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The OPEC Fund for International Development has become the largest supporter of a programme that will create sustainable livelihoods in Lesotho with a US$19 million loan.The “Regeneration of Landscape and Livelihood Project” (ROLL) will benefit rural c…

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, said the hosting of the Global Media Congress in Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidenti…

Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, received today the British Minister of State for Asia and the Middle East, Amanda Milling.During the meeting, Dr. Gargash and Milling discussed issues of mutual interest and ways to enhance co…

The Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) has discussed with the Japan External Trade Organisation in Dubai (JETRO Dubai) the provisions of an MoU to establish a UAE-Japan business council.The council aims to boost cooperation and …

Shaikh Abdullah bin Bayyah, Chairman of the UAE Fatwa Council and Head of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace, called on religious leaders and imams in the United Kingdom (UK) to promote the values of mercy in their societies.In his virtual speech at an even…

H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Ajman Executive Council, has ordered the disbursement of AED2 million to fishermen enrolled in the Ajman Co-operative Society for Fishermen ahead of Eid Al Adha.Sheikh Am…

A new study led by scientists from the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital points to novel genetic factors that may contribute to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in childre…

Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 3,150 over the past day to 18,448,451, the anti-coronavirus crisis centre reported on Wednesday.The COVID-19 recoveries rose by 3,437 over the past day, reaching 17,877,013. The country’s coronavirus death toll surg…