August, 2021

• 5 August

  Mohammed issues decree on 3D printing in construction sector

  

  DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued decree No. (24) of 2021 regulating the use of 3D printing in the construction sector in Dubai. Dubai Municipality is tasked with overseeing the implementation of the new decree. The new legislation supports ...

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• 5 August

  Dubai Police, Iraqi ministry discuss ties

  DUBAI / WAM A delegation from Iraq’s Ministry of Interior recently visited the Dubai Police General Command headquarters to discuss ways of cementing collaboration and coordination between both entities. The Iraqi delegation was received by Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs at the Dubai Police, and several senior police officers and employees. Al Mansouri ...

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• 5 August

  Wizz Air Abu Dhabi adds Tirana, Sarajevo to network

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, a UAE national airline, has announced adding two new destinations to its network, by providing flights to Tirana in Albania and Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, bringing its network to a total of 31 routes. The flights to each destination will commence on September 11 and October 03 respectively. The flight to ...

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• 5 August

  SEDD, UAE ministry to boost joint cooperation

  

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure discussed ways of boosting their cooperation, in light of their mutual keenness to help achieve their strategic goals and establish effective relations. This came as part of a meeting between Sultan Abdullah bin Hedah Al Suwaidi, Chairman of SEDD, and Sharif Salim Al Olama, ...

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• 5 August

  Voting for UAE Pro League Awards sees high turnout

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Voting for the UAE Pro League Awards, which is scheduled to end on August 05, has been witnessing wide participation and tight competition between nominees over the past 72 hours, creating a thrilling atmosphere as the winners are set to be revealed at the UAE Pro League Awards ceremony on August 16. The awards honour the ...

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• 5 August

  UAE coders’ program, Facebook to train students on AI skills

  

  DUBAI / WAM The National Programme for Coders and Facebook announced on Wednesday the launch of the “Facebook AI Camp”, available for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. The camp, slated to be held between August 15-26, will equip students with a variety of digital skills and train them in programming languages. The initiative ...

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• 5 August

  You won’t see Teslas in India anytime soon

  

  India wants to get on the electric vehicle bandwagon, and is introducing China-style policies to pursue its green ambitions. But there’s a wrinkle: its age-old, protectionist instincts, which have kept out international auto companies for decades. Last month, Elon Musk bemoaned India’s restrictive policies, tweeting that while Tesla Inc wanted to make cars there, “import duties are the highest in ...

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• 5 August

  Is Nexus banking’s next big thing?

  

  In the age of smartphones, international wire transfers belong in money museums. In more than 60 countries, including many developing nations, it has become incredibly easy to send funds in real time to someone else over the internet — knowing nothing more than their mobile phone number. However, 24/7 fast payment systems, a technology that’s starting to work pretty well ...

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• 5 August

  Louis Pasteurs vaccine successor bets on mRNA

  Sanofi is one of the world’s largest vaccine makers, with billions in reliable annual sales coming from the business. With its $3.2 billion purchase of Translate Bio Inc, the company is coopting a possible disruptor. Translate focuses on messenger RNA, the promising new approach behind the wildly successful Covid vaccines from Pfizer Inc-BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc. Sanofi first partnered ...

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• 5 August

  Mario Draghi earns his summer vacation

  Mario Draghi scored big just as he appeared to be on the point of foundering. Six months after taking office, Italy’s prime minister (and former president of the European Central Bank) continues to beat the odds and deliver reforms that have eluded Italy for decades. For 30 years, Italian politicians failed in their efforts to repair the criminal and civil ...

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