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Dubai / Emirates Business Oman Insurance Company has announced its retail motor customers will receive 30% of their monthly premium for April and May as a discount when they renew their policy. As the public stays home to reduce the spread of Covid-19 within the UAE population, Oman Insurance has witnessed a drop in accident claims, compared to the same ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Education on Monday will carry out an online pilot programme to test the effectiveness of the electronic testing system for public schools. The Ministry said on Sunday that the initial mandatory testing will cover mathematics from grades 5-12. Two thirty-minute sessions be held, the first at 13:00 and the second at 15:00. Students ...

DUBAI / WAM Customs transactions in Dubai rose sharply by 60 percent to reach 4 million in Q1, 2020, from 2.5 million in the corresponding quarter last year, reflecting the resilience of Dubai economy and its ability to cope with changes and challenges. Declarations took the lion’s share of transactions completed by Dubai Customs in Q1 this year at 3.4 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Islamic, part of the Emirates NBD Group, contributed AED 10 million to support the ‘Community Solidarity Fund Against Covid-19’ launched by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai. The Fund aims to support the effort to mitigate the health, economic and social challenges posed by the Covid-19 outbreak. Emirates Islamic is the first ...

SHARJAH / WAM Expo Centre Sharjah has asked for all forms of support and assistance to help revive the exhibition industry worldwide. The centre also called for the pooling of efforts of those involved in the exhibition industry to overcome the consequences of the novel coronavirus outbreak and to provide expertise and knowledge to support this vital sector, in accordance ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM The shareholders of Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) approved the company’s plan to restructure its capital at its annual general assembly (AGM). Julphar’s Board of Directors had recommended the restructuring of capital in January, and called for the AGM to pass a special resolution for a capital reduction followed by a capital increase by way of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced that it is studying measures to take with regards to current labour relations with partner countries. A ministry official said that MoHRE is looking into revising current partnerships concerning labour relations with nations refusing to cooperate with evacuation measures undertaken by the UAE to repatriate private sector ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Community Programmes operated by NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and the Stevens Initiative launched a virtual exchange programme connecting youth from the UAE and the US. The programme, funded by Stevens Initiative, will virtually connect students from the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholars Programme (SMSP) at NYUAD with their peers who are ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Economy announced on Sunday the reduction of fees associated to 94 services provided to individuals, companies, and the business sector. The announcement follows the issuance of UAE Cabinet Resolution No. 20 of 2020 regarding services fees issued by the ministry. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy, fee reductions ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi School of Government (ADSG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Haykal Media to contribute 10,000 licences to the Harvard Business Review’s Arabia platform for Abu Dhabi Government employees, reinforcing the ADSG’s active role in digital learning, as part of Abu Dhabi’s ongoing digital transformation. The licences will provide Abu Dhabi’s government employees ...