Bloomberg Oil rises for a fourth week in a row as US Gulf Coast refineries began restarting though gains were capped as investors shifted their focus from the storm towards the fragile rebound in consumption amid the pandemic. WTI was little changed and notched a 1.5% gain for the week. While Laura was one of the most powerful hurricanes to ...

New Delhi / WAM India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced wide-ranging relaxations in the operations of domestic flight services, which will bring relief to passengers arriving from Gulf airports and on long-haul international flights. An order issued by Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary in the ministry, directed airlines to resume meal services on domestic flights with immediate effect. This supercedes ...

Dubai / WAM In presence of Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Peng Xiao, CEO of Group 42, Digital Dewa – the digital arm of Dewa, announced a strategic partnership with Group 42 (G42), an Abu Dhabi based leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud computing company. The signing ceremony was attended ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced on Saturday that it conducted 88,803 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 His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination, said that the celebration of the Emirati Women’s Day this year comes under the slogan “Planning for the Emirates 50th Year: Women Supporting the Nation” because of their significant and invaluable role in the ...

DUBAI / WAM Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the upgrading of three stations on the Dubai Metro Red Line namely, Dubai Internet City, Damac Properties, and UAE Exchange has reached 40 percent. The improvement of stations along with the surrounding infrastructure aims to ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has stated that the UAE has a logistical system that is the most sophisticated and efficient of its kind in the region, and it is not possible to maintain ”our logistical excellence without enhancing the quality of the ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah FDI Office, Invest in Sharjah, an affiliate of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, Shurooq, organised an interactive business webinar via the Zoom platform to introduce emerging prospects and investment opportunities in competitive sectors to potential investors and businesses from across India, and to highlight the range of services and facilities offered by the various ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE on Saturday sent a third aid plane carrying 16.5 metric tons of medical supplies and testing kits to Kazakhstan. This aid will assist approximately 16,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus, bolstering the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. In light of the UAE’s keenness to strengthen and develop ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) announced that it has collected 1,056,045.50 tons of waste from domestic, small commercial entities as well as farms through its contractors in the first half of 2020 from across various regions of Abu Dhabi. Collected through the companies contracted with Tadweer to provide waste collection and transportation services, this waste ...