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ABU DHABI / WAM UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashemy will participate in the Global Vaccine Summit 2020 which will be hosted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This will be the main UK-hosted global health summit this year and the first virtual summit that the Johnson will host since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM By deploying innovative technologies that are relevant to the region, such as solar power plants, onshore wind farms and waste-to-energy projects, Masdar is supporting UAE’s sustainable development, stated Mohamed Jameel Al-Ramahi, CEO of the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar). “Since Masdar was established in 2006, the number of people living in urban communities has overtaken ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE’s federal export credit company, Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) has reaffirmed its commitment to support companies operating in the country in order to help them recover from the implications of Covid-19. During these challenging times, ECI continues to fulfill its mandate to support UAE businesses as the pandemic has caused financial institutions and private insurers to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Thursday sent an aid plane containing eight metric tons of medical supplies to Cuba to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. The aid will assist approximately 8,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Bader Abdulla Saeed Almatroshi, UAE Ambassador ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Following the UAE Federal Government’s announcement to lift restrictions on transit passengers services, from June 15 Emirates will offer passenger services to 16 more cities on its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. With travel restrictions remaining in place in most countries, customers are reminded to check entry and exit requirements before their journeys. Flights to the following cities ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), a subsidiary of ADQ, celebrated Global Exhibitions Day. This year, organisations are globally participating in the day in a series of interactive online campaigns, activities. The day highlights importance of business tourism as a pivotal driver of economic activity, increasing national income, and contributing to achieving sustainable economic development. Through ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Municipality has conducted some 17,000 inspections across various establishments in the emirate during the first quarter of this year. In a press statement on Thursday, the municipality noted that it had intensified inspection efforts throughout Sharjah to ensure establishments comply with health and safety standards and regulations. Inspections were carried out in restaurants, coffee shops, barber ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Post announced the resumption of all mail, packets and parcel services to Pakistan, one of its most key markets in South Asia, which accounted for nearly 80 tonnes of postal material in 2019. Effective immediately, all postal services – Economy Mail, Standard Mail, Registered Mail, Standard Packets, Standard Parcels and Express Parcels – will be available ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Board of Management of the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) convened via video conference to review the performance of FANR in the first quarter as well as the progress in implementing a number of initiatives planned during this year. In a statement on Wednesday, FANR said members of the board discussed the UAE ...

Bloomberg Oil erased gains as the Opec+ meeting was put in doubt over cheating by some nations on their output-cuts deal. The producer group won’t hold an early meeting on June 4, and a scheduled gathering next week was also threatened, unless all nations first agree to cut output by as much as they promised, according to people familiar with ...