Culture & Education | Sunday 12 April, 2020 12:21 pm

Distance learning is more than just teaching: Abu Dhabi University takes distance learning to the next level

Following the integration of distance in the UAE, Abu Dhabi University (ADU) continues to pave the way for student success by ensuring its students are connected and equipped with the necessary educational tools while remaining healthy at home. As part of the University’s mission to provide a ...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 April, 2020 12:07 pm

JAGGAER/Tejari ramps up support, helping customers mitigate risk and maintain EBITDA during the Coronavirus outbreak

Organisations of all sizes around the globe are experiencing a wide variety of unexpected and unplanned supply chain disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. In many cases, companies are exposed to problems and risks that might have already existed but have come to the fore as a result of the...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 April, 2020 12:00 pm

69% of KSA consumers to maintain current shopping habits post COVID-19

A survey commissioned by Kearney Middle East reveals that 95% of KSA respondents have admittedly changed their shopping habits amid COVID-19 developments  Consumers in KSA estimate that they are now spending more online on essential (68%) and non-essential (54%) items since the introduction ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 12 April, 2020 11:40 am

#StayHomeWithJumeirah and focus on your health with 6 simple ways to stay fit at home with Jumeirah

  With the gyms and fitness centres across the UAE currently closed, Jumeirah wants to inspire you to stay healthy and fit by following a few simple steps at home. These exercises from The J Club Director Of Fitness - Jamie Moore, have a range of benefits; from burning fat,...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 April, 2020 11:36 am

Emirates NBD launches contactless export trade collections capability

As part of its ongoing digitisation strategy, Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has further enhanced its trade portal, smartTRADE, by introducing smartCollections, a new service that enables completely contactless processing of Export Collections. This new digital service aligns with the...

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Government | Sunday 12 April, 2020 11:14 am

Customs transactions in Dubai skyrocket 60% to 4m in Q1, 2020

Against all odds and despite the many challenges and hurdles facing the world market due to the outbreak of Covid-19, customs transactions in Dubai skyrocketed 60% to reach 4 million in Q1, 2020, from 2.5 million in the corresponding quarter last year. This reflects the resilience of Dubai economy...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 April, 2020 11:02 am

Emicool starts testing its Command Control Centre, controls plants remotely

Emirates District Cooling (Emicool) LLC, a leading district cooling service provider in the region and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments, has commenced testing its Command Control Centre (CCC), which provides operations and performance data from all its district cooling plants. The...

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Government | Sunday 12 April, 2020 6:48 am

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Orders Extending Curfew to Curb Spread of Coronavirus Until Further Notice

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud orders the extension of the curfew according to the current rates and indicators of the spread of the novel Coronvirus until a further notice. This was announced by an official source at the Ministry of Interior. As the...

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Government | Sunday 12 April, 2020 2:55 am

Saudi Arabia’s Control and Anti-Corruption Authority arrests corrupt judge and accomplices

Saudi Arabia’s Control and Anti-Corruption Authority announced on Saturday that it had investigated a judge at a public court in the Kingdom after it received information that the judge had been accepting bribes.  Results of investigations showed that the accusations were...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 12 April, 2020 2:42 am

G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers Meeting Statement

Energy ministers of the G-20 issued a statement at the end of the extraordinary meeting held yesterday. The final statement says: We, the G20 Energy Ministers, are profoundly saddened by the human tragedy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We convene today against this backdrop of a crisis that, in...

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