Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management on Monday announced updated precautionary measures for events and activities, effective from May 17. According to the revised measures, live entertainment and activities are allowed to be held in restaurants, cafes and shopping malls for a trial period of one month (extendable) starting May 17 on the condition that ...
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Dubai / WAM Global Village has made public some of the highlights of the 25th season which concluded on May 2, after a 190-day celebration marking its 25th anniversary. It has also announced Season 26 which will be held in October, adding that more announcements and updates regarding next season will follow in due course. The highlights included the ‘HSE ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway network, has signed an agreement with Transportr, a leading company in digital freight services. Through the cooperation, Etihad Rail and Transportr will work together to streamline services in the logistics sector through digital solutions, such as booking, tracking, and multi-modal connectivity, providing a complete digital ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, is heading the UAE delegation participating in the Paris International Conference to Support the Sudanese Transition and the Summit on Financing African Economies in Paris, France. President Emmanuel Macron of France is hosting the international conference on Sudan at the Grand Palais Ephémère, with the attendance of 18 presidents ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Exports Office (Adex), the export-financing arm of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), signed a $30 million (AED110.19 million) line-of-credit agreement with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) to bolster trade between the UAE and the Bank’s Member States. The first of its kind to be signed by Adex with ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Dubai Municipality to consolidate cooperation on developing a geolocation infrastructure project in Dubai as part of the Geo Dubai initiative. The MoU, signed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dewa; and Dawood Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, includes ...
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Dubai / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE issued Law No. (11) of 2021 partially amending Law No. (13) of 2016 concerning the Judicial Authorities in the Emirate of Dubai. Pursuant to the new law, the Secretariat General of the Dubai Judicial ...
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Bloomberg Abu Dhabi’s main stock index rises to a record, even amid heightened tensions in the region, as the benchmark’s biggest member surged on hopes of foreign inflows. The ADX General Index climbed 3.5% at the close on Sunday, after earlier gaining as much as 3.8%, boosted by gains for First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the biggest lender in the ...
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DUBAI / WAM The UAE Federation of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Moldova’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry to form a joint business council for Emirati and Moldovan business owners. The MoU calls for promoting investment and economic opportunities between the two countries, enhance their commercial cooperation, boost their commercial ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM Public and private schools that follow the Ministry of Education’s curriculum, as well as international schools, resumed classes following the Eid al-Fitr vacation. School administrations stressed their keenness to carry out their academic plans, in line with pre-set timelines and before the start of end of year exams. The Emirates Foundation for School Education (Taaleem) recently ...
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