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UAE consumers feel secure using digital payment methods
While almost four in ten UAE consumers have experienced online fraud attempts in the past year, trust and usage of digital payments both in-store and online see no signs of ceasing as consumers still prefer them over cash, citing improved technology, and security measures as reasons why they still feel......
Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed inaugurates track-laying works
His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of Etihad Rail, has inaugurated track-laying works at the Seih Shuaib site, which is the centre point for track-laying running to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Sheikh Theyab reviewed the latest progress......
Dubai enters a new era with opening of immersive digital art centre
Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), has inaugurated Infinity des Lumières, the GCC’s largest immersive digital art centre. Representing a new era of modern immersive art, the establishment of the centre further enhances Dubai’s position as the......
UAE Ministry of Defense participates in MILEX 2021 in Belarus
A delegation from the Ministry of Defense, took part in the 10th International Exhibition of Arms and Military Machinery (MILEX 2021), which took place in the Belarusian capital Minsk. The delegation, headed by Major General Abdul Rahman Sabt Mubarak Al Marri, Assistant Chief of Staff for Joint Capabilities at the......
Bomb explodes outside UN designated terrorist’s house
A powerful car bomb exploded outside the residence of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed in the provincial capital of Punjab on Wednesday, killing at least three people and injuring 21 others. The blast took place at a police picket outside......
DEWA to showcase innovative projects at Expo 2020
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is participating at Expo 2020 Dubai with a large pavilion, characterized by a contemporary design that aligns with DEWA’s role as the Official Sustainable Energy Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai. “DEWA’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai provides a unique experience for visitors. It highlights......
India exports fibre-rich and mineral-rich bananas to Dubai
A link between India’s Jalgaon district in Maharashtra state and Dubai is being sought to be established with the pioneering export of uniquely fibre-rich and mineral-rich fruit from the area that has come to be known as “Jalgaon bananas”. The first consignment of 20,000 metric tonnes of Jalgaon banana, sourced......
60 million domestic workers affected by COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated working conditions that were already very poor, and domestic workers were more vulnerable to the fallout from the pandemic because of long-standing gaps in labour and social protection, according to a new ILO report. This particularly affected the more than 60 million domestic workers in......
Virtual OIC Summit on Science and Technology today
The UAE is chairing the second Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit on Science and Technology on Wednesday to review the implementation of the OIC Science, Technology and Innovation Agenda 2026. The virtual summit, held under the theme “Science, Technology and Innovation: Opening New Horizons”, aims to review the implementation......
UAE helps struggling Lebanese families with food aid
A delegation of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, in collaboration with the UAE Embassy in Beirut, has provided vouchers to 35,600 families in Northern Lebanon, as part of the UAE’s endless efforts to support friendly countries. An official from the foundation stated that the humanitarian initiative was launched......