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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 298,919 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 ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the deployment of 126 public buses “Expo Rider” to serve Expo 2020 Dubai visitors for free from nine locations across Dubai. Additionally, the RTA will launch two routes for Expo visitors from hotels directly to the site. The RTA will also deploy buses within the Expo from the parking area ...

Vienna / WAM Sarah Falaknaz, Head of the UAE-EU Parliamentary Friendship Committee Group, explored with Hans Nissl, Head of the Austrian-Emirati Friendship Society in Vienna, the prospects of cementing parliamentary cooperation between the Federal National Council and Austria’s National Council. The two sides underlined the importance of accelerating the exchange of expertise and transfer of knowledge as well exchanging views ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dr Muhammed El-Nahhas, CEO and Chairman of Board of Directors of MenaLabs – Clinical Pathology Services in Dubai, confirmed that MenaLabs laboratories has the ability to perform 3,500 distinct tests, and that more than 2,000 various tests are performed daily in all different types of laboratory and genetic tests. Dr Muhammed El-Nahhas has argued that PCR ...

MOSCOW / WAM The UAE-Russian Business Forum has held its third session at the headquarters of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Russian capital, Moscow, as part of the visit of an Emirati delegation led by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry to the cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The visit, which will continue until ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Al Seer Marine, a marine company in the Middle East region that is engaged across multiple marine sectors, announced the formation of a AED624 million ($169.91 million) joint venture with BGN International, one of the leading energy, trading, storage, and transportation companies, to acquire a portfolio of Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) for the transport of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE dispatched an aircraft carrying 100,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Mauritania to help curb the spread of the virus and support Mauritania’s efforts to accelerate its recovery. Additionally carrying 15 metric tonnes of medical supplies, the aircraft is the fifth of its kind to be sent to Mauritania. Hamad Ghanem Al Mehairi, the ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s food and beverage (F&B) trade with Africa, excluding tobacco, reached $13.9 billion during 2015-2020 period, while the sector has been identified as a key factor expected to drive bilateral trade in the short-term, new Dubai Chamber analysis revealed. In 2020, the value of food and beverage trade (excluding tobacco) between Dubai and Africa amounted to $2.4 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and its subsidiary Adnoc Drilling Company (Adnoc Drilling) and Helmerich & Payne, Inc (H&P), a provider of rig technologies and drilling solutions, jointly announced on Wednesday a strategic alliance, that will see Adnoc Drilling acquire eight FlexRig land rigs from H&P for $86.5 million. Following this transaction, H&P will make ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Exports Office (Adex), the export-financing arm of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), has entered into a strategic partnership with Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Chamber of Commerce and Industry as part of its efforts to support Emirati exporters and build a diverse and sustainable national economy. Both parties formally sealed their cooperation ...