Bloomberg The bustling streets are silent across much of India as the country heeds Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 21-day lockdown to break the chain of transmission of the coronavirus, but the WhatsApp groups are buzzing. As the number of infections continue to rise, the anger and anxiety once expressed by the honking of horns at rush hour is finding voice ...

DUBAI / WAM Etisalat on Saturday announced it is expanding its CloudTalk Meeting by enabling 50 concurrent participants to join an online meeting and discussion, in response to the high volume of requests and growing demand for the service. The three months’ free access to Etisalat’s unified communication and collaboration platform CloudTalk Meeting launched recently was well-received by the market, ...

Dubai/ Emirates Business Emirates SkyCargo stepped up its commitment to facilitate the flow of essential goods across markets including the UAE. Working in a scenario where global air cargo capacity has been severely constrained due to restrictions on passenger flights, Emirates SkyCargo continues to ensure that goods such as food and medical supplies are transported to destinations where they are ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has launched a nationwide digital campaign through its social media platforms titled #CreateTogether. This campaign was launched under the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Authority, following her letter of hope and optimism to Creative and Cultural industry. Through this ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) granted BH Mubasher Financial Services PSC (BHM), a leading investment firm in the UAE’s financial market, a short-term margin-trading license, making it the first financial services company in the UAE to offer the service to its clients. ADX is keen to support business development opportunities aligned with its triple-pillared “Shape ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Leading pan-Arab news organization Sky News Arabia launched a social media campaign over the weekend urging people across the region to stay at home. The public service campaign features Sky News Arabia’s presenters highlighting the importance of social distancing in short video clips to protect their loved ones by staying at home in line with ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity (the Global Prosperity Initiative), an initiative of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS), announced on Saturday that it has received over 3,400 solutions for the second edition (Cohort 2) of the ‘Global Maker Challenge’, an increase of more than 200% from last year. Cohort 2 of the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates SkyCargo has stepped up its commitment to facilitate the flow of essential goods across markets including the UAE. Working in a scenario where global air cargo capacity has been severely constrained due to restrictions on passenger flights, Emirates SkyCargo continues to ensure that goods such as food and medical supplies are transported to destinations where ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Following a directive from the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), to contain the spread of the Covid-19 novel coronavirus, Etihad Airways temporarily suspended flight operations for an initial 14 days as of March 24. To support passengers with impacted travel, Etihad Airways has updated its Etihad ...

Sharjah / WAM In response to the UAE’s schools rolling out distance learning programmes as directed by the UAE Ministry of Education, The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) a Sharjah-based global humanitarian organisation dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, has announced the contribution of AED300,000 to the Al Ahliya Private schools to support distance learning for Sharjah students ...