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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 244,422 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 Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has on Wednesday signed a 35-year Water Purchase Agreement (WPA) and the Shareholder Agreement (SHA) for the Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Plant, with Emirati company Utico. The 120 Million Imperial Gallons per Day (MIGD) project will be built using the Independent Water Producer (IWP) model. It is expected to ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) officially launched a one-of-a-kind innovative start-up program called Scality, which is set to attract local, regional and global tech start-ups and enable them to establish and grow their businesses in the region. Scality offers start-ups the opportunity to set up and operate their businesses with flexibility and convenience through a commercially ...

ABU DHABI / WAM When it comes to delivering on a future vision, the UAE has set the standard in the Middle East. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, has said that industries of the future are central to the UAE government’s efforts to secure sustainable ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etisalat, in partnership with the Ministry of Community Development, on Wednesday announced the launch of a first of its kind web extension aimed at simplifying the World Wide Web and making it autistic-friendly. The launch was made on Wednesday in the presence of Dr Ahmed bin Ali, Group Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Etisalat, and Wafa ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Qasr Al Watan, one of the only working palaces of its kind in the world, welcomed a host of UAE-based artists and art students from La Parole Art Gallery and New York University Abu Dhabi. The unique painting sessions saw the participation of 16 up-and-coming artists. In a bid to preserve and promote culture, artistry and ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE’s economy stands on the verge of a new era. One that will be marked with a dynamic industrial growth spurred by a raft of new local and foreign investments. This, thanks to the launch of “Operation 300bn”, the new strategy from the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) which seeks to fortify the nation’s ...

Bloomberg Oil falls alongside a strengthening dollar as near-term risks to the demand recovery emerged ahead of a Opec+ meeting this week to decide on output policy. Futures in New York fall as much as 2.6%, with the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rising to the highest since November, thereby reducing the appeal of commodities priced in the currency. Weaker US ...

DUBAI / WAM Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development and the Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE federal export credit company partnered to shore up the export capabilities of the country’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Mouza Obaid Al Nasri, Acting CEO of Khalifa Fund and Massimo Falcioni, CEO of the ECI. The ...

Sharjah / WAM A new partnership between the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) and Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah) is poised to take Sharjah’s ecosystem offerings to the next level. The entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which paves the way for a series of strategic moves they will be jointly making to accelerate UAE’s post-Covid recovery. The core objective ...