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Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has sent a congratulatory message to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the occasion of the Kingdom’s 90th National Day. The Sharjah Ruler has also dispatched a similar congratulatory message ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, and Sberbank, the largest bank of Eastern and Central Europe, on Tuesday signed a strategic agreement to explore opportunities of mutual benefits. The agreement covers cooperation in multiple areas, including co-investments, debt and equity financing, long-term financing of Mubadala projects in Russia and other territories, advisory services, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The first CNN Academy in the world opened its doors for applications on Tuesday for journalists of the future to learn about multiplatform storytelling. Starting January 2021, the intensive learning programme will offer a full-time five-week course with a combination of online learning sessions and in-person workshops that will take place at CNN at twofour54. Over ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The construction of the US pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will be completed in November, John Rakolta, the US Ambassador to the UAE, said on Tuesday. “The construction of the pavilion is progressing according to our schedule. We look forward to substantial buildings’ completion sometime around November 15,” he said during a virtual media roundtable with ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) signed on Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) to strengthen cooperation in various medical fields including insurance, transfer of permits of health professionals, education, medical training and research. The collaboration will include coordination in the field of health insurance; developing health services provided by both ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) announced that they have signed a strategic agreement to train Emirati astronauts in Nasa. This partnership aims to prepare Emirati astronauts for advanced space missions by providing them with the highest level of expertise and knowledge. Under the agreement, four Emirati astronauts ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Friends of the Covax Facility (FOF) strongly supports vaccine multilateralism and the goal of ensuring affordable, fair and equitable access to safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines for all. The Covax Facility is about to set a precedent of multilateral cooperation and solidarity and the FOF firmly believes in the importance and impact of this global ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs has announced that the emirate’s non-oil trade continued its growth against the current crisis. Being a hub for gold and diamond trading and making, Dubai made AED67.1 billion from gold and diamond air-cargo trade between March and the end of June this year. Statistics released by Air Customs Centre Management at Dubai Customs show that ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Department of Finance (DoF) announced on Monday that its “Dirham Al Khair” initiative, launched in mid-2017, raised more than AED4.83 million in donations over the last three years. The initiative helps government customers to make donations through the ePay portal and the DubaiNow application, in cooperation with the Smart Dubai. Government customers who pay governmental and ...

DUBAI / WAM Zayed University announced that it joined the elite listing of the 2021 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world’s best universities. The global annual ranking of higher education institutions provides key insights to stakeholders, including students, on the achievements and competencies of universities worldwide and enables ...