Bloomberg Last year’s record-high car prices won’t be dropping soon. In December, the average price of a new vehicle in the US hit $47,077, up 14% ($5,742), compared to 2020, and up 1.7% ($808) from the previous month, according to Kelley Blue Book. The rise came as US inflation ended 2021 at sizzling levels levels—a 39-year high of 7%—with ...

  Bloomberg Nigeria lifted a seven-month ban on Twitter Inc. in the West African country, after the social network agreed to various conditions. Twitter will establish a legal entity in Nigeria and appoint a country representative to engage with the government when required, the National Information Technology Development Agency, or NITDA, said in a statement announcing the imminent end of ...

  Bloomberg Oil headed for a fourth straight weekly gain, the longest streak since October, on signs that the market is tightening as global consumption withstands the impact of the Omicron virus variant. Brent crude traded above $85 after rallying more than 4% this week. The global crude benchmark has made a strong start to the year, which has been ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, has won two prestigious nursing awards: the Nursing Informatics Unit of the Year 2020-2021 award, announced at the GCC eHealth Workforce Development Conference, and the Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality, presented to Seha’s Ghayathi Hospital. Aysha Al Mahri, Group Chief ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Alberto Franca reviewed the prospects of boosting the bilateral relations, in the light of the strategic partnership between the two friendly countries. This came in a phone call, wherein HH Sheikh Abdullah and ...

  Dubai / WAM The real estate and properties transactions valued at AED4.5 billion in total during the week ending January 14. The sum of transactions was 1,559. As many as 219 plots were sold for AED 1.12 billion, 1,022 apartments and villas were sold for AED2.25 billion. Data from Dubai Land Department (DLD) showed that the top three transactions ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure participates in Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) taking place between January 17-19 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition centre (Adnec), one of the largest sustainability gatherings of its kind in presence of leaders, sustainability and environmental experts, and technology pioneers. The ministry will showcase the UAE’s efforts in environmental sustainability and ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time The Covid-19 safety protocols remain paramount at Expo 2020 Dubai, with stringent measures in place as the event prepares to mark the incredible achievement of ten million visits. Everyone is invited to come and join the celebrations on Sunday, January 16, with a special ticket entry price of just AED 10. With just 11 Sundays ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced that it conducted 424,861 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, 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 treatment. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, has won two prestigious nursing awards: the Nursing Informatics Unit of the Year 2020-2021 award, announced at the GCC eHealth Workforce Development Conference, and the Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) Award for Outstanding Nursing Quality, presented to Seha’s Ghayathi Hospital. Aysha Al Mahri, Group Chief ...