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  A latest report from the United States revealed that nearly 70 percent of the Chinese companies with ties of Chinese military have affiliates whose securities are supposedly included in major stock indices. The report further claims that these companies are indirectly using the money from the US investors in production of civilian and military. Just earlier this month, the state department said, “The Chinese Communist Party's threat to American national security extends into our financial markets and impacts American investors.” A report in the South China Morning Post quited the State Department report and confirmed that during the first quarter of this year out of 31 firms with Chinese military ties had at least 68 distinct affiliated companies and the shares of these countries were also included on major benchmarks. Giving out further details about the Chinese firms, the State Department revealed that among the 22 firms, who have affiliates, China National Chemical Corpo

  Certain reports have claimed that the United Arab Emirates is causing distress among the Palestinian people and hindering the work of the   United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Following these allegations and claims, thorough research has been conducted and all these claims have been found to be completely untrue. UNRWA is a relief and human development organisation, which was blamed for failing to reach its humanitarian goal due to UAE’s involvement but no reports have made it clear that there was no truth in those allegations. The research also reveled that the false information is being spread using social media platforms that have been found to have some link Muslim Brotherhood. These one sided campigns are financed by Qatar, who also funds all the terror activities executed by Muslim Brotherhod. Many believe this is to turn other Arab nations against the UAE after it recently signed the historic Abhram Accords where it had

The United Arab Emirates has been named to have the best telecom sector quality and evolution in the region while coming second globally for the second consecutive year. The nation has been living up to its goal of excelling in every sector and as the end of 2020 nears, this addition to the list of achievements shows that it is in the right direction. The achievements comes after the emirati nation successfully actively ‘uses the telecommunications/ICTs’ under which the efficiency and the evolution of this sector is measured. The details revealed are a part of the Global Competitiveness Report issued by the World Economic Forum. But the credit for this achievement goes to the combined effort of those who initiated this idea and those who implemented it. The efforts on the ground were administered by the Telecommunications and Digital Regulatory Authority (TDRA) who very efficiently implemented the directives and vision of the UAE’ wise leadership due which now the modern innovation

  The United Arab Emirates has been successfully tackling coronavirus and now to solidify its stance, the nation has also been named as the number one nation in tackling coronavirus in the region. According to a report by the global ranking, the country stood at the 14th rank in the world among countries who have dealt with coronavirus most efficiently. The research was done as a part of the Global Soft Power Index which included 75,000 respondents from the general public and 750 special audience. Power Index conducts the most comprehensive research study on perceptions of nation brands and this particular research included 105 countries worldwide. The UAE also ranked at the top all throughout the Middle East with a net score of +33 percent, which shows that the country was way ahead in handling the coronavirus better than its neighbours. The scores for Qatar and Saudi Arabia are behind the emirati nation by +29 percent and +24 percent respectively. The report was made available

  The crown prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed met with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Wednesday to discuss relations between the two countries and ways to develop cooperation.   Sheikh Zayed, who is also the deputy supreme commander of the UAE armed forces, met El Sisi in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. They discussed ways to further enhance the ways to serve the interests of each other.   The crown prince tweeted about the meeting saying that it was a pleasure meeting the Egyptian president. He added, “We discussed ways to strengthen our bilateral ties and develop areas of co-operation. We also considered issues of peace and stability in the region."   The Egyptian leader expressed his satisfaction for the United Arab Emirates for getting admission to the EastMed Gas forum as an observer saying that with the move, there will be an added value to the organisation and will also serve the interest of its members.   The International organisation is ba

  On Monday, the United Arab Emirates and Russia extended their cooperation for trade as the UAE delegation visited Moscow where the two sides discussed prospects of further expanding cooperation in various sectors.   Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Forign Affairs and International Cooperation met Denis Valentinovch Manturov, Russian Minister of Trade and Industry and discussed how to take talks further in science, artificial intelligence, healthcare, food security, technology and aviation.   The two officials met for a business dinner in Moscow as they focused on the determination of investment opportunities between the two countries in all fronts and gave special stress on trade and economy.   The fight against coronavirus and the efforts taken to counter the virus attack was also one of the major areas discussed by the two delegations. They further discussed how to support and help international endeavours to ensure that the Covid vaccines are delivered throug

  The United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom have shown their commitment towards maintaining the foreign policy by continuing their partnership and strategic dialogue on Thursday. After a meeting between his Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, a joint statement was released confirming that the leaders are committed towards cooperation of trade and investment and also on fields like development and climate change. Both the countries have also agreed on strengthening the economies which includes cooperation across priority areas such as the field of science, healthcare sector, technological advancements,  digital innovation, renewable energy, space, infrastructure, education, tourism, food security, and financial and professional services, confirmed by the news agency WAM. The meeting also included the importance of Abraham Accords which were sig

  In its attempts to excel in the healthcare sector the United Arab Emirates has left no stone unturned in fulfilling the requirements of the citizens and the latest one has been added by the team of Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine in Dubai as it has conducted its first living donor kidney transplant.   The operation was deemed successful on December 6. It was carried out by coordination of Mediclinic City Hospital along with Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital.   The first ever living kidney transplant was carried under the programme of MBRU Organ Transplant Programme. The team in the process carried out a total of five transplants in the span of 10 days.   The journey of fulfilling the process started last month when two for the surgeries were performed. These surgeries were the first of its kind in Dubai. The series of surgeries kept on going as the third inline was performed by the MBRU t

  As the United Arab Emirates moves towards transforming its healthcare system, the way to achieving this goal takes a technology based turn that will be aimed at strengthening the treatment model of the nation. The world has seen nearly a year of the coronavirus pandemic that left the healthcare systems throughout the world surrounded by questions. But some nations have already started to work for bettering these healthcare shortcomings and look at the future in a more positive way. The UAE is among these nations. The nation is looking at amplifying facilities available in the healthcare sector following this pandemic to make sure the citizens are well-rounded off with what is available in the country. With the outbreak of the virus, it has been found that the healthcare industry is swiftly shifting towards value based care while hand in hand involving technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, the internet of things and data analytics. These new developments are to make sure

  For any country, happy and content citizens are the sign of its progress and the United Arab Emirates has been successfully doing that. The new feather to its hat is Dubai getting the nod of 98% of its residents being satisfied with the police integrity. According to a survey conducted by the Community Development Authority (CDA) and the Dubai Statistics Centre, Dubai received an overwhelming majority as its citizens showed their trust in the emirates police. The results of the survey, which was released on Friday, only two percent of the people in Dubai did not fully trust the emirates police. This is the lowest among all the other countries where this survey was taken. Dubai topped Western Europe that showed 84% trust on the regions policing system while as of Southeast Asia, 83% residents showed their trust in the police. In the United States and Canada, the percentage was further below at 79%. For the senior officials, it is no less than a medal for the Dubai police awarded

  The United Arab Emirates steps up in organising facilities for the upcoming Covid-19 vaccine as Abu Dhabi launches a logistical facility--Hope Consortium--which will be the hub for Covid-19 vaccine distribution for all over the world. People and the healthcare sector are desperately waiting for coronavirus vaccines to hit the market but with it, they are also looking for vaccine logistics. Abu Dhabi has cemented its position as the leading logistical hub for the much anticipated vaccine to facilitate its distribution. With this consortium plan , the aim is to complete the chain of supplies that will be taking care of the transportation of the vaccines, leading up to the demand, using technology for the infrastructure used in the process and finally the ultimate destination to make vaccines available across the world. In November itself, the Hope Consortium member Etihad cargo services have transported around five million vaccines. These vaccines were sent by the Department of h

  There is a reason why when the whole world was going through an economic meltdown, the United Arab Emirates, especially Abu Dhabi is doing wonders for itself in the financial sector. Even with an unpredictable nature of the year 2020, the Emirati capital has managed to create a space for itself in non-traditional sectors such as oil.   An article in the pharmaceutical technology revealed that in a report of UNCTAD’s 2020 World Investment Report, the UAE was the largest FDI recipient in the Middle East in 2019, with flows of almost $14bn, up by a third from the year before.   H.E. Dr Tariq Bin Hendi, director general of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) credited the government for tackling the coronavirus pandemic efficiently and keeping the future perspective of the country in mind.   But it is not only him but the general population believes that the government has managed to keep the public interest theri priority showed its keen involvement in diversifying the economy.

In an attempt to strengthen the strategic partnership between the United Arab Emirates and Greece, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed met with the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday. With this meet, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi and the deputy supreme commander of armed forces, Sheikh Zayed hopes to establish better cooperation across various fields between the two countries. He expressed his happiness on twitter saying, “I had the pleasure of meeting Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Prime Minister of Greece, and I am happy to announce the establishment of a strategic partnership to enhance political, economic and cultural co-operation between our countries.” https://twitter.com/MohamedBinZayed/status/1329044192249720834?s=20 The meeting took place in Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi where the crown price welcomed the Greek PM and his officials who reportedly discussed the rapidly changing dynamics of the two countries and the ways of developing their joint interests in different areas. T

  In a latest development in its fight against the novel coronavirus, the country has given covdi-19 vaccine to over 30,000 Armed Forces personnel and national service recruits. Last few weeks have seen the United Arab Emirates delegates receiving vaccines by the healthcare officers. This initiative has been taken with the aim to safeguard the interest of Armed personnels and support them as they fight to protect the nation, confirms Brig Gen Dr Aysha Al Dhaheri, commander of the Medical Services Corps. Recently the UAE allowed usage of the vaccine developed by the combined effort of UAE sciences and the Chinese manufacturer Sinophram. The decision was taken only after phase three trials of the ‘inactivated vaccine’ was started. As of now, the vaccine was revised by the healthcare officials, senior officers, people in power like the UAE Cabinet, including Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, who is also the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai. “When the trial came we encouraged a large number of

  When it comes to terrorism, the United States has a major role to play. The economic powerhouse not only controls the other major powerhouse all over the world but also observes the activities that are being conducted concerning terrorism.   Historically, the Middle East corporation has also played an equally important role in controlling the terror activities in the region, the United Arab Emirates is one of them. Now that the US has got a new face in the form of democrat leader Joe Biden, there are some aspects that the two need to discuss as far as terrorism is concerned.   After November 7, when it was declared that the new president-elect will be Biden, experts have shown optimsm for newer possibilities and positive approach in between the two nations.   One of them is Shaan Saee, who is the Chief Economist of IQI holdings said while talking to the Gulf today, “ I expect Biden will seek cooperation in the areas of economy, defence and oil and gas sector. American companies

  Since the United Arab Emirates officially announced opening borders and diplomatic talks with Israel, relations between the two are rapidly escalating and the latest addition is launching flights between the two countries.   To go by the latest development, Israelis may start boarding non-stop flights to the UAE, which in itself is an achievement considering the hostility shown by the middle east to Israel just a few months ago. There are talks of launching three Israeli airlines to Dubai as Dubai is the only Emirate that is allowing forign visitors at present.   First few flights will be launched by the end of November itself, which will be a mix of Boeing 737-900ER and 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, reported by the foreign media. The first commercial flight between the two nations was flown in August by El Al which carried delegations from both Israel and UAE and also included Jared Kushner who is credited with brokering the deal.   Gradually, flights from other airlines will als

  A lot of governments officials and authorities have been posting about them receiving covid-19 trial vaccine on their social media handles and now the United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The prime minister who is also the vice president of the country posted a picture of him getting a shot on Twitter and captioned the post saying, “We ask God to protect and heal everyone.” He can be seen receiving the vaccine in shoulder. “We appreciate the efforts of the teams that worked hard to make our country one of the first to receive the vaccine for this virus. The future is always better and more beautiful in the United Arab Emirates,” Sheikh Mohammed said. The UAE has been granted approval by the health authorities to use Covid 19 vaccine for emergencies and hence frontline heroes, health officials and ministers have been getting shots of the vaccine, which is the third phase of its trial.   https://twitter.com/HHShkMohd/status/1323543394350759

  The United Arab Emirates has been on its toes since the outbreak of coronavirus. The Emirati nation has been very consistent and persistent as far as safety concerns of its citizens are concerned. They have taken a number of actions to control the spread of disease in the country from struct safety and travel protocols to hefty fines for flouting rules, everything was taken care of by the UAE officials. It is the result of these efforts that the UAE’s anti-coronavirus work has paid off with a 96.5 percent recovery rate recorded thi week. Throughout this journey, the UAE has made efforts to provide ease of medical care to its citizens and keep the covid positive case number in control. This has been time and again confirmed by the UAE officials and one again is asserted by Dr Dirar Abdullah, who is the chair of internal medicare at Prime Hospital. He said, “The numbers in the UAE seem to have stabilised, ranging between 1,300 and 1,500. Most of the patients now are either asympt

  Your Data, Your Identity is an application launched by the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship(FAIC) through which it aims to update personal information through FAIC’s smartphone application or through the authority's website. This will provide an easier solution for people who are looking to change or update their personal information without physically going to a facility. The application has been brought in by the Executive Director of Population Data at the Federal Authority, Brigadier Murshid Al Mazrouei said that through this initiative a coordinated effort is being made to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic so that medical and other actors can meet their goals. “The initiative provides a digital system that meets the requirements of the health sector and other sectors. It is a pivotal role in ensuring the continuity of government services and providing them in accordance with the best standards of efficiency and flexibility,” said the Executive Director durin