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ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, announced that over 200,000 patients have sought treatment across its orthopedic facilities. Of these 200,000 patients, over 35,000 have been treated in the first half of 2019 alone. Most orthopedic cases range from victims of traffic accidents and fall, to workplace-related injuries caused due to ...

Dubai / Emirates business in5, a startup incubator founded by Tecom Group, announced a 27-hour ‘Block-chain Challenge’ hackathon, inviting tech enthusiasts to address a practical real-life challenge. Divided into teams, participants will be challenged to build and present functioning prototypes, leveraging blockchain technology. Powered by Oracle, a global leader in innovative technologies, and a key contributor in the regional digital ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Community Development (MOCD) announced that as of the end of 2018, there were 223 associations, non-profit organisations (NGOs) and social Takaful funds managed and supervised by the ministry. The list comprises 185 associations, 17 Takaful funds and 21 NGOs registered in the ministry’s database. According to MOCD, the associations were divided across various ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s International Humanitarian City (IHC) embraced World Humanitarian Day celebrations on Monday, welcoming more than 100 human- itarian workers and partners to spotlight the achievements and attributes women bring to global humanitarian action. Every day, more than half a million humanitarians — 40 percent of which are women — work on the frontline of war and disaster ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A higher committee has been set up in Abu Dhabi to implement the Human Fraternity Document signed by His Holiness Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Dr Ahmed el-Tayyeb, in the UAE capital last February. The committee includes Bishop Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, President of the Pontifical ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (Dewa’s) Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) 2019 is an opportunity for green solution suppliers and providers, investors, and decision-makers — from private and public sectors that helps nurture international interest in green innovations — supports a sustainable environment and shift to a green economy. Wetex 2019 offers companies, decision-makers, invest-ors, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The third edition of the Aqdar World Summit is set to kick-off this month in the Russian capital Moscow, featuring a high-profile UAE delegation taking part to discuss the global empowerment of communities. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a wedding in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) said in a statement that it condemns in the “strongest terms” the terrorist attack, and that the UAE reaffirms its support to the Afghan government as it confronts ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, was the most punctual Middle Eastern carrier in the first seven months of 2019. New figures produced by the aviation data company OAG show that Etihad was the only Middle Eastern carrier whose punctuality averaged more than 80 per cent for flights across this period. The ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business A ten-member delegation headed by HE Abdulla Al Humaidan, Secretary-General of Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination (ZHO) visited Japan to receive insights on how to create a more inclusive society for people faced with challenges. The eight-day visit was organised by the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), and provided opportunities for the ZHO delegation ...