ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE trade in aluminum amounted to around AED 8 billion during the first three months of 2019, according to statistics revealed by the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority. The Emirates’ trade in the metal hit a record of AED 6.5 bn during the reference period, a growth of 23 percent over the corresponding period in ...

AJMAN / WAM The non-oil GDP in Ajman achieved a 3.6 percent growth in 2018, according to the emirate’s annual economic report 2019 issued by the Department of Economic Development covering the emirate’s economic outcomes until the end of 2018. The report showed that the average annual growth for the 2014-2018 period was some 3.8 percent, a clear indication of ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Valleys, dams and mountains and a green carpet covering the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah have turned the region into a beautiful oasis, which celebrates nature and strengthens environment sustainability. Starting at Wadi Shawka or Shawka valley, where you can feel a cold breeze, you walk past fragrant palm trees, flowers and plants, and move ...

BEIRUT / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) announced that it is continuing its winter aid campaign for refugees in Lebanon to help ease the effects of the cold weather, which included winter essentials, such as heaters, blankets, clothes, children’s supplies and food parcels. Through the Humanitarian and Development Affairs Attaché at the UAE Embassy, the authority implemented the third ...

DUBAI / WAM The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) announced that 2,109 tonnes of used clothes worth AED9.6 million were donated as part of the Clothing Bank initiative in 2019. The IACAD aims to allocate all proceeds to support various charitable and humanitarian projects within and outside UAE. Ahmed Darwish Al Muhairi, Executive Director of the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Policy Centre (EPC) ranked 6th in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region in the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index Report released by the University of Pennsylvania in January 2020, while the centre’s annual conference, “Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate”, also ranked 10th among the top best think-tank conferences worldwide. EPC President, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE entered the Guinness Book of World Records for holding world’s longest handshake on Wednesday. A human chain of 1,817 helped break the record during an event, titled “One World One Message” at Umm Al Emarat Park in Abu Dhabi. The initiative was launched by the Abu Dhabi Police’s Youth Council marking the first anniversary ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Wednesday inaugurated Al Wasl Plaza, the heart of the Expo 2020 Dubai site. Their ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Financial Investigation Department in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Financial Information Centre in the Republic of Namibia, during the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units meetings in Balaclava, Mauritius, on Wednesday. The MoU was signed by Ali ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports has welcomed the arrival of Etihad Airways’ Greenliner at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), where it touched down following its journey from Boeing’s manufacturing and delivery centre located in Charleston, South Carolina. The first-of-its-kind ‘Etihad Greenliner’ is the result of an ‘eco partnership’ announced last year between Etihad Airways and Boeing to develop ...