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On the sidelines of Expo 2020 Dubai, Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, met with Devika Vidot, Minister for Investment, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Industry in Seychelles. The two sides discussed ways of strengthening the economic partnership between the two nations by exploring new areas of cooperation and agreeing on new frameworks of coordination, facilitating investors with access to each other’s markets, capitalizing on promising opportunities, and increasing trade and investment flows through a focus on tourism and clean energy. During the discussion, Al Falasi said that the UAE has adopted an ambitious vision for…

On the first day of the World Defense Show that was held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, EDGE Group company AL JASOOR, the UAE’s armored vehicle specialist, unveiled the new Rabdan ambulance, a variant of the 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) Rabdan. Military medics on ambulatory missions in high-risk environments will be provided with off-road mobility and mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP)-level protection in the new configuration. “The Rabdan ambulance vehicle combines best-in-class off-road capability with life-saving crew protection technology for urgent medical care in terrains too harsh for regular ambulances. Additionally, its innovative design protects passengers on operations in high-risk…

The Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, led a delegation of senior officials and officers from the Ministry of Defence to the first edition of the World Defence Show, held in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) organizes the World Defence Show every two years, showcasing the latest technological advances from across the globe, demonstrating defence interoperability across all major domains – air, land, sea, space, and security. Al Bowardi toured the exhibition and visited the pavilions of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. A briefing on the latest exhibits was…

MENA Newswire: Canon Europe today introduces a new web version of ‘PosterArtist’, making in-house poster design and print easier. All that’s needed to start poster creation is a compatible Canon printer and access to the PosterArtist site where a wide range of templates, images, fonts and clipart images and icons can be found. This free-of-charge poster creation web application is compatible with a wide range of Canon devices including the large format imagePROGRAF Series printers, imagePRESS production print engines, multifunction imageRUNNER Series devices, the versatile iSENSYS models, right through to home and small office printers included in the PIXMA and…

According to Lebanon’s Nutrition Sector group, over 94 percent of children aged six to 23 months were not fed adequate diets, potentially leading to adverse life-long consequences. According to the report Nutrition in Times of Crisis, there are 200,000 malnourished children in Lebanon under five years old. Lebanon Nutrition Sector led by UNICEF and Action Against Hunger has called for stakeholders to take action against malnutrition. It stressed that nutrition needs have to be met throughout a person’s lifetime. Many children in Lebanon lack nutrition due to a compound crisis. This situation has generational and irreversible consequences. In Lebanon, 7…

Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a global research center and applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), announced the launch of its Impact Lab at Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMRC). In a first for the MENA region, the new project provides an ideal testbed for state-of-the-art materials, laminates, and composites. TII AMRC established one of ten initial dedicated centers to create a global center of excellence for applied research on metals and composites, including meta-, nano-, smart-, self-healing-, energy-absorbing -, and additive manufacturing materials. AMRC’s vision is to bring advanced materials to a stage where they can be…

The legendary cricketer Shane Warne died during a holiday in Koh Samui, Thailand, after suffering a suspected heart attack. He was 52 years old. During his 15-year career with Australia, Warne took 708 Test wickets and won the 1999 ODI World Cup. He was named one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Century. His manager Michael Cohen said a heart attack is suspected to have caused his death. Australian cricket, along with the whole cricketing world, is in a state of shock at the loss of Shane Warne, a true cricketing genius. Despite medical staff’s best efforts, Shane could not…

Following a steep decline in COVID-19 infection rates in Qatar, the country updated its travel and return policy to exempt its vaccinated citizens and foreign residents from pre-arrival PCR testing. Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health issued directives that came into effect at 7pm on Monday, February 28. The update requires unvaccinated citizens and expatriates to undergo PCR testing 48 hours before departure from any of the countries placed on Qatar’s Red List travel list. Exempted from the requirement are Qatari citizens and foreign residents who have been fully vaccinated regardless of their departure countries. Coronavirus restrictions in Qatar were eased…

Chairman of the Capital Market Authority (CMA), Shaikh Abdullah Salem al Salmi, approved on Thursday the licensing of the first crowdfunding platform operator in the Sultanate of Oman, Ethis Investment Platform LLC. It is the first Islamic global crowdfunding platform to operate in Oman. A nod from the Authority is the first since the new Crowdfunding Platform Rules were issued on November 21, 2021. CMA has attracted overwhelming interest from international as well as local crowdfunding fintech players since it has been made very facilitative and allows cross-border investing. As part of the new regulation, the CMA will be regulating…

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received Mario Abdo Benitez, President of Paraguay, who is currently visiting the UAE to attend the National Day celebrations at Expo 2020 Dubai. They discussed bilateral relations between the two countries at the Al Shati Palace, reinforcing their cooperation in areas such as economics, investment, commercial, development, and renewable energy. A number of regional and international topics of mutual interest were also discussed. The two then discussed the UAE’s successful hosting of Expo 2020 Dubai and Paraguay’s…