ABU DHABI/WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) imposed a financial sanction on a bank operating in the UAE, pursuant to Article 14 of the Federal Decree Law No. (20) of 2018 on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organisations. The financial sanction is the result of the findings of an examination conducted …

COPENHAGEN/WAM Extreme heat kills over 175,000 people a year in Europe, where temperatures are rising quicker than the rest of the globe, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday. In a statement, the WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge said, “The WHO European Region is the fastest-warming of the six WHO regions, with temperatures rising at …

ABU DHABI/WAM The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the ceasefire announcement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, in North Kivu region, east of the DR Congo. Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, affirmed the deep-rooted historic ties between the UAE and the African continent, and commended the endeavours of the Republic …