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DUBAI / WAM In implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to improve the Al Shandagha Roads Corridor to cope with the sustained urbanisation of the locality, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract for upgrading the Falcon Junction. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM ‘Mother of the Nation’ and Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, on Saturday congratulated Emirati women and women all around the world on the occasion of International Women’s Day, which is observed on March 8. In a statement released on the occasion, HH Sheikha Fatima, who is also President of the ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the terror attack that targeted a gathering in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed in a statement its utter denunciation of this criminal act and rejection of all forms of violence, which aim to undermine security and stability ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Two Chinese patients of new coronavirus, Covid-19, have recovered, bringing to seven the total recovered cases in the UAE, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced. With the latest recovery announcement of the two patients, aged 38 and 10, all members of the Chinese family are ”free” from the disease, MoHAP affirmed. The MoHAP also ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai launched its campaign to recruit Saudi student volunteers, in partnership with the Emirates Foundation and universities across the UAE. In this context, a workshop took place between presidents of Saudi students’ clubs and students in seven Emirati universities, kicking off the process to enlist an estimated 1,000 student ...

Dubai / Emirates Business du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), announced on Saturday a new offer for new Home and Mobile customers that includes one year of Amazon Prime membership at no additional cost, for AED 140. The launch of this promotion comes as an extension of du and Amazon’s collaboration that started in 2019 with the launch of ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, has thanked the UAE’s health authorities for their 24/7 commitment and efficiency in keeping the country’s travellers, communities and the cities safe during the new coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. HH Sheikh Ahmed said: “We are conscious that as a country, which is a global travel ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates is providing customers more flexibility, choice and value through its newly introduced waiver policy for all booked tickets issued on or from March 7 until March 31, allowing customers across its network the choice of changing their travel dates without change and reissuance fees. The move provides Emirates’ customers with peace of mind should they ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Executive Committee of the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (Adex) approved the allocation of AED 550 million ($150 million) to support the strategic expansion of the nation’s export businesses and continued diversification of the UAE economy. During the meeting, the committee discussed a number of requests to finance exports, as well as reviewed the strategies ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s dominant broadcaster cut a current affairs program that had satirised the police amid a citywide shortage of protective gear against the coronavirus, prompting fresh warnings about press freedoms in the former British colony. The broadcaster, Television Broadcasts Ltd, cut local media outlet RTHK’s controversial satire programme “Headliner” — which had earlier prompted a complaint from Hong Kong’s ...