Global Slick

  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 whe...

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 availa...

  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...

  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 a...

  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...

  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 perf...

  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 ...