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Saudi Aramco’s President and CEO, Amin H. Nasser, said the company has been directed by Ministry of Energy to raise the Company’s Maximum Sustained Capacity (MSC) from 12 MMBD to 13 MMBD. The Company is exerting its maximum efforts to implement this directive as soon as possible.

Princess Haifa bint Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf Al Muqrin has presented her credentials as Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Director of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Audrey Azoulay. During the meeting, they reviewed distinguished relationships between the two sides and the support that Saudi Arabia provides to the organization through its memberships in executive board of UNESCO and the World Heritage Committee. Princess Haifa stressed the importance of promoting the cooperation with UNESCO in all fields for the interest of Saudi Arabia in the international organization and with the other members…

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made many achievements towards empowering women in the labor market, and the General Authority of Civil Aviation was one of the entities that enabled Saudi women to work in the civil aviation sector, this was at all levels and leaderships, and technical and administrative positions. This comes as a belief in the role of women in developing and strengthening the aviation sector, which has become a major role in all areas in line with the Vision 2030, and the authority took upon itself the empowerment of Saudi women in several fields, including the profession…

An unprecedented joint project has seen Ras Al Khaimah’s Department of Antiquities and Museums collaborate with two prominent US universities to study 4,000-year-old human bones unearthed at two ancient tombs in the emirate. The bones were found in Shimal – a prominent archaeological site dating back to the Umm Al Nar culture (2,600 to 2,000BC) – where archaeologists previously discovered evidence for prehistoric tombs, settlements and a medieval fortress. The research project aims to compile a more complete picture of the people who lived in the region during the Bronze Age. Christian Velde and Imke Moellering, Senior Researchers and Archaeologists…

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, confirmed that the first batch of citizens repatriated from Iran had undergone all protocol and procedures as per plan. Of 165 individuals, 77 positive cases were transferred to isolation and treatment centers, and the remaining 88 were taken to precautionary quarantine centers. Based on the evaluation of the results of the first stage of evacuation, and in light of the high count of positive cases amongst the citizens who were brought back from Iran, the Ministry of Health will activate additional precautionary measures within the existing plan.…

As part of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, Lulu Group International has partnered with #TheReachCampaign, which aims to eradicate #RiverBlindness affecting more than 200 million people worldwide. As a founding partner, Lulu Group pledged to raise a minimum of AED 3 million a year for the next three years, towards the effort to end river blindness, Through this initiative shoppers can donate Dhs 2 at all Lulu Hypermarkets in UAE along with their shopping bills at the cash counters. #Give2AEDSave2EYES

The Ministry of Health has arranged for the return of citizens in batches via chartered aircrafts, and the first batch of citizens arrived yesterday. The Ministry of Health reported on the status of the 165 citizens who arrived on board the flight. 77 cases tested positive, and 88 cases tested negative. The 77 cases were transferred to the isolation and treatment center, while the others were transferred to one of the precautionary quarantine centers. The Ministry of Health confirmed that the evacuation process that took place for the repatriated citizens was in accordance with internationally approved medical protocol and…

COVID-19 status update 0n 11/03/2020

Tokyo Olympics organizers announced today that the local organizing committee or International Olympic Committee were not considering postponing or canceling the 2020 Games despite the spread of Corona virus. Earlier in the day, a member of the Organizing Committee told Reuters that delaying the games by a year or two may be the best option, if it would prove unwise to hold the Olympics this summer, amidst widespread Corona outbreak.

Japanese authorities intend to honor the citizens who died due to the strong earthquake that hit the country and resulted in tsunami, which in turn caused the worst nuclear disaster in Japan. The central and local governments have cancelled the anniversaries, since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called to cancel large gatherings in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. President Abe will perform a silent prayer at his office at the same time that the 9-magnitude earthquake struck in northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. The double natural disaster caused the death or loss of around 18,400 people, and…