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ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE cabinet announced the national holidays for both the public and private sector for the years 2021 and 2022. Holidays for 2021: January 1: New Year. Ramadan 29 to Shawwal 3: Eid Al Fitr. Zul Hijjah 9: Arafah Day. Zul Hijjah 10,11,12: Eid Al Adha. August 12: Islamic New Year. October 21: Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 136,132 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out necessary treatment. As ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Canadian Society for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CSEI). The partnership focuses on providing startups and SMEs from the UAE and Canada with the opportunity to expand their businesses internationally. Ghanim ...

ROME / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) began distributing essentials to people affected by the harsh winter in Naples, Italy and other cities south of the country. The project is part of the winter aid programme implemented by the ERC to help people affected by cold temperatures in 25 countries, following the directives of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Public Prosecution on Saturday published a video on its social media accounts to raise awareness on the penalties regarding the possession and distribution of material that incites racial, religious and cultural hatred. The Public Prosecution warned that the penalty according to Article 12 of Federal Decree-Law No 2 of 2015 on Combatting Discrimination and ...

Bloomberg The US Commerce Department announced it’s blacklisting Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), drone maker SZ DJI Technology Co and more than 60 other Chinese companies “to protect US national security.” “This action stems from China’s military-civil fusion doctrine and evidence of activities between SMIC and entities of concern in the Chinese military industrial complex,” the Commerce Department said. Commerce ...

Bloomberg In balmy Singapore, a tiny island nation that sits almost directly on the equator, it’s usually flowers, meat and seafood that gets whipped away into SATS Ltd’s cool rooms upon landing at Changi Airport. Now one of the world’s biggest ground handlers is gearing up for a more vital task. Like cargo operators everywhere, SATS is preparing for the ...

Bloomberg The economic blow from coronavirus has wiped out 81 million jobs across Asia-Pacific this year, with women and young people disproportionately affected, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO). “Covid-19 has inflicted a hammer-blow on the region’s labour markets,” Chihoko Asada Miyakawa, the group’s regional director for Asia and the Pacific, said in a statement. “Low levels of social ...

Bloomberg Asian buyers are snapping up oil at higher prices than last month, helping to bolster physical crude markets across the world and underpin a rally in futures. Driven by a slew of purchases from Indian and Chinese refiners, crude values everywhere from Russia to the Middle East and Latin America have surged so far. Spot trading activity has been ...

ABU DHABI / TEL AVIV / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the first time an Arab exchange has entered into a commercial relationship with the state of Israel. The MoU will facilitate the development of channels of communication to foster co-operation between the two ...