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  Dubai / WAM The number of food establishments in Dubai has been increased by 50% during the past year. Dubai Municipality’s Food Safety Department has registered 1,343 new food establishments in 2021. As a result, the number of inspections also increased by 12% compared to 2020. The department carried out 76,195 inspection visits to food establishments in emirate last ...

  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, on Wednesday received members of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity. During the meeting, held at the Sea Palace in Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed commended the committee’s efforts in promoting the ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday met Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, at Expo 2020 Dubai. The meeting was held in the presence of HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque’s main prayer hall housed the world’s largest carpet, a unique masterpiece with dazzling beauty and design. The carpet was hand-knotted by a group of the world’s most skilled artists and weavers. The wool and cotton carpet was hand-crafted by around 1,200 artisans. It is 5,400 square metres, with 40 knots ...

  DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai will host Terry Fox Run on Saturday to mark World Cancer Day and bring expo’s Health and Wellness Week to a close. The charity family fun run is being held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, Chairman and ...

  DUBAI / WAM The number of food establishments in Dubai has been increased by 50 percent during the past year. Dubai Municipality’s Food Safety Department has registered 1,343 new food establishments in 2021. As a result, the number of inspections also increased by 12 percent compared to 2020. The department has carried out 76,195 inspection visits to food establishments ...

  Dubai / WAM Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Government Development and The Future, and Edouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of Rwanda, discussed enhancing the overall partnership between the UAE and Rwanda in areas of government modernisation. The meeting was attended by Paula Ingabire, Rwandan Minister of Information and Communications Technology and Innovation; Emmanuel Hategeka, Ambassador of ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE is continuing to advance its laws and procedures to facilitate business and enhance the competitiveness and productivity of the national labour market. The new law represents progress in the efforts to improve the national labour market’s sustainability. Recent statistics issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation revealed the number of registered ...

  Dubai / WAM Massimo Falcioni, CEO of Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), has said that since its launch in 2018, ECI has supported various sectors with its trade credit solutions, improving the competitiveness of the UAE non-oil trade and export. Over the past four years, ECI recorded a new milestone by issuing AED6 billion worth of revolving credit guarantees, which ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The US-based Global Excellence Award (GEA) has awarded Al Hosn app the “App Of The Year 2021” in the Covid-19 Response category. The achievement is the result of the collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), Alhosn National Health System, and the health sector at large. It also reflects the advanced level of the ...