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Abu Dhabi / WAM Youssef Saeed Al Abri, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD), launched the second phase of the “Deposit Digital Disbursement” project, enabling an integrated automatic and electronic disbursement of deposits by making the relevant service available via the ADJD’s website, after obtaining the necessary approvals from the court or the competent prosecution office, then transferring ...

Dubai / WAM Ongoing field inspections by Dubai Economy across open markets and commercial establishments saw 26 fines being issued for violation of precautionary guidelines against Covid-19. The violations, detected in outlets spread across markets and malls, were mostly related to face masks or physical distancing. Increased visitors numbers across malls during the recent 3-day super sale had seen a ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 204,487 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 the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. As ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE signed a bilateral agreement with the Republic of Uzbekistan to further implement UAE projects aimed at contributing to advancing the development process in Uzbekistan – by strengthening the vital role of the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation. Younis Haji Al Khoori, Undersecretary of Ministry of Finance, and Shukhrat Vafaev, Deputy Minister, Ministry of ...

AJMAN / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, announced on Saturday that the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme (SZHP) completed Phases 1 and 2 of the Mohamed bin Zayed City 1 residential project in Ajman, which include construction of 497 houses. Al Mazrouei said the beneficiaries who met all the requirements will be handed over their ...

May was meant to be French President Emmanuel Macron’s Africa month, a chance to show off France’s influence on the continent — and not just among its former colonies. But Mali’s second coup in less than a year is an embarrassing reminder of the limitations of French leverage and of the president’s personal clout in the region. Authoritarian rulers of ...

With Covid-19 cases trending downward across the US, it’s getting easier to say the worst of the pandemic is behind us. Meanwhile, predictions that the pandemic will change our way of living forever are getting louder. Not surprisingly, many prognosticators see big cities such as New York and San Francisco declining, as urbanites tired of being cooped up in their ...

Some of the world’s biggest emitters of carbon are also becoming the loudest advocates of climate change, frequently spouting all the buzzwords that go with it: net-zero, decarbonisation and neutrality. Most earnings calls and various corporate sustainability reports are now peppered with this jargon. The plans sound lofty but the reality for shareholders is vague, at best. In recent months, ...

India’s vaccine strategy has flopped. A dismissive attitude towards the second Covid-19 outbreak that has raged uncontrolled, and a mistaken belief that indigenously made shots would be equal to the task of inoculating a billion adults, have left the nation scrambling. Efforts are under way to procure supplies from Pfizer Inc, Moderna Inc and Johnson & Johnson. But their order ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co has halted deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner just two months after restarting them as the company works to get regulatory approval for its plan to resolve previously disclosed quality issues. The planemaker is providing the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with added analysis and documentation of proposed fixes for undelivered jets, according to a company statement. The ...