KHOKHA / WAM The UAE continues its relief assistance to the Yemeni people as part of its humanitarian mission to alleviate the stress of the living conditions affecting the local population. The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) provided 40 tons of relief materials to 1,370 families in the Al Alili camp in the coastal Yemeni city of Khokha, who had fled ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Heiko Maas, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, have discussed strategic relations between the two countries and cooperation in various fields. This came during a telephone call, wherein the ministers exchanged views on the latest regional and international developments, as ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The first World Health Organisation (WHO) enlisted global clinical Phase III trial of Sinopharm CNBG’s inactivated vaccine to combat Covid-19 has started in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, and has been inspired by the UAE Leadership’s vision and commitment to overcome the pandemic through a global collaborative effort. Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Thursday sent an aid plane carrying 8 metric tons of medical supplies and testing kits to Burkina Faso. This aid will assist approximately 8,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus, bolstering the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. “Based on the UAE’s leading and humanitarian role ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In 2019, the UAE was ranked first in seven global health indexes, according to the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA). A report by the authority pointed out that the UAE was ranked first internationally in the “Low HIV Prevalence Index,” the “National Early Detection Programmes Index,” the “Low Rate of Health Problems Index,” the “Health ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Tehran (from July 17), Guangzhou (from July 25), Addis Ababa (from August 1), and Oslo (from August 4), expanding connectivity for customers with these latest cities rejoining its network across the Middle East, Asia Pacific, Africa, and Europe. This will take the airline’s passenger network to 62 destinations ...

Bloomberg Joe Biden called for setting a 100% clean-electricity standard by 2035 and investing $2 trillion over four years on clean energy, three people familiar with his plan said. The Democratic nominee’s new commitments mark a clear shift towards progressives’ environmental priorities and cutting the use of fossil fuels. The people briefed on his plan spoke on the condition of ...

Bloomberg California Resources Corp filed for bankruptcy, kicking off what could turn into the next wave of collapses among oil drillers and the businesses that depend on them. The company joins more than 200 oil explorers that have filed for court protection since 2015, and more may be coming in a matter of weeks. Denbury Resources Inc and Noble Corp ...

Bloomberg Two months after India announced a 900 billion rupees ($12 billion) loan program to aid power distributors punished by the pandemic, only a fraction has been utilised as many state applications have yet to meet the lending requirements, according to people familiar with the matter. The loans, announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, are among a raft of measures ...

Bloomberg The International Energy Agency (IEA) bolstered its outlook for global oil demand, but warned that the recovery could be derailed by the resurgence of coronavirus. A collapse in fuel consumption during the second quarter was slightly less severe than previously estimated, and demand should rebound sharply over the next three months as economic activity resumes, the agency said in ...