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DUBAI / WAM The UAE cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved the formation of the “Sports Coordination Council” and the reshuffling of the boards of several federal councils, under the framework of advancing the work of the Federal Government. The council – ...

Bloomberg Oil steadied near $67 a barrel as the benefits of a weaker dollar were offset by the sweep of the coronavirus pandemic across key importer India. Brent futures traded little changed, paring an earlier decline as the dollar slipped, making commodities priced in the currency more attractive. Yet India reported record Covid-19 infections on Monday in a further blow ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), on Monday announced that its Cryptography Research Centre (CRC) has launched the UAE’s first secure cloud technologies programme which will boost advanced technologies that enhance data privacy and cloud encryption schemes. TII said that its secure cloud technologies programme aims ...

Al Ain / WAM Strata Manufacturing, the advanced manufacturing company wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company, strengthened global distribution of its “Made with Pride in the UAE” line of personal protective equipment (PPE) products after agreeing a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Japanese administrative jurisdiction of Tokushima Prefecture. Signed during a virtual ceremony between Ismail Ali Abdulla, Strata CEO; ...

Tel Aviv / WAM Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the newest national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has landed for the first time in Israel and launched the route between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi. The new route operates three times per week in April. Starting from May, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will operate flights between the two destinations on ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohamed Helal Al Mhairi, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, received Mher Mkrtumyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to the UAE, at the chamber’s tower in Abu Dhabi and discussed with him the means of increasing economic cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, Al Mheiri praised the outstanding relationship between ...

Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business The shareholders of Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar), one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the Middle East and Africa, approved the board report of the company’s activities and financial position for the financial year ending December 31, 2020 at the company’s annual general meeting. Over the last financial year, Julphar recorded net sales of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 141,862 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Monday, 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 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, on Monday received, in his palace, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, who is currently visiting the UAE. During the meeting, Sheikh Nahyan welcomed Qureshi and his delegation, and both sides discussed ways to further develop cooperation between the UAE and Pakistan, to ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE showed an outstanding performance in securing food during the Covid-19 pandemic with Dubai external foodstuff trade reaching AED52 billion in 2020, according to Dubai Customs. “Food security is gaining more importance under the current circumstances, and the challenges posed by the pandemic which swept across the world,” said Nassim Al Mehairi, Manager of Statistics Section ...