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Syria’s Assad may consider more border crossings for quake aid: WHO
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with the Syrian president in Damascus on Sunday afternoon to discuss the...
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- The situation is particularly dire in the rebel-held area in the northwest, which cannot receive aid convoys without Damascus's authorisation
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Sanofi 2022 net profit at $7.3bn
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DHA, DIEZ ink MoU to support healthcare sector
DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority...
- The MoU aims to enhance the private health sector’s investments in Dubai and consolidate the sector’s role in the ongoing development of health facilities.
- DHA, DIEZ will develop a special framework to pinpoint innovation standards of healthcare start-ups in Dubai.