Bloomberg A World Health Organization (WHO) investigation in China found that the coronavirus most likely jumped to humans through an animal host or frozen wildlife products, finding that it’s “extremely unlikely” it came from a laboratory leak. No further research is needed to look into the theory about a leak, Peter Ben Embarek, a WHO official, told reporters on Tuesday ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Low-cost airline Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has confirmed the start of its route from Abu Dhabi to Alexandria, Egypt, on February 22. The connection between Abu Dhabi and Alexandria provides an ultra-low fare travel option for tourists and residents in both UAE and Egypt, with fares starting as low as AED179. Kees Van Schaick, Managing Director of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has committed its support to a new FAB Scholars initiative, supporting the growth of Emirati students that have enrolled in the Paris II University law programme at DIFC Academy. Under the agreement between FAB and Paris II University [Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas] — the institution will be accepting up to 30 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) clarified that a natural person owning a number of sole establishments may only obtain one tax registration for all its sole establishments, and not a registration for each establishment separately. The FTA indicated that a sole establishment (also referred to as sole proprietorship) is a legal form of business which is ...

Ajman / WAM The Ministry of Education, in cooperation with the Emergency, Crisis, and Disaster management team in the Emirate of Ajman, has decided to suspend the regular learning in all schools and nurseries and shift 100% to distance learning. The move came in response to the strategic requirements pursued by the UAE to ensure the health and safety of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 165,796 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary ...

DUBAI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated UAE citizens and residents and people of the wider region for the success of the UAE’s Hope Probe arrival to Mars in the first-ever Arab interplanetary mission that marks the Arab world’s entry in the global race of space exploration. The UAE made history on Tuesday ...

While observing its Golden Jubilee, the UAE has carved itself an exceptional foothold in the “farthest point in the universe Arabs have ever reached” as His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai put it!. The Hope Probe’s long awaited rendezvous with the Red Planet is not just a ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Noura Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Secretary-General of the General Women’s Union (GWU), received Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, at the GWU’s headquarters. Also present were Antonio Álvarez Barthe, Ambassador of Spain to the UAE, along with a number of officials. The meeting touched upon means to further develop joint partnerships ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, (Seha), the largest healthcare network in the UAE, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with King Fahad Specialist Hospital (KFSH-D), Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Under the patronage of Dr Abdulaziz Al Ghamdi, Chief Executive Officer of the First Health Cluster in Eastern Region, KSA; SEHA’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr Gareth ...