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The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and Dubai Industrial City (DI), one of the largest industrial hubs in the region, have signed a deal designed to further enhance the UAE’s industrial sector while facilitating decarbonisation efforts. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the first day of the …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced on Monday that it conducted 231,122, 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 …

The governments of Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates today signed a landmark declaration of intent to build renewable electricity and water desalination capacity and address the threat posed by climate change on energy and water security in the region. The signing, that took place at the UAE Leadership …

Under the directives of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the UAE, the Central Bank has issued a commemorative silver coin on the occasion of the “Fiftieth Year” bearing the …

Building on the success of the previous collaboration between Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, the regulator of healthcare sector in the emirate, and globally-leading healthcare company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), in securing innovative COVID-19 treatment, Sotrovimab in the emirate, both organisations expanded their existing partnership to develop Real World Evidence (RWE) …

The Integrated Transport Centre of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi announced the executive regulations for the hourly rental of vehicles in the emirate. The executive regulations will comprise of the conditions and disciplines that regulate the hourly rental service. It also covers the obligations of the …

Abu Dhabi Sports Council has issued a call for over 1,000 volunteers to support the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) and the World Aquatics Festival taking place on Yas Island. With no previous experience required, volunteers aged 16 and over are encouraged to register for the unique opportunity of assisting …

More than 256.88 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,403,889 have died, according to a Reuters tally on Monday. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in December 2019.

H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, witnessed today in Dubai a ceremony organised by the Embassy of Oman in the UAE on the occasion of the 51st National Day of the Sultanate. The ceremony was held in the presence of His …

The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the signing of a political agreement by the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council in Sudan, Lieutenant General Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan, and Dr Abdullah Hamdouk, the Prime Minister of the Transitional Council. In a statement issued today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and …