Emirates News Agency

Federal Customs Authority launches 'RasCargo' on detection of drugs, explosives

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 10:23:41 pm

ABU DHABI, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- On the side line of the 'UAE Innovates 2021' session, the Federal Customs Authority (FCA) launched the RasCargo project, which is aimed at detecting drugs and explosives in inward consignments to customs, employing K9 dogs sense of smell. Through RasCargo project, state-of-the-art technologies detect smuggled substances by collecting an air sample from consignments, containers, mass goods, wooden ships, engines, huge machinery, small and medium vehicles and closed trucks, then the same will be inspected by K9 dogs of...

OIC supports Saudi Foreign Ministry's statement on US report regarding Khashoggi case

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 10:06:20 pm

JEDDAH, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- Secretary General of the OrganiSation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen has affirmed his support for the statement issued by the Foreign Ministry of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding the report submitted to the US Congress about the murder of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi. The OIC Secretary General stressed categorical rejection of the incorrect inductions cited in the report, which has no decisive proofs, affirming the rejection of prejudice and abuse to the Kingdom of...

Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar wins UAE Tour 2021

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 09:57:05 pm

ABU DHABI, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- Team Emirates won the UAE Tour 2021, the one and only World Tour cycling race in the Middle East, which concluded in the UAE capital today. H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Executive Council, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, watched part of the Abu Dhabi Stage, which was the seventh and last round of the 1,045 km UAE Tour, where 140 top riders participated representing 20 professional teams from across the...

UAE, Ukraine gearing up for new trade, investment partnerships

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 09:31:55 pm

DUBAI, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- The joint UAE-Ukraine Coordination Committee has held its first remote meetings under the co-chairmanship of Mariam Bint Mohamed Almheiri, Minister of State for Food and Water Security, and Andrei Yarmak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, to discuss plans aimed to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. The meeting, held on Thursday, came following the first visit of Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, to the UAE. In attendance during the meeting were Dr. Thani...

COVID-19 containment steps in six Indian states

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 07:01:41 pm

From Krishnan Nayar NEW DELHI, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- India’s Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba, today initiated a number of steps in order "not to squander away the gains of the collective hard work of the last year" in containing COVID-19 by "maintaining a continued rigorous vigil" in states showing an upsurge in cases of the pandemic. Six states have reported 85.75 per cent of the 16,488 new cases diagnosed in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare here....

Shakhbout bin Nahyan receives Yemen's Foreign Minister

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 06:55:27 pm

ABU DHABI, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of State, received Dr. Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs of Yemen, on Saturday. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two fraternal countries, issues of mutual interest, and the latest regional developments. Sheikh Shakhbout emphasised the UAE's unwavering support for the security and stability of Yemen, as well as for the fraternal Yemeni people and their aspirations for development, stability and...

DHA discusses implementation of smart healthcare technologies

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 06:14:27 pm

DUBAI, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- The Dubai Health Authority recently announced its plans to enhance the use of smart health technologies on the occasion of the UAE Innovation Month 2021. DHA has collaborated with Enpy, a Dubai firm; to explore the use of AI-powered device for remote-patient monitoring. Enpy is a start-up UAE company, based in Dubai, specialising in Medical Artificial Intelligence. It has designed the non-invasive innovative medical device. DHA is also expanding and adding newer specialisations to its Doctor for Every Citizen...

Hamriyah Free Zone inks investment deal with Medtra

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 06:00:52 pm

SHARJAH, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) has signed an investment agreement with Medtra, one of the world’s major companies in the production and manufacturing of healthcare equipment and products, to expand Medtra’s operations in the MENA markets. Under this agreement, Medtra, which operates in 40 countries, is set to invest some AED 100 million in HFZA through the construction of state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, using the latest technologies and innovations. Headquartered in Saudi Arabia since 2004, Medtra is serving MENA’s...

Arab Coalition intercepts, destroys Bomb-Laden UAV launched by terrorist Houthi Militia toward Saudi Arabia

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 05:12:22 pm

RIYADH, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen intercepted and destroyed of Bomb-Laden UAV launched by terrorist, Iran-backed Houthi Militia toward Khamis Mushait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, reported the Saudi Press Agency. In a statement, the Official Spokesman of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki, said, "Joint Coalition Forces have intercepted and destroyed this morning (Saturay) a bomb-laden UAV launched systematically and deliberately by the terrorist Houthi militia to target civilians and civilian objects in...

UAE supports Saudi Arabian foreign ministry’s statement on Khashoggi case

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 04:47:58 pm

ABU DHABI, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- The UAE expressed its support for the Saudi Arabian foreign ministry’s statement regarding Jamal Khashoggi. In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed its confidence in and support for the Saudi judiciary, as well as Saudi Arabia's commitment to enforcing the law with transparency and integrity, and holding those responsible to account. The Ministry affirmed the UAE's solidarity with Saudi Arabia in its efforts to maintain stability and security in the region...

81,790 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered during the past 24 hours

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 04:11:09 pm

ABU DHABI, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- 81,790 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered during the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that 81,790 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were given in the past 24 hours. The total number of doses provided up to today stands at 6,015,089 with a rate of vaccine distribution of 60.82 doses per 100 people. This is in line with the Ministry's plan to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to all members of...

Senior citizens vaccination campaign continues its success all over UAE

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 04:00:17 pm

DUBAI, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Community Development (MoCD), in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), continued to carry out the vaccination campaign for senior citizens which was launched last January against COVID-19 all over the UAE. Till today, the campaign included Ajman, Dubai, Al Fujairah, Um Al Qaiwain and Ras Al Khaimah. The vaccination campaign of senior citizens in Ras Al Khaimah was done by a team from the two ministries at the homes of male and female...

Eradicating absolute poverty amid pandemic to benefit world: UAE ambassador to China

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 03:45:59 pm

BEIJING, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates Ambassador to China, Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, has praised China's achievements of eradicating absolute poverty despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The achievements showed the country's high-standard planning, and will have ripple effect globally and benefit the whole world, the ambassador told Xinhua, the official state-run press agency of the People's Republic of China, in a recent interview. The removal of all national-level poverty-stricken counties from the poverty list represents an achievement in China's endeavour to eradicate...

Mohammed bin Rashid announces new appointments in UAE government

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 03:02:48 pm

ABU DHABI, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, announced new appointments in the UAE government, as per directives given by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and in consultation with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid appointed Hamad Mubarak Al Shamsi, the former secretary general...

ADJD stepping up efforts in combating human trafficking in 2021

2021 Feb 27 Sat, 02:56:50 pm

ABU DHABI, 27th February, 2021 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has stepped up its efforts in the fight to combat human trafficking throughout 2021, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, by organising numerous training courses on this topic, with the aim of building the capacity of the judiciary members, officers of the court and all parties involved in the judicial process, as well as delivering seminars and specialised courses in the field of human rights, legal awareness of workers' rights and...