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Bloomberg The Opec+ alliance’s dramatic failure to reach an output deal is most obviously being felt in oil futures, which plunged the most since 2008 in London. A look at the less-conspicuous corners of the market reveal the scale of the impact. The potential collapse of the group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia is the latest blow to a ...

Dubai / WAM The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA-Dubai) said it has issued more than one million visas featuring the ‘Dubai, Capital of Arab Media 2020’ logo over the last four months. The logo appears at the bottom left-hand corner of the visa page. The initiative seeks to highlight the UAE’s status as a regional ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has wrapped up the third edition of the Emirati-French Business Engagement Summit held under the theme: “Future of Mobility and Innovation”. The summit, which was held in the RTA Head Office, attracted about 220 senior executives and leaders of public and private entities in Dubai and France. Some 45 firms, ...

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 ...