DUBAI / WAM Abdulla Bin Damithan, DP World’s UAE Region and Jafza CEO and Managing Director, on Monday welcomed Unicef’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Ted Chaiban, to Dubai as part of its ongoing efforts to leverage DP World’s facilities, infrastructure, and expertise to deliver critical Covid-19 supplies to countries most in need. In January, DP ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) discussed ways to strengthen economic cooperation, develop trade relations and mutual investment between the Emirate of Sharjah and the Republic of Kazakhstan, during the visit of a delegation from the country at its headquarters, on Monday. The two sides discussed strengthening cooperation in many areas, and promising investment opportunities, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) signed a cooperation agreement with the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) to finance the development projects supported by the “Mother of the Nation” programme in the Comoros. As part of the funding, ADFD has provided AED35 million to the UAE government’s grant to the Comoros to support development projects within the ...

Dubai / WAM Food aid operations of the “100 Million Meals” campaign have been completed in two refugee camps in Jordan, providing over 4.7 million meals in cooperation with the UN World Food Programme (WFP). The massive distribution comes a month after the 100 Million Meals campaign concluded, securing 216 million meals, double its target, to vulnerable communities in 30 ...

Dubai / WAM Drydocks World, a leading provider of marine and offshore services to the shipping, oil, gas and energy sectors, is launching a digital transformation project to enhance its core systems to deliver operational efficiencies and improved customer service. The transformation project will leverage IFS Cloud to meet its growing enterprise resource planning and asset management needs, according to ...

Dubai / WAM Pakistan has unveiled its logo for Expo 2020 Dubai and the theme at a grand media unveiling event in the presence of ministers and top government officials. Under its theme “The Hidden Treasure”, with an inviting façade and an immersive walkthrough experience inside, it aims to showcase Pakistan’s vast opportunities in tourism, commerce and investment to the ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) discussed ways to strengthen economic cooperation, develop trade relations and mutual investment between the Emirate of Sharjah and the Republic of Kazakhstan, during the visit of a high-level delegation from the country at its headquarters, on Monday. The two sides discussed strengthening cooperation in many areas, and promising investment ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has hosted a halal certification webinar in cooperation with the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BeICCI), where they explored the role of the halal certification system in increasing the supply of food products to Islamic markets, product conformity assessment, as well as facilitating the movement of goods ...

Did President Joe Biden just issue a red line to Russian leader Vladimir Putin? When Biden described the warning he presented to Putin on cyberattacks, it certainly sounded like one. This is both surprising and potentially problematic, but could also spur much-needed progress in the development of norms and doctrine in cyberspace. Biden called his handing to Putin a list ...

US buyout group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC has chosen a soft target in approaching Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc with a 5.5 billion pound ($7.6 billion) takeover proposal. The UK grocer says the price is too low. But its defenses are weak and it could have a fight on its hands to stay independent. The only surprise about CD&R’s 230 ...