DUBAI/ WAM Emirates Health Services (EHS) launched the world’s first Healthcare Metaverse platform – MetaHealth – showcasing the pilot version of the project at the Arab Health 2022 exhibition. The platform allows users to enter the virtual world using only their smart devices. This is particularly useful for ‘People of Determination’ – a top priority in the UAE – ...
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Adnoc forms entity to sell bonds for first time
ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Tuesday that it has created a new, wholly owned subsidiary, Adnoc Murban RSC Ltd (Adnoc Murban), which will become the primary debt capital markets issuing and rated entity for Adnoc Group. Adnoc Murban is expected to be rated “AA” by Standard & Poor’s (S&P), “Aa2” by Moody’s ...
Read More »Marjan to set up multibillion-dollar integrated resort in Ras Al Khaimah
RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Marjan, RAK Hospitality Holding, and Wynn Resorts Limited, the US-listed international developer and operator of luxury resorts, announced a multibillion-dollar integrated resort development on the man-made Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah. The spectacular Al Marjan Island is only 15 minutes from the Ras Al Khaimah International Airport and 45 minutes from the ...
Read More »Mubadala to enter Dubai with new medical facility
Dubai / WAM Mubadala Health on Tuesday announced its foray into the provision of healthcare services in Dubai. The expansion of Mubadala Health into Dubai is in collaboration with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and the Ministry of Health & Prevention (MoHAP). Mubadala Health is committed to a significant investment in Dubai’s healthcare sector, starting with the opening of ...
Read More »Mubadala Health announces its expansion plans into Dubai
Dubai / WAM Mubadala Health on Tuesday announced its foray into the provision of healthcare services in Dubai. The expansion of Mubadala Health into Dubai is in collaboration with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and the Ministry of Health & Prevention (MoHAP). Mubadala Health is committed to a significant investment in Dubai’s healthcare sector, starting with the opening of ...
Read More »Sharjah Ruler’s giving will remain in nation’s memory: Ajman Ruler
AJMAN / WAM His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, extended his greetings and best wishes to His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his assumption to power in the emirate of Sharjah. His ...
Read More »Cambodia marks National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI / WAM The Kingdom of Cambodia celebrated its Expo 2020 Dubai National Day by expressing its commitment to sustainable development. Also, it hosted a series of classical dance routines from the ‘Golden Land’. Highlights included a ‘Best Wishes’ dance, traditionally performed to give blessings to monarchs and leaders, and a Ramayana dance drama based on the Sanskrit epic. ...
Read More »Expo 2020 Dubai approaches 11 million visits
Dubai / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai has recorded 10,836,389 visits as of January 24, while the virtual visitation reached 72.5 million. The visitors were attracted by the new musical from Indian stars Shekhar Kapur and A.R. Rahman, plus a series of high-profile events as part of the first Global Goals Week to be held outside of the United Nations ...
Read More »Business does not need a social purpose revolution
There is no shortage of candidates for the title of the most dangerous business idea of the moment. Management-by-algorithm may remove what humanity there is left in the corporate world. The office-less future may dissolve workers into angst-ridden atoms. I want to suggest a less obvious contender for the title: “social purpose.†The idea of social purpose can be ...
Read More »China’s ‘propaganda machine’
If tech billionaires were targeted by China’s rulers last year, it looks like the millionaire civil servants are next. “Zero Tolerance,†a new five-part documentary jointly produced by CCTV and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the powerful anti-corruption agency, signals just that. In the nine months ending September, CCDI opened about 407,000 cases and punished 438,000 people, the most ...
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