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NEW YORK / WAM The United Nations has condemned the deadly suicide bombing during Friday prayers at a mosque in the city of Kandahar, in southern Afghanistan, which killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens more. UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the attack in the strongest terms, describing it as “despicable”, said a statement. “The perpetrators of this latest ...

DUBAI / WAM Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) recorded an increase of 29.6 percent in the net profit reaching at AED 458.0 million for the nine months period ended on September 30, 2021 compared to AED 353.4 million for the same period in 2020. The Bank also reported an increase in operating profits by 29.3percent, reaching AED 652.9 million for the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM AD Ports Group on Saturday announced its financial results for the first half of the year ended on June 30, 2021, reporting revenue increase of 21% year-on-year to AED 1,832 million ($499 million) compared with AED 1,517 million ($413 million) in the first half of 2020, driven by organic growth, diversification into new businesses, new leases ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri, Director General of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has received Victor Francisco Fernandes, Minister of Industry and Commerce of Angola, at the Chamber’s tower in Abu Dhabi, to discuss a number of topics of shared interest. Albino Malungo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Angola to the UAE, attended the meeting ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, met with the Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov at the opening of the Israeli Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai to review advancing economic cooperation and increasing direct flights between the two nations. The two ministers deliberated the prospects of further growing business opportunities across ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM AD Ports Group on Saturday announced its financial results for the first half of the year ended 30 June 2021, reporting revenue increase of 21% year-on-year to AED 1,832 million ($499 million) compared with AED 1,517 million ($413 million) in the first half of 2020, driven by organic growth, diversification into new businesses, new leases and ...

AMSTERDAM / WAM Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director-General of Emirates News Agency (WAM), has met with Jacqueline Lampe, CEO at RNW Media, and Wouter van Tongeren, Director of Partnerships Management at RNW Media, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. RNW Media is among the most crucial youth training centres concerned with training media professionals in various countries on the latest professional media ...

Dubai / WAM The Slovakia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai has unveiled the country’s first hydrogen car – a sleek, aerodynamic sports car that produces no harmful emissions. The MH2 hydrogen car was designed by Branislav Maukš, the Slovak designer who has contributed to the design of every Ferrari model since 2007. The concept car boasts a unique, functional design, ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) announced that the Mysk Moon Retreat has begun welcoming guests and bookings to experience the emirate’s first-of-its-kind luxury glamping destination, and unveiled four new luxury hospitality projects in Sharjah’s Central and Eastern regions which are: Al Jabal Resort in the city of Khorfakkan, a luxurious hotel in the city of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 362,508 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. As ...