HODEIDAH / WAM More than 31,000 Yemenis have benefited from emergency relief assistance provided by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), recently, including 22,500 children, while the Authority is continuing to rehabilitate drinking water plants to meet the needs of Yemeni households. Within this context, the ERC distributed 4,500 food baskets and basic commodities to Yemeni families in the districts of ...

DUBAI / WAM Nasdaq Dubai and Brokerage House Securities (BHS), have begun a joint campaign to publicise the benefits to investors of trading equity futures. The campaign will include seminars at Nasdaq Dubai’s new MarketSite event space, tailor made workshops, videos detailing how to trade and other activities that raise awareness of equity futures’ unique advantages. BHS is a trading Member ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has launched Green Dubai, which includes three initiatives that will help make Dubai the smartest, happiest and most sustainable city in the world. The move supports DEWA’s efforts to empower customers to make sustainable decisions that contribute to protecting the environment and natural resources. In its first phase, Green Dubai will ...

DUBAi / Emirates Business The United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains among the most booming and competitive job markets regionally and globally, with many talented professionals looking to make their next big break. The latest Mena Job Index Survey from Bayt.com, the number one job site in the Middle East, and global online market research company, YouGov, indicates that hiring intentions ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), has said that choosing the UAE to be the first Arab country to join the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children is a confirmation of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Refining, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), announced, on Sunday, it has successfully completed the commissioning of a specialised coker unit, as part of its Carbon Black and Coker Project. With this, ADNOC will extract the maximum value from ‘bottom-of-the-barrel’ heavy oils and slurry, as it delivers on its aggressive downstream ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways has launched a new hand baggage only ‘Deal Fare’ across selected destinations, allowing travellers to purchase lower fares in Economy Class if no checked baggage is required. The ‘Deal Fare’ includes a complimentary carry-on baggage allowance of 7kg and is available on flights between Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, is organising the 10th Al Ain Book Fair (AABF), at the Al Ain Convention Centre. During this year’s fair, DCT Abu Dhabi will mark the anniversary ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has significantly upped the ante on global marketing with the introduction of a major new international promotional campaign. This latest activity will build upon a destination identity that has already attracted record numbers of guests to the emirate for two successive years, and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR, and Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KU), have signed a collaborative research agreement focused on advancing nuclear safety research and educating the UAE’s next generation of peaceful nuclear energy professionals. The agreement was signed during a ceremony held at FANR’s premises by Christer Viktorsson, FANR Director-General, and Dr. ...