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Dubai Police Wins International Safety Award 2020
The General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology at Dubai Police has recently been rewarded by the British Safety Council’s International Safety Awards for demonstrating a true commitment to achieving high standards of health and safety during the 2019 calendar year.
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DGCX Meets Post-Trade Transparency Requirements Under MiFID II And MiFIR
The DGCX met all the criteria set out in the ESMA Opinion (determining TCTVs for the purpose of transparency under MiFID II and MiFIR), including the requirement to have a post-trade transparency regime in place which ensures that transactions are published as soon as possible after being executed.
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MBRU, National Programme For Happiness And Wellbeing Launch ’Find Your Light’
The online course is set to help encourage compassion during these unpresented times building on the success of the current digital learning initiatives of MBRU, and is the third part of the MBRU Community Immunity Ambassador Programme.
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Dubai Future Foundation Develops Innovative Ventilator Prototype To Support Local, Global Healthcare Efforts
Khalfan Belhoul, CEO of Dubai Future Foundation, DFF, has said that the launch of an innovative mechanical ventilator prototype, M061, comes in line with its sustained efforts to support frontline healthcare workers in their efforts to safeguard the lives of those affected by COVID-19.
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RTA Unveils New Generation Of Bus Shelters At Four Dubai Hotspots
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has unveiled a new generation of bus shelters at four hotspots across the city.
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Smart Data Analytics Dashboard Enhances COVID-19 Command And Control Centre’s Strategic Edge In Drive To Combat Virus
The Dubai COVID-19 Command and Control Centre (CCC) has collaborated with Smart Dubai to develop an innovative digital dashboard to monitor and predict the spread of COVID-19 in Dubai.
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Expert Tips For Dubai Renters If Lockdown Left You With Itchy Feet
The current market situation means that for Dubai renters there has rarely been a more opportune time to move onward and upward. Appello Real Estate offers some useful hacks for bagging an enviable relocation.
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Region’s First Regtech Event Hosted By The Dubai Financial Services Authority And Dubai International Financial Centre
The event focused on thought leadership surrounding the world’s most advanced and innovative regulatory compliance technologies.
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Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation To Support Education Opportunities For Youth Across Egypt
Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education, AGFE, and Sawiris Foundation for Social Development, SFSD, on Tuesday announced the signing of an MoU to support education opportunities for youth across Egypt.
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Dubai Financial Market Launches New Smart Services App
The new application combines features of both DFM App and DFM Services App.
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RTA To Launch Digital Investment Platform In 2021
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has unveiled a digital investment platform dubbed ’RTA Invest’ for managing investors relations, which will be operational in 2021.
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TiE Dubai Launches TiE Women Competition For Entrepreneurs In MENA
The Dubai chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) announced its official participation in TiE Women, a global initiative dedicated to empowering women entrepreneurs across the globe.
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RTA offers 300 distinctive 4 and 5-digit number plates at online auction on 7th June
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, is offering 300 distinctive number plates of 4 and 5 digits at the forthcoming 60th Online Auction, the second online auction this year.
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3,500 vehicles deliver food and parcels in Dubai, Sharjah since beginning of year
Emirates Transport, ET, continues to provide goods transport and food delivery services according to strict precautionary measures, in light of the current pandemic and the accompanying growth in delivery activities, food transport and e-commerce.
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Gulf Capital Sells Metamed To Ray Lab And A Consortium Of Global Investors In A Secondary Private Equity Transaction
Gulf Capital, one of the largest and most active alternative asset managers in the Middle East, announced today that it has successfully completed the sale of Metamed, the region’s largest diagnostic imaging network.
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Dubai Financial Services Authority To Host RegTech Live Event
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) will be hosting a virtual event on the 2nd and 3rd of June. The event, RegTech Live: Driving Compliance Through Innovation, will be held in partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA).
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Dubai Tourism, Stakeholders Discuss Post-Pandemic Steps, Strategies To Support Industry Revival
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) held a virtual meeting with key aviation and hospitality partners to discuss current and post-pandemic strategies and joint initiatives aimed at ensuring the tourism industry’s gradual return to normalcy.
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How Restaurants Can Boost Their Profitability
What’s the secret to a restaurant’s longevity?
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Dubai SME Allocates AED 20 Million To Guarantee Capital For SMEs Through The Fund & Beehive Partnership
Dubai SME, the agency of Dubai Economy mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, has allocated AED 20 million for the capital guarantee scheme launched by its financial arm.
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Hamdan Bin Mohammed Praises Team Behind Innovative UAE-Made Medical Ventilators
Sheikh Hamdan’s remarks came as he reviewed the prototype of an innovative medical ventilator fully designed and assembled in the UAE by a specialised team of local and international experts from DFF in collaboration with public and private institutions and research centers.
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Dubai Land Department Introduces Remote Property Registration System
Dubai Land Department, DLD, has successfully introduced a new registration system for real estate transactions, which allows real estate owners to complete sales transactions for their properties remotely from anywhere in the world.
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Bonus Ordered By Mohammed Bin Rashid To Owners Of Dubai Taxi Plates Exceeds AED1.5 Billion
Al Tayer thanked HH Sheikh Mohammed for ordering the distribution of 2019 bonuses worth AED51 million to Emiratis who own registration plates of taxis operated by the Dubai Taxi Corporation and its franchise companies on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
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RTA Announces Updated Timings Of Services, Customer Happiness Centres
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has updated its service hours of public transport means (metro, tram buses, marine transport, taxis and shared transport) as well as customer happiness centres and centres of service providers, as of 20th May 2020.
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Dubai Economy In Co-Operation With GDRFA Shuts Down Amer Centre For Violating COVID-19 Guidelines
The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection, CCCP, sector in Dubai Economy in co-operation with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs.
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DFM Company Posts Net Profit Of AED 34.7 Million During The First Quarter Of 2020
Dubai Financial Market Company (PJSC) today announced its financial results for the first quarter of the year ending 31 March 2020, reporting a net profit of AED 34.7Million.
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Dubai Culture Adds Shindagha Museum To Its Online Platform ’Dubai 360’
The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Dubai Culture, has added Al Shindagha Museum, to the virtual tours available on the digital platform, Dubai 360, to provide public access to the city’s historical places and its rich cultural and heritage landmarks.
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New Report Reveals 35 Percent Decrease In Divorce Cases In Dubai From 2016 To 2019
Dubai has recorded a 35 percent decrease in divorce cases from 2016 to 2019, a new report released by the Community Development Authority in Dubai, CDA, has shown.
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Dubai Customs Adopts Strategic Plan To Curb Coronavirus
Inspired by and following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the Customs Inspection Division at Dubai Customs is following a strategic plan to handle the COVID-19 crisis.
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Dubai Airports CEO Speaks Out On Post-COVID-19 Recovery Plans
Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths today confirmed that while the airport operator is taking appropriate measures to control costs, optimise liquidity.
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Dubai Customs Completes Stimulus Package Requirements
Dubai Customs has extended a refund of 20 percent on the customs fees imposed on imported products sold locally in Dubai markets from 15th March to 30th June.
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Over 13000 People To Benefit From India Gate’s Contribution Towards UAE’s 10 Million Meals Initiative
The noble initiative, which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai and his wife Her Highness Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum.
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Medcare Women & Children Hospital Offers Peace Of Mind To Families And Mums-To-Be And Continues To Welcome Healthy Babies To Loving Families
Never has this peace of mind been so necessary as now during the COVID-19 pandemic when for so many pregnant women, mothers and families, the prospect of having to visit hospital or medical facilities with their loved ones or to give birth may be extremely worrying.
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Ahmed Bin Sulayem Contributes AED1 Million To Community Solidarity Fund Against COVID-19
UAE businessman Ahmed bin Sulayem has made a contribution of AED1 million to the Community Solidarity Fund Against COVID-19 launched by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai.
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Mohammed Bin Rashid Orders Aid Flight To Somalia In Support Of COVID-19 Response, Flood Relief Efforts
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered an aid flight to support the delivery of ventilators and other critical supplies as well as relief items to Somalia.
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Dubai Media City Launches ’GAME_ON’ Series To Tap UAE’s Growing Video Game Market
Dubai Media City has announced a new Instagram Live series called GAME_ON featuring regular video game development workshops hosted in collaboration with ON.DXB.
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Dubai Future Academy Launches ’Empower Yourself’ Initiative
The initiative is in partnership with Maharat Min Google, Edraak and LinkedIn, said a statement by the academy.
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Winners Of HIPA’s ’Solidarity’ Instagram Photo Contest Announced
The winners of the competition, which saw submissions under the hashtag #HIPAContest_Solidarity, hailed from Indonesia and Iraq.
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MoHAP Highlights Vital Role Of Nursing Cadres Amid COVID-19 Battle On International Nurses Day
The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, has highlighted the vital role of the nursing and medical cadres as being the frontline of defence for the health of society in the provision of healthcare, especially in light of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, crisis.
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Award-Winning Documentary Maker Anthony Geffen Hosts Virtual Session For Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
As the 30th edition of the ADIBF has been postponed until next year, guests who were scheduled to appear at the fair have presented their talks remotely, allowing viewers to watch from their own homes.
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Dubai Sports Council Backs Team AngelWolf’s ’Climb With Rio’ Challenge
Rio, who is a Person of Determination, will be strapped to his father’s back as the pair ascend - and descend - a total of 829m (2,722 ft) in one continuous climb-a-thon.
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Okadoc Brings Telemedicine To The UAE, Connecting Patients To Over 400 Doctors
Okadoc, the leading instant doctor appointment booking platform, announced the launch of its telemedicine solution offering across the UAE. Okadoc fast tracked the release in response to the growing need for patients to access specialist and general healthcare throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ASD And ACS Of Abu Dhabi Host Inaugural UAE Schools Changemaker Collaboration Conference
ASD and ACS Abu Dhabi, with the support of the JUMP! Foundation, have formed a partnership during this difficult time to introduce a positive new initiative designed to bring students together.
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Dubai Municipality Completes 3D Photography Of Dubai Landmarks For Geographic Information Systems Project
Dawoud Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, said the project is part of the implementation of Dubai’s smart transformation plan under the directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
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UAE Launches Initiative To Build Unified Global Legislative Framework For Islamic Finance
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Minister of Finance and Governor of the Islamic Development Bank, IDB, for the United Arab Emirates, announced on Wednesday the launch of a new initiative to create a unified global legal and legislative framework for the Islamic finance sector.
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World Expo Governing Body’s Member States Vote In Favour Of Postponing Expo 2020 Dubai
Expo 2020 Dubai has announced that it is gearing up to help shape a post-pandemic world and create a better future for all after a two-thirds majority of Bureau International des Expositions, BIE, Member States voted in favour of postponing the next World Expo by one year.
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MBRF Populates Its ’Digital Knowledge Hub’ With Over 210 Book Summaries
The Foundation had introduced the initiative more than six years ago to provide summaries of best-selling and influential international books in Arabic, which, in turn, serves to stimulate and promote reading among all segments of the community.
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France Supports Decision To Postpone Expo 2020 Dubai To Next Year
Through its Commissioner General for the World Expo 2020 Dubai, France has supported the decision to postpone the event by one year, which will now take place from 1st October 2021 to 31st March 2022.
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DEWA Joins Dubai Economy’s Unified Business Registry
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has joined the Dubai Unified Business Registry, an initiative by Dubai Economy to achieve inclusiveness and transparency in business activities in Dubai.
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ENOC Group Implements Screening Tests And Disinfection Measures At Staff Accommodation
ENOC Group has implemented a stringent programme of regular screening tests and disinfection measures for its staff living within its dedicated accommodation facilities.
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Dubai Customs launches Aman Platform to enhance cyber security
Within its efforts to enhance cyber security towards a more sustainable economy in Dubai, Dubai Customs launched Aman (safety) Platform, which operates in line with Dubai cyber security strategy.
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Dubai Future Foundation fully implements remote working
Dubai Future Foundation, DFF said that it has now fully implemented remote work to ensure the health and safety of their teams in response to the challenges posed by the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Azizi Developments Inks Partnership With 3i Infotech For IT Transformation
Azizi Developments, a leading real estate developer in the UAE, has partnered with 3i Infotech, an internationally acclaimed, global ITcompany, to enhance its Information Technology (IT) infrastructure.
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RTA Reopens Customer Happiness, Service Provider Centres From Thursday
The Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, is reopening three customer happiness centres at Umm Al Ramoul, Deira and Al Barsha, as well as 19 service provider centres, starting from Thursday, 30th April.
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Ahmed Seddiqi Family Donates AED10 Million To Al Jalila Foundation
Al Jalila Foundation, a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives dedicated to transforming lives through medical innovation.
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Al Ansari Exchange Pledges Dh1.2 Million To Provide 150,000 Meals In 10 Million Meals Campaign
Donations continue for the ’10 million meals’ campaign as Al Ansari Exchange pledged Dh1.2 million to provide 150,000 meals to communities affected by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in the UAE.
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Leading UAE Wellbeing Centre Provides Online Mental Health Video Therapy
It means patients don’t have to leave home, as sessions are available during the day, evening and weekends. People can choose a therapist from an extended network of clinical experts.
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Dubai Future Foundation’s Knowledge Platforms And Publications Reach 5 Million Social Media Followers
Dubai Future Foundation’s (DFF) knowledge platforms have reached more than 5 million people across their social media platforms.
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Hamad Rahma Al Shamsi General Trading Contributes AED8 Million To Community Solidarity Fund Against COVID-19
Hamad Rahma Al Shamsi General Trading Company has contributed AED8 million to the Community Solidarity Fund Against COVID-19.
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Dubai Financial Market Launches Dubai Clear And Dubai CSD
The Dubai Financial Market, DFM, today officially launched its new subsidiaries, Dubai Clear and Dubai CSD.
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Supreme Committee Of Crisis And Disaster Management Eases Restrictions On Movement In Al Ras And Naif
The Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management, headed by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced the easing of restrictions on movement in Naif and Al Ras areas in Dubai.
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Arab Reading Challenge To Promote Reading Among Students
The Arab Reading Challenge, ARC, initiative has announced holding online interactive sessions on Instagram to promote reading among students.
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10 Million Meals Campaign: 50 Dubai Based Restaurants Contributes More Than 400 Thousand Meals
Despite global preventive measures against the novel coronavirus, innovative humanitarian ideas still emerge to bring together people, businesses, institutions and various society segments, in order to achieve shared goals, delivering initiatives that bring people together.
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Child Protection Specialists Start Work After Taking Legal Oath
Jameela Al Muheiri, Minister of State for Public Education, witnessed the legal oath-taking by 34 Child protection specialists in preparation for the exercise of their duties in the child protection unit launched by the Ministry of Education.
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Emirates NBD Corporate Banking Reports Over 60 Percent Increase In Clients Using Digital Channels
In a statement by the bank on Sunday, Corporate Banking has witnessed a significant 60 percent month-on-month increase in digital on-boarding volumes, as new and existing transaction banking clients opt for digital channels for their ongoing cash management and trade finance requirements.
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Dubai Customs Resolves 61 IPR Disputes, Valued AED8.2m In Q1 2020
Some 80 percent (49 cases) of these disputes constituted genuine product disputes, while 12 were counterfeit cases.
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DAMAC Foundation Pledges AED1 Million To Provide 125,000 Meals In ’10 Million Meals’ Campaign
The Hussain Sajwani - DAMAC Foundation announced the donation of AED1 million to provide 125,000 meals to communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in the UAE, as part of the country’s biggest food distribution drive.
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Dr. Abdulkader Al Sankari And Sons Donate Dhs2 Million To Provide 250,000 Meals In Support Of The ’10 Million Meals’ Campaign
Donations for the ’10 million meals’ campaign, the UAE’s biggest food distribution drive, continue to come in from businessmen, companies, institutions and individuals across the UAE. Dr. Abdulkader Al Sankari, the Chairman of Sankari Investment Group.
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Del Monte Contributes To 10 Million Meals By Donating 1 Million Bananas
It feels good to do good. What is better than providing a meal to the needy? Making sure that the meal is enriched with nutritional elements for families and giving them new colors and food varieties for their dining tables.
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Dubai Future Accelerators Goes Virtual To Ensure Participants’ Safety And Productivity
Dubai Future Accelerators, DFA, one of Dubai Future Foundation’s, DFF, initiatives, has announced the successful implementation of a virtual programme in collaboration with a group of government and private entities in Dubai.
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Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management announces partial easing of restrictions on movement in Dubai
The Committee has also outlined a new set of guidelines on movement and a list of exempted commercial activities and vital sectors.
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Donations continue to pour in for 10 million meals campaign
An anonymous donor provided AED1 million to secure 125,000 meals for communities affected by COVID-19 as part of the country’s biggest food distribution drive.
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flydubai pays tribute to frontline workers says ’thank you’
Dubai-based airline flydubai today launched a video as a tribute to the frontline workers, its passengers across its network and the residents of the UAE for the role they are playing during these unprecedented times.
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Atlantis, The Palm is the proud host of the official Ramadan cannon this 2020
Atlantis, The Palm is the proud host of the official Ramadan cannon this 2020, in partnership with Dubai Police.
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15,000 Donors Pledge 450,000 Meals In Two Days For ’10 Million Meals’ Campaign
More than 15,000 donors pledged 450,000 meals and food parcels online and via SMS to support families and individuals affected by the coronavirus outbreak in the UAE within the first two days of the ’10 million meals’ campaign launch.
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Emirates Post Resumes International Postal Services To 12 Destinations
Emirates Post resumed its standard and express international postal services to 12 European destinations. The destinations include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Jebel Ali Port And Jafza Lead With The Region’s First Transition To ISO 45001:2018 Certification
The certification was awarded for excellence in the operating functions of ports & terminals, parks & zones and security services, with a particular focus on the prevention of injuries and ill health among its people at the workplace.
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DFM Launches The First Of Its Kind ESG Index Aiming To Strengthen UAE Markets’ Competitiveness And Attract Investments
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today launched the UAE Index for Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), as the first index of its kind from the financial markets in the UAE and the region.
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UAE Celebrates 45th Arab Deaf Week
The UAE celebrates the 45th Arab Deaf Week between 20-27 April 2020, in cooperation with all the providers of deaf services in the UAE, and in response to the call of the Arab Federation of Organistions Working with the Deaf.
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RTA Supports ’10 Million Meals’ Campaign
In a press statement on Tuesday, the authority explained that it is supporting the campaign via two charitable initiatives marking the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan.
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Zakat Can Be Paid To Those Affected By COVID-19: Grand Mufti Of Dubai
The Grand Mufti of Dubai has declared that Zakat can be paid towards purchasing meals or providing food parcels to disadvantaged communities through the newly-launched ’10 million meals’ campaign.
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Dar Al Ber Society Donates AED12.6 Million To ’10 Million Meals’ Campaign
The humanitarian campaign, the UAE’s biggest food distribution drive, enables individuals and institutions to donate towards providing meals and food parcels to low-income individuals and families throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan.
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AGFE Awards Scholarships For Online Master’s Degrees To 58 Underprivileged Students
The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education awarded full scholarships at Arizona State University, ASU, to 58 underprivileged students from the Arab world to pursue their Master’s degrees, as part of the Al Ghurair Open Learning Scholars Programme, OLSP.
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Al Fonoon Donates 100,000 Surgical Facemasks To Dubai Police Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak
Since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was found in UAE on January 29th, the UAE government has been taking serious measures to curb the transmission of this deadly virus.
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Emirates NBD Announces First Quarter 2020 Results
Emirates NBD (DFM: EmiratesNBD), a leading banking group in the region, delivered a solid set of results with net profit increasing 3% q-o-q to AED 2.1 billion.
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Emirates Islamic Announces Q1 2020 Results
Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, announced its financial results for the quarter ending 31 March, 2020. The Bank reported a net profit of AED 155 million for the first quarter of 2020.
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AED65.7 Million Trade Of Gloves And Masks In Dubai
Dubai Customs announced that its external trade of masks during the first quarter of 2020 reached AED60.5 million, compared to the 2019 yearly total of AED63.5 million.
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HBMSU Participates In Webinar On Promoting Education In African Continent
The webinar was held in partnership with the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education, UNESCO IITE, the UNESCO Nairobi Office (Regional Office for East Africa).
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PH Real Estate Brokers Offers Free Services During Covid-19 Outbreak For Frontline Doctors And Nurses In Dubai
PH Real Estate brokers, Dubizzle’s Top Agency 2019, is reacting to the ongoing pandemic with the offer of support, advice and free services.
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Ministry Of Education Concludes E-Training Of 182 Arab Reading Challenge Judges In Preparation For Qualifications
The training sessions focused on three basic elements including the importance of arbitration within the school, qualities of the reading student, and criteria of arbitration.
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Ramadan Hours For Federal Government Announced
The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, FAHR, on Sunday announced a five-hour work day for civil servants during the Holy Month of Ramadan, which is expected to start on April 24th.
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Dubai Customs Completes 22 Enhancements Of Its Customs Systems
The enhancements included brokers’ refund request, additional instructions for sealing, auto approval of certain declarations, among many others, a Dubai Customs press release said on Sunday.
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Dubai’s Supreme Committee Of Crisis And Disaster Management Extends Round-The-Clock Sterilisation Programme For An Additional Week
Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management, chaired by H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced that the round-the-clock sterilisation programme in the emirate will be extended for an additional week.
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Dubai Brings Communities Together Through ’Live From Dubai’ Virtual Campaign
Dubai Calendar, the city’s go-to entertainment and events guide, is bringing entertainment straight to the living rooms of the city’s residents with its curated ’Live from Dubai’ event series.
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NAFFCO Contributes AED1 Million To Community Solidarity Fund Against COVID-19
NAFFCO, a Dubai-based company specialised is producing and supplying life safety solution, has announced a contribution of AED1 million to support the Community Solidarity Fund Against COVID-19 to mitigate the health, economic and social challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Investing When Markets Stumble Pays Off, Says SKYCAP
The current pandemic has struck with unprecedented scale, impacting businesses across the globe as well as creating market panic in every region in the world.
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EPPCO Lubricants Supplies Dubai Ambulance With Lubricants Range
Extending its support to align with the government’s efforts in combating the Covid-19 outbreak and to ensure timely healthcare response for the community, ENOC Group’s EPPCO Lubricants will supply Dubai Corporate for Ambulance Services’ fleet with its lubricants range.
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Most Of 75,000 US Residents Want To Stay Back In UAE Amidst Global Challenge: US Envoy
Most among 75,000 US citizens living in the United Arab Emirates would like to stay back here in the midst of a global challenge to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, according to a top US diplomat.
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Nakheel Supports Dubai’s Frontline Heroes
Master developer Nakheel is supplying Dubai’s frontline medical staff with 485,000 items of protective clothing.
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Smart Dubai Department Launches New Data Sharing Toolkit
The Smart Dubai Department launched a Data Sharing Toolkit in partnership with globally renowned innovation foundation, Nesta, to help unlock the value of data by creating trusted and ethical mechanisms for individuals, as well as public and private sector organisations, to share data.
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DMCC Expands International Outreach To Drive Business To Dubai
DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, is accelerating its digital outreach to support its member companies and attract new business to Dubai.
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Nakheel Disinfects Hundreds Of Residential Buildings Across Dubai
Dubai property developer Nakheel has completed a two-week precautionary deep disinfection programme at all 647 residential buildings in its Dubai property portfolio as part of its continued efforts to safeguard public health.
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Four Million Visits To UAE Government Portal During Q1 Of 2020
The Authority added that there were four million visits to the portal in the first quarter of this year, while the number of new users reached 2.58 million.
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Comprehensive Maintenance Programme For flydubai Fleet
The airline has received the guidance issued by the manufacturer to all Next-Generation Boeing 737 operators on scheduled maintenance tasks during the grounding period and has incorporated the additional guidance material into the flydubai approved maintenance programme.
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Dubai Economy Completes 41 Visits To Ensure Outlets Complied With Precautionary Measures
The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection, CCCP, sector in Dubai Economy organised 41 inspection visits last week to major commercial outlets to verify their compliance with the UAE’s precautionary measures. The inspections resulted in nine warnings to the outlets.
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DHA Set To Start Treating COVID-19 Patients With Blood Plasma
The Dubai Health Authority, DHA, is set to start using blood plasma from recovered coronavirus, COVID-19, patients to treat critical COVID-19 cases, following the UAE’s announcement that it will adopt this treatment method.
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Ma’an’s ’Together We Are Good’ Programme To Support Impacted Residents In Education, Health, Food Supplies, And Basic Needs
Over the last three weeks, residents of Abu Dhabi have come together in an unprecedented way to offer financial and in-kind contributions to help ease the effects of the current health and economic situation.
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Imdaad Launches New Disinfection Tunnel
Imdaad today announced the launch of its new disinfection tunnel, ’ViroSheild by Vision Safety’, to help create cleaner and safer communities and businesses.
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Dubai Taxi Corporation Starts Remote Training Of Taxi Drivers
The RTA’s Dubai Taxi Corporation, DTC, began remotely training taxi drivers using sophisticated technologies to ensure the continuity of training and the delivery of services par excellence, given the prevailing health conditions.
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UAE To Support Exporters, Businesses Facing Payment And Supply Chain Disruption Due To COVID-19
To help mitigate the uncertainty of exporting to other countries, ECI offered financial support to domestic companies’ international export operations and other activities.
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Ministry of Health conducts over 40,000 COVID-19 tests over past two days as part of plans to intensify virus screenings
The UAE has conduced over 40,000 COVID-19 tests over the past two days involving various segments of society.
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flydubai operates 23 repatriation flights
flydubai has operated 23 repatriation flights carrying more than 2,800 passengers from the UAE between March 19 and April 8, 2020.
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Caring For Everyone Campaign Launched To Promote Social Responsibility To Curb Coronavirus
Under the campaign, Al Mair initiative has been revealed, which includes the provision of basic foodstuffs to families and individuals, including 5,000 families and 7,000 laborers, after studying their social cases based on the database of those families and individuals most in need.
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DJI Continues Operating Via Remote-Working Mechanisms
As part of its keenness to fully comply with the precautionary measures approved by the relevant government agencies in the country, the Dubai Judicial Institute (DJI) announced that all amendments to the distribution of the budget will be made within the relevant prepared plans.
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Deyaar To Hold Its Annual General Assembly Meeting On April 8
Deyaar Development PJSC ("Deyaar"), one of Dubai’s leading property developers and real estate service providers, will hold an Annual General Assembly Meeting (AGM) of its shareholders on Wednesday, 8 April 2020.
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MoCD Launches ’We Are Your Family’ Initiative To Promote Communication With Senior Emiratis
The initiative seeks to check on the psychological and social health of senior citizens and fulfil their needs via phone or visual applications.
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Emirates NBD And Emirates Islamic Jointly Contribute Funds To UAE Ministry Of Education
The contribution will help provide laptops to UAE students, supporting the community through this worthy initiative in these unprecedented times. The contribution comprises AED 2 million on behalf of Emirates NBD and AED 2 million from Emirates Islamic.
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Dubai Police Launch Videoconferencing Service For Inmates And Their Families
The Dubai Police announced that it has recently launched a remote visual communication service between inmates at the General Department of Punitive and Correctional Institutions in Dubai and their families inside and outside the country.
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Cabinet Approves Emirates Health Services Establishment Board Of Directors
The Board of Directors includes representatives of relevant government authorities from various emirates of the country, along with a youth representative.
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Jebel Ali Customs Center Provides Customs Clearance Service To Clients Through Smart Services
Using Dubai Customs’ smart channels, clients can access all the services and clear their shipments without any need for a physical visit to the Jebel Ali Center.
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Securities And Commodities Authority Provides Regulatory Relief To Listed Companies, Investment Funds
The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has provided listed companies with an additional 45 days to file their financial statements of the FY 2019 and Q1 of 2020.
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Dubai Culture Announces Package Of Business Relief Measures For Tenants In Its Cultural And Heritage Properties
The measures, which aim to help its tenants ease challenges in the current economic environment, include exemptions and grace periods, effective from 15 March, 2020.
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Dubai Free Zones Implement Working Remotely Solution
Dubai Free Zones Council (DFZC), commended the efforts of free zones members for implementing working remotely solution in line with the directives of the UAE government, as part of the precautionary and preventive measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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ENOC Link Dedicates Fueling Vehicles To Support Nation-Wide Disinfection Drive
Dedicated ENOC Link diesel trucks with a capacity of 5,000 litre and 2,600 litre trucks carrying Special 95 petrol were exclusively fueling Dubai Municipality’s fleet of vehicles and equipment, saving the disinfection fleet travel time to refuel.
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Islamic Affairs Department Announces ’Social Solidarity Fund Against COVID-19’
The launch of the Fund, which coincides with the approach of Ramadan, allows members of society to pay their Zakat donation during the blessed month in the form of support for the fight against COVID-19.
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DHA extends validity of expired health cards
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has extended the validity of expired health cards for three months, starting from 24 March, 2020.
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UAE renews entry suspension for foreign nationals holding valid UAE residence visas for two weeks
The UAE has decided to renew, from today and for a renewable period of two weeks, the suspension of entry of all foreign nationals holding valid UAE residence visa.
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RTA Teams Up With Online Shopping Platforms To Speed Up Delivery Of Orders
RTA said Union Coop Society and Emirates Post are among the first entities it has partnered with to offer this service.
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Hala (Dubai Taxi) Supports Dubai Community With Reduced Rates On Rides To Hospitals And Healthcare Facilities In Collaboration With RTA
Already Dubai’s most affordable taxi service, Hala is offering a discount of 20% per ride booked on the Careem app, to over 43 select hospitals and healthcare facilities.
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DAE Provides 1Q2020 Business Update
DAE announced today that it ended 1Q2020 with available liquidity of approximately US$2.8 billion. DAE’s owned, managed and mandated-to-manage fleet exceeded 400 aircraft.
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Al Ramz Expands Leading Role As Market Maker In Nasdaq Dubai Equity Futures
Al Ramz, a leading financial institution in the UAE, hasexpanded its market-making activities on Nasdaq Dubai to strengthen its status as the leading provider of liquidity on all listed futures.
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UAE President Approves Law To Regulate Strategic Stock Of Food Commodities
The law, whose provisions apply to the supplier and the registered merchant, outlined several obligations to implement its procedures. It also specifies the powers of the Ministry of Economy to implement the provisions of the law.
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Dubai’s Supreme Committee Of Crisis And Disaster Management Announces Increased Restrictions On Movement In Al Ras Area Of Dubai
The decision to put in place heightened restrictions was taken due to the high density of population in the area, with the goal of safeguarding the health and safety of residents and to implement the highest level of preventive measures.
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MoCD Launches ’Taaluf’ Counselling Initiative
The Ministry of Community Development, MoCD, has launched four interactive channels under a new initiative named ’Taaluf’ to provide family counselling for free to all UAE community members.
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Dubai Municipality Reassures Public On Safety Of Products Used In Sterilisation Operations
As Dubai Municipality continues its operations to sterilise public areas and buildings in the emirate as part of the ongoing national sterilisation programme.
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Five Additional Apps For Distance Learning Now Accessible: TRA
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, announced on Monday that an additional five applications were made available across all UAE networks.
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Smart Dubai Launches Initiative To Act As Single Source Of Data Registries
The project is part of the Government Development track - one of six development tracks announced by the Dubai Council in early 2020, said a Smart Dubai press release on Monday.
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Charity Organisations In Dubai Donate AED52 Million To Support Country’s Efforts Against COVID-19
Dubai-based charity organisations have donated a total of AED52 million to support the UAE’s efforts to combat the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The donation also supports healthcare and educational institutions in the country.
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National Disinfection Programme aims to protect health of citizens, residents, visitors
The programme will be executed from 8 pm to 6 am starting today, 26th March, and will end at 6:00 on Sunday, 29th March.
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Dubai Municipality closes all external customer service centres
As part of preventive measures to ensure the health and safety of the community, Dubai Municipality has closed all external customer service centres including its Twar, Hatta, Al Kifaf and Al Manara centres.
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Mashreq launches banking benefits package for UAE customers
Mashreq announced a range of initiatives to ease the negative financial impact of COVID-19 on its customers.
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Al Zarooni Group announces three-month rent waiver worth AED 25 million for mall tenants
The rental relief worth AED25 million comes within the framework of ongoing assistance being offered by leading government and private sector entities in Dubai.
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Providing Effective Government Services Under All Circumstances A Priority Of UAE’s Leadership: Mohammad Al Gergawi
Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, stated providing effective government services to the UAE community under all circumstances is a priority of the UAE’s leadership.
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CBUAE Directs Banks To Replenish ATMs With New Banknotes
In line with our efforts to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to ensure the health and safety of bank’s customers
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Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center Concludes A Record-Breaking Year For Heritage Sports
The Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC) has announced the conclusion of a record-breaking 2019-2020 season for heritage sports, with new records set and greater number of participation registered for various tournaments and events that promoted Emirati cultural heritage.
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Emirates Post Supports National Disinfection Programme
In support of the Ministry of Health and Prevention, and the Ministry of Interior, Emirates Post will be closing all its Customer Happiness Centres and temporarily halting courier services on Saturday, March 28.
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DMCC Announces Support Package For Business To Boost UAE’s Economic Resilience
The package, applicable as of 1 April 2020, includes a range of discounts and waivers, and complements the various economic initiatives announced by the UAE Government to support the business and financial sectors.
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Dubai Chamber Applies 100 Percent Remote Work, Starting Next Sunday
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced the implementation of 100% remote working starting next Sunday, March 29, 2020, in compliance with the circular of the Dubai Executive Council to implement this rule in all departments and institutions of the Dubai government.
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Dubai Culture Fully Applies The Remote-Work System
Dubai Culture stressed that work would continue without delay or interruption in a manner that meets the aspirations of the public and preserves their protection, while also prioritising the safety of the Authority’s employees.
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Rain, Lightning, Thunder Expected Starting Friday
Following is a detailed weather forecast issued tonight by the NCM for the coming few days starting Friday.
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DFM Company Shareholders Approve 2019 Financial Statements
Shareholders of the Dubai Financial Market Company (PJSC) have approved the Balance Sheet and Income Statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2019, during the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 25 March 2020.
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Dubai Chamber To Suspend Customer Happiness Centre Operations Effective Tomorrow
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dubai Chamber, has announced that it is suspending its Customer Happiness Centre operations at its main headquarters and its branches across the emirate as of tomorrow.
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RTA Launches Remote Asset System To Align With Metro Predictive Maintenance Phase
Road and Transport Authority’s Rail Agency has recently introduced the Remote Asset Condition Monitoring System to capture data relating to the condition of railway switches without human intervention.
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Mohammed Bin Rashid Praises Efforts Of Medical Teams In UAE In Fight Against COVID-19
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid reviewed the precautionary measures taken to combat the epidemic in the UAE as emergency teams work round-the-clock to monitor emerging cases in collaboration with hospitals and health centres across the country.
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Measures by Commercial Banks with effect from 1st April to 30 June, 2020
Measures by Commercial Banks with effect from 1st April to 30 June, 2020 Emirates NBD, Mashreq and Commercial Bank of Dubai
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FYA launches nine initiatives to prepare Emirati youth for dealing with pandemics
The Federal Youth Authority, FYA, has launched nine national initiatives that seek to prepare Emirati youth and enhance their role in dealing with pandemics.
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Carrefour Statement - Opening hours
Statement by Philippe PEGUILHAN - Country Manager of Carrefour UAE at Majid Al Futtaim Retail.
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6 Creative Tips From Fitness First To Ensure You Stay Hydrated, Happy And Healthy
It’s never too late to re-evaluate your hydration levels and ensure that you are drinking the daily required amount of water.
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Ducab Group Confirms 5 Percent Rise In Profitability For 2019
Ducab Group, one of the UAE’s largest manufacturing businesses, has announced a 5% climb in overall profitability in 2019, driven by gains in key areas of its cable and metal manufacturing portfolio.
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