DUBAI / WAM Dubai Economy, in cooperation with the Dubai Municipality, closed nine cafes for failing to abide by instructions to immediately stop the provision of sheesha to customers, as part of the precautionary measures carried out to ensure public health and safety in the emirate amid Covid-19 concerns. Dubai Economy had directed all licensed sheesha cafes in the emirate ...

Dubai / WAM du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), announced that it is extended its support of the nation’s distance learning initiative by doubling the internet speed at no additional cost for schools and universities across the country, to ensure seamless and uninterrupted connectivity during this time. Schools and universities will also benefit from double internet speed for fixed ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (Dewa) Youth Council organised a forum on innovation under the theme, ‘Let’s Innovate with Dewa’s Youth’, which included panel discussions and workshops to empower employees and enhance their knowledge of AI, machine learning, and innovation. This is in addition to a brainstorming session, which highlighted the main pillars of the UAE ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Due to the rapid outbreak of Covid-19, and the suspension of air flights with a number of countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) has urged Emiratis abroad to return to their homeland, as part of the precautionary measures taken by the UAE to ensure the safety of its citizens. In a statement ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, announced its freighter schedule for the IATA summer season, boosting capacity to its top freighter gateways. The network will also be expanded to capacity-constrained markets that are wrestling with decreased passenger operations or temporary travel bans in light of the public health emergency caused ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Education announced it will conduct a pilot launch of its distance education platform on Wednesday to ensure that all students can utilise smart education technologies to carry out their studies. The system will be available for access from 16:30 to 17:30 as part of the ministry’s efforts to carry out the first, second ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation received a AED1.2 million donation from Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), to support its efforts to provide laptops to school and university students. The financial support comes as part of efforts to implement remote learning initiatives as part of UAE measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Covid-19. Mohammed Haji ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Post has started implementing ‘contactless deliveries’ as part of stringent measures to protect the wellbeing of its customers and staff amid coronavirus, Covid-19, concerns. To limit contact, delivery drivers will now place all items outside the intended recipient’s door, the official postal operator said, adding that from a safe distance, couriers will ask recipients to confirm ...

Bloomberg Southeast Asian ride-hailing giant Gojek has raised $1.2 billion for expansion, defying tech-sector turbulence and the coronavirus pandemic to secure funds to take on Grab Holdings Inc. The new financing was finalized just over the past week, when the Covid-19 outbreak quickened its spread and triggered market routs across the globe. That took the total raised in its current ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong lost its title as the world’s freest economy to Singapore for the first time since 1995 in a global survey, as social unrest and uncertainties rattled its reputation as a global financial hub. Hong Kong’s overall economic freedom score fell primarily due to a decline in its marks for investment freedom, according to the 2020 Index of ...