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ABU DHABI / WAM The International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey (IAF), an international organisation that includes 110 clubs and agencies that are concerned with falcon hunting, where this organisation represents 90 countries, with which over 100,000 falconers around the world are affiliated, has announced the unanimous re-election of Majid Ali Al Mansouri – Secretary-General of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 305,131 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding scope of testing nationwide to facilitate early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out necessary treatment. As part of its ...

Dubai / WAM Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, opened the DP World Flow pavilion at Expo 2020. DP World’s pavilion is designed around the theme of ‘Making Trade Flow.’ Visitors will be able to explore the movement of commerce around the world that drives the global economy, giving a unique insight into the innovative technology of supply ...

Dubai / WAM Saif Abdullah Mohammed Al Shamsi, UAE Ambassador to Thailand, affirmed that Expo 2020 Dubai would create promising opportunities for participating countries and boost efforts being made to stimulate global economy and enhance confidence in sectors hit by the Covid-19 pandemic as well as generate job opportunities. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Saif Al ...

Sharjah / WAM Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations (DGR) in Sharjah, hosted a high-level Guatemalan delegation, headed by Antonio Malouf, Guatemala’s Minister of Economy, at the House of Wisdom in Sharjah to explore and strengthen the framework of economic collaboration and enhance commercial and investment partnerships between the emirate and the Central American country. ...

Sharjah / WAM The Department of Water and Desalination Plants at the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) revealed the completion of a project to replace and develop Al Falaj water pumping station with a pumping capacity of 73.9 million gallons per day, contributing to saving 879 megawatts of electricity annually and reducing carbon dioxide emissions to 503 tonnes ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has announced the launch of a new initiative dubbed as “One Stop Shop for Litigation”, which allows judges of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra courts to hear disputes and render judgments from anywhere without being restricted by the geographical location of registered cases, by utilising video conference technology. ...

A lot of people disdain artificial deadlines in legislation and the frantic, seemingly chaotic activity that goes with them. But while there was still no resolution by of the Democratic Party’s impasse on the dual congressional bills that would enact large chunks of their agenda, from climate to health care to child care to construction and more, the day’s events ...

Relations between China and the US may be scraping new lows, but that hasn’t stopped Chinese consumers from snapping up the iPhone 13. Shortly after pre-sales for the phone opened on September 17, some colours sold out in minutes. Apple Inc’s China website crashed. Social media erupted. A week later, as in-store sales began, eager buyers stampeded through a shopping ...

Merck & Co and Ridgeback’s antiviral pill molnupiravir is a potential pandemic game-changer, judging from the positive test data. To make the most of this promise, governments and global health organisations need to prepare to manufacture the pills in great quantities. The clinical trial results are preliminary, but impressive. People with fresh symptoms of Covid-19 who took the pills for ...