Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Education on Monday will carry out an online pilot programme to test the effectiveness of the electronic testing system for public schools. The Ministry said on Sunday that the initial mandatory testing will cover mathematics from grades 5-12. Two thirty-minute sessions be held, the first at 13:00 and the second at 15:00. Students ...

DUBAI / WAM Customs transactions in Dubai rose sharply by 60 percent to reach 4 million in Q1, 2020, from 2.5 million in the corresponding quarter last year, reflecting the resilience of Dubai economy and its ability to cope with changes and challenges. Declarations took the lion’s share of transactions completed by Dubai Customs in Q1 this year at 3.4 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Islamic, part of the Emirates NBD Group, contributed AED 10 million to support the ‘Community Solidarity Fund Against Covid-19’ launched by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai. The Fund aims to support the effort to mitigate the health, economic and social challenges posed by the Covid-19 outbreak. Emirates Islamic is the first ...