement, the arts centre encouraged visual artists, curators, literary creatives, designers and musicians in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention announced on Sunday that it conducted over 28,000 additional Covid-19 tests using state-of-the-art medical testing methods. In a statement, the ministry affirmed its aim to expand the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. As part of its intensified ...