October, 2021

• 10 October

  Emirates unlocks more offers in Dubai for its customers

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Throughout the six-month Expo 2020 Dubai, Emirates is unlocking even more offers for all its UAE citizens and residents. By simply showing their boarding pass, Emirates’ customers can enjoy complimentary access to the Dubai Frame, one of the city’s iconic attractions offering a panoramic view of old and new Dubai. In addition, the Emirates boarding pass ...

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• 10 October

  UAE sees 188 new recoveries from Covid-19

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 308,740 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. As ...

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• 10 October

  Expo 2020: Adnoc grants 6-day paid leave to staff

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Saturday, a special six-day paid leave for all its employees across the Adnoc Group to enable them and their families to visit Expo 2020 Dubai, in line with the directives of the Abu Dhabi Government. The leave can be used at any time during Expo 2020, which ...

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• 10 October

  Sheikh Khalifa issues decree to adopt UAE’s 10 principles for next 50 years

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued decree No. 15 for 2021 on the adoption of UAE’s 10 principles for the next 50 years. The decree stipulates that all ministries, federal and local government authorities, and institutions in the country should adhere to these principles and use them as guidelines in all ...

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• 10 October

  Expo 2020 Dubai is a source of pride for all Arabs: Jordan envoy

  

  Dubai / WAM Nassar Habashneh, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the UAE, has commended the UAE’s efforts in organising and hosting Expo 2020 Dubai, which he described as a source of pride for all Arabs. In a statement at the inauguration of the Jordan pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, Habashneh said that the event has amazed the ...

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• 10 October

  Emirates Mars Mission shares unique new images of Mars

  

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, Saturday released unique new images of Mars that challenge existing conception of how the planet’s atmospheric gases behave and interact. Taken by the Mars Hope probe’s EMUS instrument, the observations show dramatic variations in the concentrations of both atomic oxygen and carbon monoxide in ...

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• 10 October

  Dubai Customs shares business model, latest practices with Senegal team

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs received a delegation from Senegal headed by Habdul Rahman Diyay, Director-General of Senegal’s Customs. The visit aimed at learning about Dubai Customs’ business model and the latest practices they follow in processing transactions and implementing advanced inspection systems. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, Director-General of Dubai Customs, and the ...

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• 10 October

  International travel is starting to recover now

  

  International travel is finally starting to recover from the Covid-19 slump. As of August, demand for cross-border flights was still down about 69% relative to 2019 levels, according to the International Air Transport Association. But that marked a notable improvement from the prior month — the sixth straight, in fact. That’s despite a wave of Covid-19 linked to the Delta ...

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• 10 October

  Johnson’s housing issues not over yet

  

  For a week that ended with a crowd-pleasing speech from the Conservative Party leader but little new policy substance, there was one notable exception. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government seems to have done a U-turn on its controversial “once in a generation” reforms to Britain’s house-building plan announced in August 2020. Whatever comes from the policy rethink will have ...

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• 10 October

  A shade of Evergrande in UK’s energy crisis

  Barely a week goes by without a UK electricity and gas supplier being toppled by soaring commodity prices. Millions of British customers face an unsettling wait to learn if their power provider will survive, who’ll take over their contract, and whether their energy bills will increase. Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem — the Office of Gas and Electricity Management — has ...

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