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Dubai / Emirates Business Etisalat on Sunday announced the launch of ‘Business Edge’, a comprehensive platform offering a wide range of services and solutions that cater to Small and Medium Business (SMB) customers. Collaboration and communication from Business Edge enables SMBs to connect to customers in a secure and scalable way, allowing employees and customers to talk, video-conference and share ...

Dubai / WAM As schools and universities across the country started the first day of distance learning on Sunday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said, “Schools are closed, but education will never stop. The UAE is the most well-equipped nation for smart learning.” Attending a virtual ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Education on Sunday launched the distance learning system for students in all Emirati schools and higher education institutions. The system will be in place for a period of two weeks. Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, stressed that significant efforts have been exerted by education professionals to create a technical academic ...

SHARJAH / WAM Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport in Sharjah (AASTS) has announced the implementation of e-learning for the second semester in the College of Maritime Transport Technology. During the spring break, faculty members were trained on giving e-lectures as well as providing the necessary support to students. Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar Ismail ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sandooq Al Watan, the national initiative launched by prominent Emirati businesspeople to support research projects for the post-oil era, is set to organise a new Centurium Prize Challenge entitled “ReThink Brine” to discuss how to reduce the quantities of brine discharge produced by desalination processes. The challenge is sponsored by the Environmental Agency – Abu Dhabi, ...

DUBAI / WAM As part of the precautionary measures to maintaining public health and safety, the General Department of Traffic in Dubai has urged all its customers to complete transactions via available smart channels. Brigadier Saif Muhair Al Mazroui, Director of The General Department of Traffic in Dubai, said customers could avail to the Department’s services (including traffic fines payment ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Khidmah, Aldar Properties’ wholly owned facilities management business, announced that it will be offering discounted disinfection and sanitisation services for homes and businesses across Abu Dhabi through the coming period. The discounted services are part of Aldar’s recently announced programmes worth AED100 million aimed at supporting its residents, tenants, customers and partners. Commenting on the announcement, ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Directorate of Human Resources (SDHR) announced that the government of Sharjah has fully implemented the remote work system for all employees from various departments across Sharjah, as part of the precautionary measures undertaken by the government to curb the spread of new coronavirus, Covid-19, and ensure the safety of all. Commenting on this, Dr. Tariq ...

SHARJAH / WAM Dana Gas has said that its facilities, operations and production have not been affected by the coronaviru (Covid-19). In a statement on Sunday, the company said that its exploration and production facilities and operations in Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Egypt remain fully operational and production has not been affected by the pandemic. Natural gas makes up ...

DUBAI / WAM The Health and Environmental Affairs Committee of the Federal National Council (FNC) on Sunday held a remote meeting using video conferencing, led by Mohammed Ahmed Al Yamahi, Chairman of the Committee, to discuss a draft federal law on public health comprising 38 articles, with the participation of relevant authorities. During the meeting, Al Yamahi stated that the ...