June, 2021

• 6 June

  ADIBF’s 30th edition concludes

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) has concluded a successful 30th edition. Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and managed by the Abu ...

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• 6 June

  Seha provides exceptional health care for senior citizens

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) attaches great importance to senior citizens and is keen to provide them with high quality health care according to the highest international standards. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Dr Marwan Al Kaabi, Group Chief Operations Officer at Seha, said that the company – in line ...

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• 6 June

  Sheikh Mohamed, Libya’s top official discuss bilateral ties

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has emphasised the UAE’s unwavering position towards supporting Libya and achieving the aspirations of its people towards stability, development and unity. This was stated when His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed received on Saturday ...

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• 6 June

  UAE has enhanced its position in the global maritime sector

  

  FUJAIRAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, has praised Fujairah’s vital and economic role due to the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah. These directives are aimed at creating a conducive investment environment by developing its port, raising its ...

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• 6 June

  HFZA, Bee’ah renew strategic partnership

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Bee’ah, Sharjah-based integrated environmental, recycling & waste management company, has announced signing a renewal of its strategic partnership agreement with Hamriyah Free Zone Authority, to provide integrated waste management services for the free zone community. The agreement was signed by Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) and Fahad Ali Fahad Shehail, Group ...

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• 6 June

  Electronic connection activated between ADJD, UAE central bank

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has announced it began activating the electronic connection between the Enforcement Division and the UAE central bank, within the aim of expediting the processes to facilitate the procedures for both the court users and employees. Youssef Saeed Al Abri, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, said that the electronic ...

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• 6 June

  Biden’s blacklist offers olive branch to Beijing

  

  President Joe Biden’s blacklist on investment in Chinese companies offers the kind of compromise that could help steady relations, though it likely won’t be enough to inspire Beijing to reciprocate and cool tensions. In releasing an update to his predecessor’s Executive Order 13959, Biden held the same line enunciated by Donald Trump in “addressing the threat from securities investments that ...

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• 6 June

  Pandemic has books back in business

  

  Theatres went dark in London’s West End last year, while galleries closed and concert halls stood silent. But there was one creative industry that flourished during lockdown: the reading and publishing of books. Many in the industry, as well as parents and educators, are now hoping the habit will stick around post-Covid. My guess is it just might. HarperCollins, one ...

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• 6 June

  Post-Covid workplaces can close autism gap

  The coronavirus pandemic, with its lockdowns and travel bans, has prompted an unprecedented shakeup of everything we thought we knew about daily labor. How we work, where and when. There’s never been a better time to also reexamine who toils with us. For many companies, that has meant championing diversity, a crucial consideration for blue-chip employers eager to widen the ...

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• 6 June

  Persistent politics of Tulsa race massacre

  As the nation reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, in which a White mob razed a prosperous Black community and killed many of its inhabitants, conversations have focused on the economic costs of such racial violence. But to understand where it comes from — and where American society is headed — one must recognise the extent to ...

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