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DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has received a letter from His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said of Oman, about the brotherly relations between the two countries and peoples. The Sultan of Oman congratulated Sheikh Mohammed on the successful journey of the Hope Probe to ...

Bloomberg Oil rebounded from its biggest slump since November ahead of a key Opec+ meeting that may see some supply returned to a fast-tightening market. Futures in New York rose above $62 a barrel. The alliance gathers on Thursday and is expected to loosen the taps after prices got off to their best ever start to a year. But it’s ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has revealed that members’ exports to Central Africa and Western Africa recorded a surge of 85% and 57%, respectively, in January 2021, compared to the same month in the previous year. The total value of member companies’ exports targeting the African continent reached AED2.9 billion during the same month, marking a ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates airline will boost its frequencies to Sudan with the introduction of daily flights to/from Khartoum starting on March 09. The introduction of additional frequencies will provide more options and added convenience for those wishing to travel to Dubai and beyond to Emirates’ network of over 90 destinations. Emirates continues to take measured steps to safely and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Cultural Advisor to the UAE President and Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), said that the UAE’s leadership prioritises the efforts to promote knowledge and reading among members of the community, to make reading part of everyone’s lives and help create a cultured and knowledgeable community. In his statement to the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) to integrate the use of AI into the provision of medical care, enhancing clinical expertise and elevating the patient experience. The MoU was signed by Seha’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) is taking part in the UAE’s Innovation Week, which was launched last week, under the slogan ‘UAE Innovates 2021’, with the aim of enhancing an innovation culture and encouraging community participation in designing and developing future experiences and initiatives. Khalid Al Bustani, Director-General of the FTA, said that the authority’s participation ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry revealed that members’ exports to Central Africa and Western Africa recorded a surge of 85% and 57%, respectively, in January 2021, compared to the same month in the previous year. The total value of member companies’ exports targeting the African continent reached AED2.9 billion during the same month, marking a 4.2 ...

Dubai / WAM DP World, UAE Region, has announced the completion of implementing ZODIAC, a Terminal Operating System (TOS), in Jebel Ali Port’s Container Terminal 3 (CT3). The move represents an additional step to fulfill DP World, UAE Region’s vision to lead smart transformation in its ports and logistics hub. The fully automated system includes advanced solutions for remote control ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates airline will boost its frequencies to Sudan with the introduction of daily flights to and from Khartoum starting on March 9. The introduction of additional frequencies will provide more options and added convenience for those wishing to travel to Dubai and beyond to Emirates’ network of over 90 destinations. Emirates continues to take measured steps to ...