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DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, inaugurated the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (Dewa), Research and Development (R&D) Centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, one of the key projects at the solar park. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Edge, the advanced technology group for defence and beyond, on Monday announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tawazun Economic Council, the defence and security industry enabler responsible for the creation and development of a sustainable industry in the UAE. The agreement will enable Edge to offer exceptional UAE nationals the prospect ...

Dubai / WAM In line with the Distance Learning initiative launched earlier by the UAE Ministry of Education, the Madrasa e-learning platform has boosted its free online content to facilitating the learning experience of millions of Arab students across the region. Under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) the e-learning platform offers more than ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Adnoc Distribution, the UAE’s leading fuel and convenience retailer announced on Monday that its popular rewards program, Adnoc Rewards, will soon introduce a new points-based system that will allow customers to earn points on their purchases. Collected points will then be redeemable against Adnoc Oasis products and services in Adnoc stations. In addition, the company ...

SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia announced that it is offering more flexibility to its customers by introducing a new modification fee waiver policy in light of the current travel restrictions and to allow customers the choice of changing travel dates. According to a press release issued by Air Arabia on Monday, the new waiver policy offers passengers the flexibility to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), announced the signing of a new three year contract with Vinacomin, a Vietnamese state-owned firm, extending the supply of Vietnamese alumina to the UAE until 2023. Under the agreement, EGA will continue to buy up to 300,000 tonnes of alumina from Vinacomin each year. The deal extends an agreement that EGA and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has announced that it is allowing travellers one complimentary date or destination change for all flights booked between March 8 and April 7, 2020. In a statement on Monday, the airline said the offer is valid for travel from March 22, 2020, and is applicable to all fares including Etihad Guest redemptions and Etihad ...

Bloomberg The coronavirus outbreak in South Korea is showing signs of slowing as the rate of new daily infections falls and health authorities almost finished testing members of a religious sect at the centre of the epidemic, the country’s health minister said. With the number of new cases slowing to 367 from 483 the day before, Health Minister Park Neung-hoo ...

Bloomberg Trip.com Group Ltd’s top two executives will stop drawing salaries, part of a series of wage-cutting moves at China’s biggest online travel service provider to cope with the coronavirus outbreak. Chairman James Liang and Chief Executive Officer Jane Sun will no longer receive salaries beginning this month, and other members of the company’s top management will also voluntarily cut ...

Bloomberg Tesco Plc agreed to sell its Asian businesses to Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont for more than $10 billion, clinching a record deal in Thailand even as the coronavirus outbreak damps enthusiasm for mergers and acquisitions worldwide. Britain’s largest supermarket chain said it plans a 5 billion-pound ($6.6 billion) special dividend after the sale of the assets to Chearavanont’s Charoen ...