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DUBAI / WAM In line with its digital transformation drive, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) implemented the issuance of electronic pre-marital certificates. Couples must undergo a pre-marital health examination to screen for certain genetic and infectious diseases. At the DHA, the screening is available across primary healthcare centres. After the screening, the DHA provides a pre-marital certificate electronically. The move ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Data and artificial intelligence (AI) are expected to become key pillars that will build and grow the UAE’s digital economy in the future, adding a major boost to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the long term, industry experts predicted during a recent virtual panel discussion hosted by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates will celebrate, on Monday, the annual “Emirati Children’s Day,” a national occasion celebrated on March 15 that aims to raise the community’s awareness about children’s rights. The UAE has progressed from the stage of caring for children and protecting their basic rights to the stage of empowering future generations and shaping their ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 232,901 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Sunday, 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 ...

Dubai / WAM Inspection teams from the Dubai Sports Council and Dubai Economy, along with Dubai Municipality, served closure orders on two sports establishments and fined six others over the weekend for their failure to adhere to Covid-19 precautionary measures and guidelines. The sports establishments were fined for their failure to maintain the mandatory safe distance as well as non-compliance ...

DUBAI / WAM Terra – the Sustainability Pavilion is already inspiring action towards a cleaner, safer, healthier world, with 96 percent of people who have visited the Expo 2020 Pavilions Premiere so far saying the experience has motivated them to change their behaviour. Since launching at the end of January, the Pavilions Premiere has offered more than 50,000 visitors an ...

Dubai / WAM In an official ceremony at the Expo 2020 Dubai site on Sunday, the Pakistan Pavilion was handed over to the Pakistani authorities after completion of building civil works. The pavilion is located in the ‘Opportunity District’ and has a total covered area of 35,000 Square feet. The inner journey of the Pavilion is set under the theme ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Departmentof Economic Development (Rakded) announced that exhibition organisers, wedding halls and event venues will be exempt from 100 percent of their licensing fees, violation charges and late payment penalties for 2021. The decision is in line with directives from HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler ...

Bloomberg Oil in London falls for the first week in two months as signals of a patchy demand rebound across the globe and a stronger dollar held back crude’s rally. Global benchmark Brent futures fall 0.6%. West Texas Intermediate also edged lower, posting its first weekly decline in three weeks. A fresh bout of bond volatility spurred a risk-off mood ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) hosted the fifth session of its ‘Future of Industry Dialogue’ series. Convening relevant local entities operating in the defense sector, the virtual meeting falls within the framework of the Ministry’s continued efforts to boost the UAE’s industrial sector and enhance the competitiveness of local products. The meeting ...