September, 2020

• 19 September

  Adnec boosts portfolio with ISNR Abu Dhabi acquisition

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), part of ADQ, has acquired the International Exhibition for National Security and Resilience (ISNR Abu Dhabi). The leading conference in Mena region that covers security equipment sector, including device manufacturing and security technology development, will join portfolio of leading international exhibitions organised by Adnec. The acquisition comes as part ...

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• 19 September

  A world first for Abu Dhabi as ultra-rare bird stops over

  Abu Dhabi / WAM As the autumn bird migration gets under way, one of the rarest birds in the world has been spotted on the Saadiyat Beach Golf Course in Abu Dhabi by two members of the Emirates Bird Records Committee (EBRC) Oscar Campbell and Simon Lloyd. The bird, a Steppe Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris, is an extremely rare sub-species ...

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• 19 September

  China’s TikTok sues Donald Trump administration to block US ban

  

  Bloomberg TikTok asked a federal judge in Washington to block the Trump administration from enacting a ban on the fast-growing social-media network. TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance Ltd., filed a complaint challenging the Trump administration’s recent moves to prevent the app from operating in the US. The lawsuit marks the second time TikTok has challenged President Donald Trump’s actions ...

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• 19 September

  SIB wins sukuk deal of the year 2020 award

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Islamic Bank’s (SIB) $500 million sukuk received the ‘Sukuk Deal of the Year 2020’, at the 10th Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA). SIB, which enjoys strong investment grade ratings of A- by Standard & Poors, A3 by Moody’s, priced a AED 1.83 billion 5-year sukuk, with a profit rate of 2.85 per cent per annum. The ...

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• 19 September

  Covid-19: UAE announces new safety rules for social events

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced a set of protocols for regulating social events and gatherings which are aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19 and ensure the highest levels of prevention and safety approved by the health authorities. The protocols set rules ...

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• 19 September

  UAE sends fifth aid plane with medical supplies to Colombia

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE sent a fifth aid plane carrying 13 metric tons of critical medical supplies to Colombia to support the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. This aid will assist approximately 13,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Salem Rashid Al Owais, UAE Ambassador to Colombia, ...

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• 19 September

  Emirates adds second daily flight to Bahrain

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates has reaffirmed its commitment to growing its operations in Bahrain with the introduction of a second daily flight to the Kingdom. The expanded schedule will offer enhanced connectivity for customers travelling to Dubai and beyond to Emirates’ network of over 85 destinations. The second daily flight will be operated by an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER. Starting ...

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• 19 September

  ADJD launches ‘Mezan’ project

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) Youssef Saeed Al Abri, launched the “Mezan” project for the calculation of government services costs through the application of the world’s best costing programmes. “Mezan” allows the application of the best global programmes to calculate costs by providing the latest means of data analysis, reporting, statistics and ...

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• 19 September

  Dubai fines five businesses for violating Covid-19 rules

  DUBAI / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in Dubai Economy fined five commercial establishments, including retail stores in various shopping centres and gargour outlets in Warsan 3, for lack of employee commitment to wearing masks. No outlet was ordered to be closed during the inspections. Field inspectors from the CCCP also warned 10 establishments for their ...

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• 19 September

  Expo Centre Sharjah launches three-day electronics exhibition

  

  Sharjah / WAM The Expo Centre Sharjah is currently hosting the “Expo Electronics Exhibition”, the first event the centre has organised after the gradual return to normal life and the resumption of activities and events in Sharjah. This is in line with the decision of the Sharjah Executive Council to resume the organisation of exhibitions and conferences under the supervision ...

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