June, 2021

• 16 June

  Kazakh airline launches its first flight to Sharjah

  SHARJAH / WAM Kazakh low-cost airline FlyArystan has launched its first flight to Sharjah with Airbus A320 aircraft. The Almaty-Sharjah-Almaty regular flights will operate two times a week on Tuesdays and Sundays. The flight duration is four hours and 25 minutes. Madiyar Menilbekov, Kazakh Ambassador of to the UAE, said that this launch of the new Kazakh Airlines towards Sharjah ...

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• 16 June

  EDB lists $750m bond on Nasdaq Dubai

  DUBAI / WAM Nasdaq Dubai on Tuesday welcomed the listing of $750 million bonds by Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial enabler of the country’s economic diversification. The five-year bond issuance has been priced at a yield of 1.639 percent and was four times oversubscribed with strong demand from investors, as 34 percent of appetite came from Mena markets, ...

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• 16 June

  Enec logs 100 million safe work hours at Barakah nuclear plant

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has marked four years and more than 100 million safe man-hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI) at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi. The achievement highlights Enec’s success in implementing the highest standards of safety, security, and quality in developing the ...

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• 16 June

  Mohammed okays formation of UAE Genomics Council

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the formation of UAE Genomics Council to provide a world-class healthcare system. The new council, to be headed by HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive ...

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• 16 June

  Enoc Link to provide over 1 million litres of fuel to Expo 2020 Dubai fleet

  

  Dubai / WAM Enoc Link, the digital mobile fuel delivery service for businesses in the UAE by Enoc group, on Tuesday announced that it has signed an agreement with Expo 2020 Dubai to supply its fleet with more than 1 million litres of fuel. Earlier this year, the group also launched its innovatively designed Service Station of the Future, located ...

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• 16 June

  UAE sees 2,094 new recoveries from Covid-19

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 229,143 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Tuesday, 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 ...

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• 16 June

  flydubai to launch daily flights to Warsaw in Sept

  

  DUBAI / WAM flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced the start of daily flights to Warsaw (WAW) from September 30. Warsaw will become flydubai’s second destination in Poland after Krakow (KRK), which currently operates with a twice weekly service. Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO at flydubai, said, “We have been flying to Krakow in Poland since 2018 and by adding Warsaw ...

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• 16 June

  ERC inks cooperation pacts with several charities

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) signed cooperation agreements with the Dubai Charity Association, the Dar Al Ber Society, Sharjah Charity International (SCI) and Sharjah Charity House, to forge local partnerships and enhance humanitarian cooperation. The agreements were signed by Salem Al Ameri, Deputy Secretary-General for Local Affairs at the ERC, with Ahmed Mismar, Secretary-General of the ...

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• 16 June

  Emirates Transport boosts logistics, transport services

  

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Transport has announced the launch of ‘Emirtas’, a new service offering last mile solutions, to add to its profile of services supporting the logistics sector in the UAE. Faryal Tawakul, Acting CEO of Emirates Transport, stated that the launch of the service comes in line with the rapid changes taking place in all business sectors in ...

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• 16 June

  Putin’s opposition needs US protection to thrive online

  

  On the eve of President Joe Biden’s summit with Vladimir Putin, the Russian president once again reminded the world why most Western leaders don’t trust a word he says. In an interview with NBC, Putin deployed his familiar arsenal of lies and counter-accusations. The attempted murder of opposition leader Alexey Navalny? Not me. Election meddling in 2016? Fake news. And ...

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