June, 2021

• 14 June

  UAE sends aid to over 35,000 families in Northern Lebanon

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A delegation of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, in collaboration with the UAE Embassy in Beirut, has provided vouchers to 35,600 families in Northern Lebanon, as part of the UAE’s endless efforts to support friendly countries. An official from the foundation stated that the humanitarian initiative was launched upon the directives of the UAE’s ...

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• 14 June

  Etihad Guest partners with Air Arabia’s AirRewards

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, partnered with Air Arabia’s loyalty programme AirRewards, to allow members of both schemes to benefit from reciprocal points and miles transfers. These could be spent on flights with Etihad and Air Arabia, holidays, shopping and more. Kim Hardaker, Head of Loyalty & Partnerships, Etihad Airways, said: ...

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• 14 June

  UAE reports 577,234 total recoveries from Covid-19

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 217,849 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Sunday, 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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• 14 June

  RTA diverts 3 driver licensing services to smart, e-channels

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will divert three driver licensing services from customers happiness centres to smart and electronic channels as of mid-June 2021. Services to be diverted cover applications for renewing driver license, replacement of lost/damaged driver license, and the issuance of experience certificate for drivers. “From the middle of June 2021, RTA’s customer happiness ...

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• 14 June

  Dewa adds 600MW additional clean energy to Dubai this year

  

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has announced that the authority will add 600 megawatts (MW) of clean energy capacity using photovoltaic solar panels and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) during 2021. The move will increase Dewa’s total power capacity from clean energy to 1,613 MW compared to 1,013 MW ...

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• 14 June

  UAE sends aid to over 35,000 families in Northern Lebanon

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A delegation of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, in collaboration with the UAE Embassy in Beirut, has provided vouchers to 35,600 families in Northern Lebanon, as part of the UAE’s endless efforts to support friendly countries. An official from the foundation stated that the humanitarian initiative was launched upon the directives of the UAE’s ...

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• 14 June

  UAE plans to introduce new food safety standards system

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, stated that the Ministry of Climate Change plans to launch a new food safety standards system in the next two months. The new system will ensure that only top-rated food products that comply with the highest international standards can enter the country, he added, stressing ...

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• 14 June

  Dubai Economy, DBWC highlight incentives for businesswomen

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Economy and the Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) hosted a webinar to highlight the packages of incentives, services, and benefits that can support all UAE-based businesswomen and entrepreneurs. The webinar was part of the monthly ‘Market Dialogue’ series conducted by Dubai Economy to provide an open platform to discuss subjects of interest to the business community. ...

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• 14 June

  Sheikh Zayed Book Award invites entrants for 16th edition

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Writers and publishers are being invited to submit their entries for next year’s Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA). The submission period for the 16th edition of the SZBA, will run from June until October 1. The announcement follows the success of the 15th edition’s virtual awards ceremony, which received widespread praise and publicity after it was ...

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• 14 June

  Seha automates 70% of patient bookings

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) is introducing WhatsApp for Business as an additional method for patients to manage their health journeys. The new channel will complement Seha’s existing platforms for bookings, such as its patient portal, app, and call centre, to streamline access to its services. The launch of the channel will automate 70% of ...

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