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Dubai / WAM Adnoc Distribution announced that its dividend policy will see the 2020 dividend increase to AED2.57 billion, an increase of 7.5 percent compared to 2019. The announcement was made on Tuesday during the company’s General Assembly meeting which was held remotely via video conference as part of the Adnoc Distribution’s measures to ensure the safety and well-being of ...

AJMAN / WAM HH Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, issued Emiri Decree No. 7 for 2020, to adopt the government’s package to support Ajman’s local community and business sector. The decree aims to reduce the economic and financial burdens on the local community and business sector and overcome the social and economic ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Community Development (MoCD) has launched four interactive channels under a new initiative named ‘Taaluf’ to provide family counselling for free to all UAE community members. In a statement, the Ministry said that the launch of the counselling initiative aims to mitigate the psychosocial and mental health impacts of Covid-19 on individuals during home quarantines ...

Dubai / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai has convened a second virtual meeting of its Steering Committee, with representatives of the countries taking part in the event, as part of ongoing consultations that the impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) will have on global preparations of Expo 2020 Dubai. Participating countries briefed the Steering Committee on the global precautionary measures that have to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM ADCB Group, including Al Hilal Bank, on Monday announced its commitment to ensure the continuity of employment at the Bank, pledging that no employee will be made redundant during 2020 as a result of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Commenting on the announcement, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of ADCB Group, said, “The banking sector plays an important role ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that Rammas, its virtual employee that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) responded to over 1.2 million queries in 2019. Rammas is available round the clock to answer written queries and audio chat in both Arabic and English. It is available on Dewa’s smart app, website, Facebook page, Amazon’s Alexa, Google ...

DUBAI / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced on Monday that an additional five applications were made available across all UAE networks. In a statement, the TRA noted that it had coordinated with UAE telecom operators — Etisalat and du — to the applications accessible “on an exceptional basis and until further notice” as part of the UAE’s efforts ...

Sharjah /WAM Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA) continues to implement a number of preventive measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Covid-19, as part of an integrated plan. The measures include implementing sterilisation and disinfection procedures throughout the airport in the Departures and Arrivals halls and public facilities, and sterilising and disinfecting equipment used by passengers and staff. To prevent ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Higher Corporation for Specialised Economic Zones, ZonesCorp, announced that it has stepped up precautionary measures against Coronavirus, Covid-19, at its workers residential cities. As part of the move, ZonesCorp hosted an awareness workshop to educate workers on how to protect themselves from Covid-19 in collaboration with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi. ZonesCorp’s precautionary measures ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Police took to social media on Monday to declare its solidarity with the New York Police Department (NYPD) as a number of its members have been infected with the Coronavirus, Covid-19. Abu Dhabi Police reiterated its keen interest in strengthening ties of strong joint partnership, expressing its hope that all the efforts to end ...