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Bloomberg ByteDance Ltd is said to be exploring a sale of the India operations of TikTok to rival unicorn Glance, in an attempt to resuscitate the once-thriving short video sharing app that’s been banned indefinitely in the South Asian nation. The discussions have been initiated by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp conglomerate, according to people familiar with the talks, who declined ...

ABU DHABi / WAM A new achievement in fields of tolerance and peace has been recorded for the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, publication of its first book, entitled “’Paths to a Culture of Tolerance and Peace”. The President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, Ahmed Al Jarwan, stated that this book aims to increase feelings of ...

DUBAI / WAM An electronic platform which contains railway engineering information, including 800,000 documents relating to assets of the Red and Green Lines of the Dubai Metro, has been launched. Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), launched the platform, also contains data about the Rail Agency, consultants, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced that it has been awarded the highest score worldwide of 99.7 percent in the updated International Customer Experience Standard (ICXS2019) for the second consecutive year. The certificate, provided by the International Customer Experience Institute, is an international standard to evaluate the customer service experience in large organisations. It aims ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) has confirmed its participation in the 26th edition of the Gulfood 2021 Exhibition, which will be held at Dubai World Trade Centre from February 21-25. During Gulfood 2021, the Free Zone Authority will highlight the numerous incentives and benefits provided to investors and companies, and its pivotal role in supporting the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Hope Probe’s successful arrival to Mars’ orbit garnered international media coverage, with #ArabsToMars topping trends with 2.7 billion engagements around the world. The historic mission marked the Arab world’s entry to the global space race and placed the UAE as the first Arab nation, and the fifth in the world, to reach Mars. Major news ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) has confirmed its participation in the 26th edition of the Gulfood 2021 Exhibition, which will be held at Dubai World Trade Centre from February 21-25. During Gulfood 2021, the free zone authority will highlight the numerous incentives and benefits provided to investors and companies, and its pivotal role in supporting the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 184,981 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 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced on Saturday the successful launch of the third and final phase of government entities to transition to accrual accounting. The project overcame all the challenges it faced in 2020 including working remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic – which had a direct impact on the transition’s plan of action. Obaid ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Two young men have been arrested for violating Covid-19 precautionary measures. The men are being investigated for roaming a public area after one tested positive for Covid-19, and for sharing video of them violating precautionary measures on social media. In a statement, the Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution said on Saturday the men are investigated on charges ...