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The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with some of the world’s leading infrastructure investors and operators, sovereign wealth and pension funds. A consortium of investors comprising Global Infrastructure Partners, GIP; Brookfield Asset Management, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC; Ontario Teachers’ …

More than 9.1 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 472,300​ have died, according to a Reuters tally on Tuesday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019

RAK-DED has approved a set of controls and procedures for reopening wedding and events halls, while economic establishments are allowed to resume work starting from tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Cinemas to operate with less number of shows to allow effective sterilization of the theatre after each show for a …

Al Anoud Abdullah Al-Haj, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Education: We have developed a plan on the possibility of re-opening all governmental and private educational institutions, including “nurseries, schools and universities” for the next academic year according to stringent controls and preventive measures, including: • Checking the body …

During a press briefing, Dr. Amna Al Dhahak, the official spokesperson of the UAE government: The Ministry of Health and Prevention has conducted more than 40,000 tests in different regions of the country and reports: • 378 new cases of coronavirus from different nationalities, bringing the total number of confirmed …

As part of relentless efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, Dubai authorities are continuing to increase provision of COVID-19 testing across government and private hospitals and drive-through centres. The emirate’s various testing facilities have completed a total of over 612, 000 COVID-19 tests as of 19 June, according to the …

Under the directives of the Sharjah Executive Council, the Sharjah Directorate of Human Resources, SDHR, has announced that up to half of the Sharjah Government employees will be allowed to return to their workplaces from Sunday, 28th June, 2020, to strengthen government work and gradually return employees to their workplaces. …

The Ajman Medical District organised a medical testing campaign for local markets workers, including those working in fish, meat, vegetables and fruits markets, the Salem Shopping Centre and plant nurseries, in line with the plan of the Ministry of Health and Prevention to enlarge the scope of national testing. The …

Inmates of the General Department of Punitive and Correctional Institutions at Dubai Police have begun taking their final exams online. Implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and the Dubai Education Zone, inmate students of 12th grade began taking their final exams for the academic year 2019-2020 online within …

ADNOC Distribution has been named the No1. retail brand in the region in the Forbes Middle East Top 100 Companies 2020. ADNOC Distribution, ranking at number 52 overall, is one of 21 UAE companies to be listed, with GCC companies accounting for 90 percent of the total 100. Compiled of …