DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA), in cooperation with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and the Covid-19 Command and Control Center (CCC), has conducted approximately 35,000 Covid-19 tests for teachers and administrative staff working in Dubai private schools. The tests, which were conducted free of charge, are part of the precautionary measures implemented by the Government ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) announced that the UAE capital will open the first GCC campus of the internationally renowned 42 Network of coding and computer programming schools early next year. A major enabler in Abu Dhabi’s strategic vision to create a diverse and inclusive education infrastructure that empowers and enables a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE sent a fourth aid plane carrying 14 metric tonnes of medical supplies and testing kits to Colombia. This aid will assist approximately 14, 000 medical professionals in the fight against Covid-19. “As part of the UAE’s continuous efforts to support and strengthen the capabilities of medical personnel in Colombia as they work to contain ...

Dubai / WAM The Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) agreed to extend its expertise in licensing, visas and other related activities to Gold & Diamond Park, a free zone developed by Emaar Malls Group, a shopping destination developer. The regulatory services will be provided as part of the agreement signed by Mohammed Al Muallem, CEO and Managing Director of DP ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Digital Wallet LLC on Wednesday announced its first major step towards eliminating the use of physical cash, as klip, the UAE’s Digital Cash Platform, enters its final round of testing. The nationwide initiative — jointly set up by 15 of the UAE’s leading national banks — aims to drive digital transformation across the UAE economy ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has sent urgent aid to those affected by floods in southern Pakistan. The Khalifa Foundation’s relief team distributed supplies including medicines, tents, blankets and baby formula to some 75,000 people in the southern regions of Sindh. The assistance is in continuation of the Foundation’s relief and development initiatives in ...

Bloomberg China’s record haul of crude is poised to end as state-issued allowances for imports dwindle, potentially taking the wind out of the uneven recovery across global oil markets. The world’s biggest importer will ship in much less crude in September and October than it did in May and June, with private refiners seeing purchases drop as much as 40%, ...

Bloomberg Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) posted a 92% plunge in profit after crude prices crashed, production declined and demand for natural gas took a hit from a nationwide lockdown. Net income was 4.96 billion rupees ($68 million) in the three months ended in June, compared with 59.8 billion rupees a year ago, according to a company filing. Revenue ...

Well, that was a nothingbaguette. For French President Emmanuel Macron, his second visit to Beirut since the devastating blasts of August 4 yielded one memorable photo-op, some posturing before the international media, a few airy bromides about the need for political reform and an unspecified threat of sanctions against those who oppose it. For the Lebanese, it produced a loose, ...

It’s hard to believe that America’s legislators, whatever their political leanings, would willingly allow millions of children to go hungry. Yet that is what’s happening during the Covid-19 crisis — and unless Congress acts quickly, the problem’s about to get worse. In one of the world’s wealthiest nations, food insecurity should not be an issue. Yet it is. Even in ...