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DHA expanding eligibility criteria for Covid-19 vaccine

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced that as part of the expansion of the eligibility criteria for Covid-19 vaccination, women who are breastfeeding as well as those who are planning to conceive can take the mRNA vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech). Furthermore, patients who had Covid-19 no longer need to wait for three months to get the vaccine. They can ...

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Opec Fund’s $50m loan to make Uzbek power generation capacity efficient

VIENNA / WAM The Opec Fund for International Development has announced the signing of a $50 million term loan agreement with ACWA Power to support the construction and operation of a 1.5 gigawatt (GW) combined cycle gas-turbine power plant in Sirdarya, Uzbekistan. The new plant, located near the border with Tajikistan, will replace an ageing, less efficient thermal power facility, ...

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Boeing finds electrical issues on some 737 Max

Bloomberg Boeing Co. has found potential electrical flaws in two additional areas of the 737 Max’s cockpit, a week after a similar manufacturing defect prompted a temporary flying halt for recently delivered jetliners, said people familiar with the matter. The planemaker has inspected the Max’s flight deck for other electrical faults near the flaw revealed last week with the plane’s ...

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