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DUBAI / WAM Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the completion of Al Quoz Bus Depot to support the daily movement of buses. The new facility, which complements other bus depots at Jebel Ali, Al-Khawaneej, Al Ruwayyah , Al Aweer and Al Qusais, serves buses operating ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA) on Saturday, hosted Omar Saif Ghobash, Assistant Minister for Culture and Public Diplomacy, who delivered an enlightening discussion, titled: “Letters to a Young Diplomat.” Moderated by Bernardino Leon, Director-General of EDA, the session is part of a virtual series of diplomatic dialogues #EDATALKS. The session was attended by EDA’s students and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Air Force’s aerobatic display team, Al Fursan, will be seen in the skies over a number of the country’s hospitals for three days starting Sunday, June 21, in an initiative of appreciation by the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces for the nation’s medical teams and staff. The initiative translates a message of ...

Bloomberg Singapore is positioning itself for a post-Covid world with massive investment in innovation, over and above the immediate support it’s giving to help the economy rebound from possibly its worst downturn on record. The government will set aside more than $14.3 billion to support research in “high impact areas” such as health and biomedical sciences, climate change and artificial ...

Bloomberg The cluster of oil tankers off China’s coast is growing and the vessels are waiting longer to offload their cargoes amid a lack of onshore storage space after a buying spree earlier this year. The number of oil-laden tankers parked in Chinese waters has swelled since the start of the month with almost 200 ships expected over the course ...

Bloomberg China confirmed that a proposed national security law would allow Beijing to override Hong Kong’s independent legal system, shedding new light on a move that has stoked tensions with the US and threatens the city’s status as a top financial centre. The proposal said the central government will have jurisdiction over an “extremely small” number of national security cases ...

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 reinforced the UAE’s commitment, under the wise leadership of the UAE President, HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in further developing downstream capabilities and supporting long-term economic growth in Ruwais. His Highness ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, said: “The UAE, five months after the detection of the first Covid-19 case, has become an inspirational model to be followed for proactive measures and effective crisis management.” The minister’s remarks came at the UAE government’s regular media briefing where he, along ...

DUBAI / WAM Union Coop has revealed that the completion rate of its commercial centre project in the Al-Bada’a area, Dubai, which costs nearly 40 million, has reached about 20 percent. The project comes from Union Coop’s endeavour to achieve one of its most important strategic goals, which is the strategic expansion and increasing its outreach to serve members of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) announced on Thursday that a selected number of museums and cultural sites in the emirate are ready to welcoming visitors starting June 24. Strict health and safety guidelines and precautionary measures were implemented in the selected sites to support community recovery after the long ...