Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis & Disasters Committee for the Covid-19 Pandemic, in collaboration with the Department of Economic Development (DED) has allocated teams to communicate with private companies in Abu Dhabi to discuss their needs and obligations towards their expatriate employees. The move follows the leadership’s directives regarding the protection of workers and their rights, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Healthcare Professionals Licensing Department at the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has issued 4,200 medical licences in 10 weeks, the same amount of time required previously to issue 1,200 licences, to doctors, nurses, and workers in support services. This comes as part of a series of initiatives and programmes launched by DoH, in ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), a humanitarian organisation that supports official authorities, launched initiatives to support Lebanon after the Beirut explosion. Etihad organised aid to support residents who had been injured or displaced from their homes in Beirut and gathered donations including medical equipment, clothes, and amenity ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE Journalists Association (UAEJA) and the Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA) announced the signing of a cooperation agreement related to journalism and the media. The agreement was signed in Dubai by Mohammed Al Hammadi, Chairman of the UAEJA, and Ahdiya Ahmed, President of BJA, in the presence of a number of UAEJA board members. The agreement stipulates ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Education (MoE) announced that it has completed printing of 8.6 million books for first semester of the current academic year 2020-2021 as part of the environmental standards that contribute to the overall national efforts to reduce the UAE’s carbon footprint, using 100 percent eco-friendly paper. The MoE printed and electronically made available as ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates and flydubai have revived their strategic partnership to offer customers increased connectivity, convenience and travel flexibility. Emirates customers can now travel on codeshare flights to over 30 destinations on flydubai, while flydubai customers have over 70 destinations they can travel to on Emirates. Some of the favourite flydubai destinations for Emirates passengers include Belgrade, Bucharest, Kyiv, ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Investments – as part of its humanitarian efforts – has extended its support to the country of Lebanon in the wake of the recent explosions that struck the country early this month. As part of the company’s efforts reiterating its solidarity and supporting with needful aid, emergency medical supplies and glass for window panel replacements has ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has condemned the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia’s attempt to target Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia using an explosive drone, which was intercepted by Arab Coalition forces on Sunday. In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the UAE reiterated its full solidarity with Saudi Arabia against all threats ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM In a sign that bodes well for an eventual market recovery after the coronavirus, consumer spending in the UAE continues to increase for the third straight month, jumping 63 percent in August as compared to March, according to statistics released by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA). Hoteliers were among the top beneficiaries, as spending ...

Bloomberg Veolia Environnement SA offered 2.9 billion euros ($3.5 billion) for a 29.9% stake in French rival Suez SA, reviving an eight-year-old attempt to create a world leader in waste and water services. Veolia offered to acquire the stake from energy giant Engie SA for 15.50 euros a share in cash, 27% more than where the target closed, Veolia said ...