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  Dubai / WAM Emirates Transport (ET) has announced that it conducted 3,051 transport services and 13,555 school bus trips to Expo 2020 Dubai for students from all government schools affiliated with the Emirates Schools Establishment (ESE). Faryal Tawakul, Acting CEO of Emirates Transport, praised the performance of the work teams that carried out this undertaking with remarkable operational and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 256,333 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. ...

DUBAI / Gulf Time Emirates is introducing seasonal treats to celebrate Easter on board and in select airport lounges worldwide, as part of its commitment to delight customers with unique and seasonal experiences that reflect its global clientele and footprint. The Easter menu is available to customers in all cabin classes from April 16-18 when travelling from Dubai to destinations ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport of Abu Dhabi has announced a new digital parking fees payment option through the smartphone app “Darb”. The app allows motorists to use the available balance in their Darb e-wallet to pay parking fees, simplifying procedures and saving time and effort by offering ...

  Dubai / WAM Mohammad Ali Al Kamali, Deputy CEO of Dubai Industries and Exports, an agency of the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) in Dubai, was announced as President of the next session of the Arab Union for Industrial Exports Development (AUIED). The announcement was made during the ninth General Assembly of AUIED, which concluded in Dubai alongside ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM As part of its continued humanitarian efforts, the UAE on Thursday sent a plane to Warsaw, Poland, carrying 50 tonnes of food items and ambulances with medical equipment as part of an ongoing relief air bridge established in March to meet the humanitarian needs of Ukrainian internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees. Ahmed Salim Al ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Tata Power Company Ltd. (Tata Power) and BlackRock Real Assets-led consortium, including Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), have entered into a binding agreement to invest in Tata Power’s renewable energy subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (Tata Power Renewables). BlackRock Real Assets, together with Mubadala, shall invest $525 million by way of equity / compulsorily ...

Bloomberg The world needs to be preparing for downside scenarios relating to Covid-19, the deputy chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, calling for billions of dollars in grants to bolster pandemic preparedness. “What I’m worried about is that everybody’s hoping for the best-case scenario, which is that this is a mild, endemic virus — but what experts tell ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Engineering has won ‘MRO Service Provider of the Year – Commercial Aviation’ award at the Aviation Achievement Awards 2022. Abdul Khaliq Saeed, Chief Executive Officer at Etihad Engineering, was honoured with the ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Aviation Industry’ award at the event held in Dubai. The Aviation Achievement Awards, celebrate and recognise exceptional resilience, ...

  AJMAN / WAM Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) announced on Thursday that it has become an AWS Activate Provider. Now startups affiliated with the AFZ who are building or about to start building on Amazon Web Services (AWS) can apply for the AWS Activate incentive programme and receive free AWS credits, technical support, training, resources, and more. Inclusion in AWS ...