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ABU DHABI / WAM Abraham Accords proves that decades-long disputes can be solved through negotiations, which could be possible in the Korean peace process as well, South Korea’s top diplomat told Emirates News Agency. “I think looking at the breakthrough here with Abraham Accords, you realise how with bold decision making, you can really make big changes. We have also ...

Dubai / WAM Kiklabb, the Dubai Government owned licensing and workspaces hub, has announced its first internship programme which has been designed to foster and develop young talent in the region. The SEEDLABB internship programme coincides with the reopening of Kiklabb’s workspaces space which was closed as part of the precautionary measures implemented in response to Covid-19. The 12-week programme ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai International Content Market (DICM) was successfully launched on Monday with the attendance of content buyers and sellers from over 35 countries. The field of content witnessed great demand this year, which indicates its importance and the key role it plays in the development of the Media sector in general, and the field of Content Creation ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has debuted its new e-complaint system where patients can report medical malpractices and administrative errors made in private health facilities. The newly released system comes as part of MoHAP’s efforts to upgrade the quality of the health system, innovate smart solutions, and adhere to the implementation of quality systems. This ...

Bloomberg The US is preparing to sanction at least a dozen more Chinese officials over their role in the recent disqualification of Hong Kong legislators, according to two people familiar with the plans. The latest round of sanctions over Hong Kong was expected to be rolled out on Monday, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Chaired by HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the Ministerial Development Council has confirmed that the UAE government is keen to strengthen the non-oil sectors by encouraging innovation, updating legislation and regulatory frameworks, and encouraging sectors with high added value in a way that advances business environment ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) in collaboration with Smart Dubai launched on Sunday at the 40th Gitex Technology Week, a state-of-the-art fully automated paperless Drugs and Medical Supplies Management System known as Tarmeez making it the first government entity in the region to implement the international standard. During the launch ceremony, Humaid Al Qutami, Director General of ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (Mohre) announced that it will hold more on-site and virtual meetings with Emirati citizens working for private sector companies at their workplaces, to monitor their situations. The visits are part of the work of a committee formed by the ministry in March 2020 to support the employment stability of UAE ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, has directed all district cooling companies to reduce the fuel surcharge for electricity from 6.5 to 5 fils for kilowatt hour and for water from 0.6 to 0.4 fils for Imperial Gallon, and to fully implement this reduction in their customers’ bills ...

Bloomberg The Finance Ministry of the world’s biggest energy exporter has started preparing for the possibility of lower budget revenues in case global oil demand declines sooner than expected. “The peak of consumption may have already passed,” Deputy Finance Minister Vladimir Kolychev said in an interview in Moscow. “The risk is rising in the longer term” that hydrocarbon revenues could ...