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 The UAE Government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a new partnership to support the global health sector, under which WHO will adopt the UAE government accelerators model to speed up the achievement of its strategic goals and initiatives, and to ensure providing of healthy lifestyles and prosperity …

ADNOC Distribution, the UAE’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, further demonstrates its commitment to its growth strategy by establishing an exclusive partnership with Cars Taxi. The five-year deal sees ADNOC Distribution as only supplier of fuel and lubricants for Cars Taxi’s 3,000-plus strong fleet in UAE. The contract will supply …

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global platform for accelerating sustainable development, hosted by Masdar, will be held from 15th to 19th January, 2022. As the first major sustainability event taking place after COP26, ADSW 2022 will bring together the global community across high-level events, with participants including heads of …

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, has announced that Dubai reduced its carbon emissions by 33% in 2020, exceeding the target of the Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy 2021 by more than double. The Dubai Carbon Abatement Strategy aims to reduce carbon emissions by …

Working hours in private educational institutions in Sharjah have been switched to become 4 working days, from Monday to Thursday, and the weekend will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The new working hours will start from January 1, 2022, and details will be announced in the future.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Sunday that it conducted 278,933, 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 …

More than 268.82 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,594,402 have died, according to a Reuters tally on Sunday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December 2019.

Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) revealed that the emirate welcomed 4.88 million visitors between January – October 2021 with international visitation during October alone reaching over one million. Reflecting the rising growth momentum and stability of the industry, strong international visitation was complemented by a robust domestic tourism …

In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister, today issued Law No. 21 of 2021, establishing the Dubai Council to outline and deliver the emirate’s future development agenda with a view to boosting its leading edge competitiveness and …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO). During the meeting, held at Al Shati Palace, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and …