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ABU DHABI / WAM Naming the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi, as the host of the World Organisation for Animal Health’s sub-regional representation office, confirms the country’s pioneering role to develop intern- -ational standards to ensure the overall public health and the well-being of animals, said Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment. The World Organisation ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Social Support Authority announced that since launching in January 2019, 3,200 low-income Emirati families have benefitted from phase one of the Abu Dhabi Social Support Programme. The Programme’s core objective is to improve living conditions for low-income Emirati families in Abu Dhabi by providing financial and employability support to partners for family members ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat customers will now experience one of the fastest broadband speeds in the region from the comfort of their homes, enhancing their experience while using multiple smart devices at one time. Today Etisalat has raised the benchmark for home entertainment by delivering an incredible 12x greater broadband speed on its advertised entry plan compared to ...

ADEN / WAM The World Health Organisation (WHO) hailed the $20 million grant provided by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to fight cholera in Yemen. “The UAE-Saudi financial support is conducive to stopping the outbreak of cholera in the communities most heavily affected by the disease, while helping in building capacities to develop effective and rapid response to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has continued to promote values of cross-cultural and religious interaction, tolerance, harmony and peaceful coexistence, during the month of May. The country launched various programmes and engaged in numerous activities and events to confirm its status as a global centre of tolerance. The Emirates News Agency (WAM), shed light on the major events during ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A nationwide campaign to support Rohingya refugees raised at total of AED65 million on the final day of its joint live stream, Friday, with residents across the country continuing to show full support via various social media platforms and other donation channels set by the participating charities, primarily the Emirates Red Crescent. Under the directives of ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The United Arab Emirates’ key business and innovation hubs have strong career appeal for the world’s digital talent pool, according to a new study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and The Network. In a report based on BCG’s 2019 study, titled Decoding Digital Talent, Dubai ranked as the sixth most appealing country to relocate to for ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has maintained its regional lead and ranked fifth globally in global competitiveness, according to the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2019, published by the Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) on Wednesday. ‘‘UAE enters top five for the first time,’’ said the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings. ‘‘The United Arab Emirates — ranked 15th ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways is transforming its economy class flight experience by upgrading its cabins and refurbishing its 23 narrow-body Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The renovated cabins will feature ergonomic “extra-spatial design” seats by UK-based Acro, an innovator in the manufacturing of aircraft seats. The retrofit programme, which includes new, personalised wireless streaming entertainment to smartphone and ...

Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) inaugurated the first edition of the Belgian Travel Summit taking place until June 1 in Ras Al Khaimah. The four-day summit is the first joint congress of the Belgian trade unions of travel agencies at a national Belgium level and witnessed the attendance of the Association of Flemish Travel Agencies (VVR) ...