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ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE on Monday sent an aid plane carrying five metric tons of medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The aid will assist approximately 5,000 medical professionals as they work to combat the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Commenting on the aid delivery, Hazza Mohammed Al Qahtani, UAE Ambassador to Rwanda, remarked, “The provision of aid ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Zakat Fund has offered aid valued at AED86.3 million to 5,109 eligible families since the start of 2020. The number of new cases reached 2,764 families affected by the coronavirus crisis, with 93.3 percent being eligible for Zakat. Abdullah bin Aqeedah Al Muhairi, Secretary-General of the Zakat Fund, said that the fund receives Zakat requests ...

SHARJAH / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, Engineer Salah Bin Butti Al Muhairi, Adviser to the Sharjah Department of Town Planning and Survey, inaugurated the Khorfakkan Monument, designed to be a traditional Arabian Incense Burner Statue, to be a symbol of “Mabkhara” and built ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has shared detailed guidelines with the emirate’s hotels in preparation for granting approvals to reopen the establishments’ restaurants, lounges, beaches, pools and gyms. Having closed due to health and safety precautionary measures imposed to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, hotels will now be able to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In collaboration with the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), UAE’s largest healthcare network, has announced receiving more than 60,000 calls via the Estijaba hotline in March and April with enquiries, comments and appointment or screening requests related to Covid-19 since the outbreak of virus in the UAE. During this ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE on Monday sent an aid plane carrying five metric tons of medical supplies to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The aid will assist approximately 5,000 medical professionals as they work to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Commenting on the aid delivery, Hazza Mohammed Al Qahtani, UAE Ambassador to Rwanda, remarked, “The provision of aid today ...

NEW YORK / WAM UAE emphasised the importance of implementing confidence-building measures and for Member States that have experience in implementing existing cyber norms to share their lessons learned best practices in a UN Security Council meeting on cyber stability, capacity building and conflict prevention. “Although the digital environment is increasingly being used for malicious activity, we should not lose ...

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, has congratulated President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. He wished President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa good health and well-being to continue the nation’s development drive, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs has announced the official working hours at its customs centres during the Eid Al Fitr holiday, to help individuals and companies clear their goods without any delay. Air customs centres at Dubai Cargo Village, Dubai Airport Free Zone- gate number (5), Al Maktoum Airport Cargo Centre, and inspection section at Dubai Multi Commodities Centre will ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of State, has issued, in his capacity as Ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, Law No. (15) of 2020, amending some provisions of Law No. (2) of 2000 regarding civil retirement pensions and benefits for the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The law included a number of ...