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Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates, represented by the National Emergency, Crisis and Disasters Management Authority, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, has announced that all citizens and residents in the UAE are now able travel in accordance with the health preventive and precautionary requirements enforced within the ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Department of Antiquities and Museums completed major restoration work on one of the emirate’s historic watchtowers. Located just outside Al Jazirah Al Hamra, an ancient coastal village renowned for its fishing, pearl diving and boat building, the watchtower is believed to be about 100 years old and was a crucial part of ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) in cooperation with the Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has launched a Marine Agency to oversee wooden dhow ships and regulate all their activities while they are in Dubai waters. The agency is an organisational unit managed by the PCFC and works according to regulations in coordination with the ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The Abu Dhabi School of Government (ADSG), a Department of Government Support entity, and the Abu Dhabi Youth Council has on Saturday launched the first “Next Generation Abu Dhabi” program, in partnership with Udacity, a global leader in the field of online learning. The new programs will be part of the “Youth Skills Platform”, which ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received a telephone call from President Carlos Alvarado Quesada of Costa Rica on the prestigious strategic relations binding the two friendly nations, as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest. President ...

Bloomberg Oil rose for a second day as a bigger-than-expected drop in American crude stockpiles and plunging output from Opec producers outweighed nervousness about a resurgence of coronavirus in the US. Futures held near $40 a barrel in New York after rising 1.4% as the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported a 7.2 million-barrel decrease in US inventories last week, the ...

Dubai / WAM Terminus Technologies, a China-based leader in smart technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics has been named Expo 2020 Dubai’s latest Premier Partner and has signed a long-term lease at District 2020 as part of the innovation ecosystem that will evolve after the event. As Expo 2020 Dubai’s Official Robotics Partner, Terminus will deploy more than 150 ...

NEW YORK / WAM Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Dr Khalid bin Muhammad Manzalawi has affirmed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia supports the UAE in its candidacy for non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the period 2022-2023, urging countries to support its candidacy. In his speech during the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy has said that the UAE is among the most active countries in the Middle East and North Africa in providing financial and cash incentives to support its markets, banks and economic activities in recent months. In its study, the ministry explained that the incentives and measures launched by the country have been ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added), announced that it is implementing the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (mSME) coalition project in cooperation with more than 40 federal and local government and semi-government entities as well as the private sector. The initiative has been designed to create a tightly knit system that supports these companies ...