January, 2020

• 26 January

  ‘Sorbonne Centre for AI’ opens in Abu Dhabi

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Sorbonne Centre for Artificial Intelligence was inaugurated on Sunday at the Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (SUAD), campus, in the presence of Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Minister of State and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and Professor Jean Chambaz, President of Sorbonne University and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees ...

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• 26 January

  Daman leads UAE insurance sector in Emiratisation efforts

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The National Health Insurance Company – Daman announced its vision to fill the shortage of qualified actuaries using home-grown talent over the coming decade; providing Emiratis an opportunity with a highly technical qualification whilst circumventing a large global shortage in the specialty. In a press statement on Sunday, Hamad Al Mehyas, deputy Chief Executive Officer of ...

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• 26 January

  DIFC announces seamless digital onboarding platform

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has announced the enhancement of its digital onboarding platform, in line with the centre’s continued emphasis on improving the ease of doing business. According to a press release issued by DIFC on Sunday, the new fully integrated digital platform offers a simplified onboarding process and enhanced user experience. The streamlined digital process ...

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• 26 January

  AED395mn approved in housing assistance

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme approved AED395 million to help 503 citizens acquire residential accommodations through housing loans and grants. The decision was taken as part of efforts to implement the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the ...

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• 26 January

  Esma holds training programme in Indonesia on UAE’s halal products

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma), held the first training programme for employees of the national accreditation committee, “KAN” and National Standards and National Standardisation Agency of Indonesia “BSN”, in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. This training programme is aimed at raising the technical capabilities of OIC countries, under the umbrella of the UAE technical ...

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• 26 January

  Emirates Transport completes 10 infra projects in 2019

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Transport (ET), reported that it completed 10 infrastructure development projects, covering a combined area of more than 250,000 square metres, in 2019. According to Feryal Tawakul, Executive Director of Support Services at ET, the developments were undertaken to support the growing business activities and operations of the corporation, particularly in the transport and auto services sectors, ...

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• 26 January

  ‘No Novel Coronavirus case in UAE’

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre denied a rumour that a patient in Abu Dhabi was diagnosed with the Novel Coronavirus, also known as 2019 nCoV, and added that the case pertains to a previous type of Coronavirus, which is not dangerous and that the patient is currently being treated. The centre called upon the public ...

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• 26 January

  Dubai hosts Global Commodity Outlook Conference

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the largest derivatives exchange in the Middle East, and Richcomm Global Services, the largest independent broker on DGCX, will be hosting the seventh edition of the “Global Commodity Outlook ...

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• 26 January

  Experts from 159 countries to attend Arab Health 2020

  

  DUBAI / WAM Healthcare and trade professionals from more than 159 countries will arrive in Dubai tomorrow for the opening of the Arab Health Exhibition & Conferences, the largest gathering of healthcare companies, technology, products and services in the Middle East & North Africa (Mena) region. Following the success of the 2019 edition, where business generated by exhibitors during the ...

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• 26 January

  FNC Speaker meets with foreign ambassadors

  ABU DHABI / WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) during separate meetings at the headquarters of the FNC in Abu Dhabi, received a number of ambassadors of friendly nations to the UAE, including Sharif Al Badawi, Egyptian Ambassador, Ambassador of the Czech Republic; Sherif Mojka Novic, Ambassador of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kwon ...

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