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ABU DHABI / WAM With immediate effect, Etihad Airways will temporarily suspend its passenger services between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Muscat (MCT) in Oman and Kuwait (KWI) until further notice, based on the directives of the respective authorities to limit the spread of Covid-19. A company spokesperson said the move is aimed to limit the ...

Sharjah / WAM UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Air Arabia, the Mena region’s low-cost carrier, have launched an advocacy campaign to mark the agency’s 70th anniversary. The campaign entails positioning UNHCR’s artwork on one of Air Arabia’s aircrafts for three months. In a ceremony attended by Nadia Jbour, Head of UNHCR office in the UAE; Adel Al Ali, Group ...

Al Ain / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced the reopening of the iconic North-West tower at Qasr Al Muwaiji in Al Ain. As the historic site prepares to welcome visitors once again, Qasr Al Muwaiji has applied strict health and safety measures, ensuring the facility’s readiness for public use. In ...

JAKARTA / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium has signed a series of agreements with PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) to provide technological know-how to upgrade the Indonesian company’s aluminium smelter in North Sumatra. The signing was part of Indonesia UAE Week, organised by the two countries’ Embassies to further deepen economic ties between the UAE and Indonesia. EGA will provide expertise ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Embassy in Beirut, in cooperation with the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, launched an initiative aimed at distributing 10,000 food parcels and 60 wheelchairs in Lebanon. The initiative is in cooperation with civil society organisations registered with the Lebanese Ministry of Interior, municipalities, and care homes for elderly people. The gesture is part of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), announced on Tuesday that its Cryptography Research Centre (CRC) has built the UAE’s first national and sovereign crypto library. The milestone is set to enable the country to safeguard vital and confidential sources of information. The development follows a ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Economy is strengthening its initiative launched earlier this year to bring together key industry sectors and stakeholders in an all-encompassing journey towards transitioning Dubai into a circular economy in line with the vision of the leadership and strategic plans of government. The move has gained fresh momentum with HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...

Bloomberg UK government borrowing climbed to a record 240.9 billion pounds ($323 billion) in the first eight months of the fiscal year, reflecting the damage inflicted on an economy now at risk of falling back into the recession. In November alone, spending exceeded tax revenue by 31.6 billion pounds ($42.45 billion) amid the escalating cost of supporting firms and households ...

Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp. will halt production in the UK and France due to transport delays caused by a mutant strain of coronavirus spreading in the UK and that’s led several countries to close their borders with the nation. The border closures have “disrupted the transportation of parts,” Toyota spokeswoman Shino Yamada said in an emailed statement. Countries globally have ...

Bloomberg Swedish overall confidence levels ended a seven-month climb in December, as the Nordic region’s largest economy tightened curbs to battle a severe surge in Covid-19 infections. The overall economic tendency survey fell to 95.6, from a revised 97.2 in November, with the drop “largely a result of firms being less positive about the current situation,” the National Institute of ...