The Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has commended Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces, for his efforts in the eradication of (...)
One week before the US presidential election, opinion polls predicting the winner have become a major focus but election watchers are keenly looking at whether "October surprises" and Electoral College votes will alter the predictions.
Although (...)
Commercial Bank of Dubai, CBD, has announced the issuance of a US$600 million Additional Tier 1 (AT1) perpetual non-call 6-year bond, at a coupon of 6 percent, the lowest coupon from a Dubai bank issuer to date on a Basel III-compliant AT1 bond.
The (...)
The United Arab Emirates on Monday recorded 1,111 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 126,234, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by WAM.
The new (...)
Emirates Post in collaboration with the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) is issuing a distinctive commemorative stamp to celebrate the start-up of the first unit of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafra region of Abu (...)
Sultanate of Oman is all set to welcome its first IKEA megastore at the Oman Avenues Mall, in the heart of the capital city of Muscat. The globally renowned Swedish furniture and home retailer is expected to open doors to the public by the first (...)
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced that Sawaeed Holding has listed its shares on the ADX Second Market, under the symbol SAWAEED, and trading begins on the shares Sunday. The company's nominal value of share capital is AED51.1 million, (...)
Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, minister of tolerance and coexistence, affirmed that United Arab Emirates declares its enthusiastic support for the values and principles called for by the declaration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of founding (...)
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) hosted John Rakolta Jr., the US Ambassador to the UAE, to share the latest developments surrounding the success of the third phase of the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials.
Ambassador Rakolta was accompanied (...)
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Mohammed Shahid Alam, former deputy consul general and Hajj consul, has been appointed new Consul General of India in Jeddah. He succeeds Mohammed Noor Rahman Sheikh, who left the Kingdom on July 6. India's Ministry of (...)
As part of its recognition of World Polio Day, today the Emirates Polio Campaign, EPC, announced it administered over 28 million vaccine doses in Pakistan between July and September 2020, reaching over 16 million children.
The announcement comes on (...)
The judging committee for the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity (ZAHF) was received by the Pope Friday, following the first open launch for submissions in its second edition on Monday (Oct. 19).
During the meeting, Pope Francis welcomed the members (...)
To mark World Polio Day, the Emirates Polio Campaign (EPC) on Friday announced that it administered over 28 million vaccine doses in Pakistan between July and September 2020, reaching over 16 million children.
The announcement comes on the heels of (...)
The United Arab Emirates on Friday reported 1,563 new coronavirus cases, marking the second-highest single-day infections since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country.
The UAE on Thursday recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases with 1,578 (...)
The total foreign currency deposits held by the UAE national banks amounted to circa 409 billion dirhams by August, a growth of 7.3 percent, according to the statistics of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.
These account for 30 percent of (...)
The largest commercial bank in Russia, Central, and Eastern Europe is on course to open an office in Abu Dhabi by the end of this year, according to a top executive.
Sberbank is looking to promote investment activity in both conventional and Islamic (...)
SHUAA Capital, a leading asset management and investment banking platform in the Middle East, announced that it has successfully priced a $150 million bond issuance. The bond priced with a coupon of 7.5 percent will be the first high yield issuance (...)
The United Arab Emirates recorded its highest daily total of coronavirus infections on Thursday since the start of the outbreak, with 1,578 new cases surpassing Wednesday's record of 1,538.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the (...)
Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo reiterated on Tuesday their commitment to further develop bilateral ties and solidify the close partnership between the two (...)
UAE's National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed) on Wednesday announced that it has successfully raised $500 million (1.8 billion dirhams) with a 7-year, 2.5 percent coupon bond issuance.
With orders coming from around 140 high quality local and (...)
The UAE Cabinet has amended bankruptcy law, adding new articles related to emergencies affecting trade or investment such as a pandemic, natural or environmental disaster, to provide a fillip to the economic sector.
Chaired by UAE's vice president (...)
The United Arab Emirates on Monday recorded 1,538 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, equaling the highest single-day infections reported on Oct. 17 (Saturday).
This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 119,132, (...)
Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, secretary general of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) emphasized that Pope Francis, head of Catholic Church, and Prof. Ahmed El-Tayeb, grand imam of Al-Azhar, have adopted a renewable concept of human (...)
UAE's Etisalat Group has reported consolidated net profits of AED2.41 billion for Q3- 2020, a 6 percent growth over the corresponding quarter of 2019.
According to the consolidated financial results released today by Etisalat Group, the company has (...)
Israeli state-owned company Europe-Asia Pipeline Company (EAPC) and MED-RED Land Bridge Ltd. (MRLB), signed a binding MOU for the collaboration in storing and transferring of oil and oil products through the EAPC pipeline network and storage tanks, (...)
