Abu Dhabi / WAM Saif Badr Al Qubaisi, General Manager of Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM), has signed two agreements with property devel- opers. The first relates to constructing a community market in Mohammed bin Zayed City and the other covers the construction of a service station for residential districts at Al Shawamekh city. Naji Hasan Al Harthi signed for ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), launched the ‘My Culture, My Identity’ initiative under the theme ‘Zayed, our heritage, our identity” which will run from August 5–9, coinciding with the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s accession day when he became ruler of Abu Dhabi on August 6, 1966. This initiative is part of Dewa’s efforts ...

SAO PAULO / WAM The Emirates Publishers’ Association (EPA) has delivered a panel discussion themed, “Preserving Culture in The Era of Mass Translation and E-Publishing,” at the 25th edition of the Sao Paulo International Book Fair. Speakers Tamer Saeed, Managing Director of Kalimat Group; Dr Alyazia Khalifa, Founder of Al Fulk Translation and Publishing; and Iman Ben Chaibah, Founder of ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates is celebrating 15 years of successful operations to Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city. Since its inaugural flight in 2003, Emirates has carried over two million passengers to and from Auckland, connecting New Zealand to the world, with 21 flights a week to Dubai, Bali and beyond. Emirates began its services to Auckland with daily flights ...

DUBAI / WAM The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) signed a partnership agreement with the Statistical Centre of the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC-Stat) as it prepares to host the second UN World Data Forum in the UAE on October 22. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Abdullah Nasser Lootah, Director-General ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business In a bid to develop its operations and launch strategic initiatives that contribute to the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the region’s leading financial market, announced an upgrade in the tick size for stocks of companies with a share price of less than 1.00 AED. This announcement is in line ...

DUBAI / WAM Ibrahim Obaid Al Zaabi, Director-General of the Insurance Authority, said that Emiratisation is a vital national issue and requires cooperation between the public and private sectors and relevant institutions, as well as their greater efforts. Al Zaabi added that the authority is working hard to achieve the aspirations and directives of the UAE’s wise leadership with regards ...

DUBAI / WAM The transformation to a green economy needs fundamental cooperation of both the private and public-sector leaderships, and this responsibility will be highlighted at the annual World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2018. WGES, which will be held October 24-25, will encourage political and corporate leaders to exchange views on how to best use their authority to engage society ...

Bloomberg South Sudan’s warring parties signed a peace deal granting rebels key positions in a transitional government, the latest bid to end an almost five-year conflict that’s claimed tens of thousands of lives. The accord will restore rebel leader Riek Machar as President Salva Kiir’s deputy, while appointing four other vice presidents and adding new posts for ministers and lawmakers. ...

JEDDAH / WAM The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suspended diplomatic ties and halted new trade and investment dealings with Canada. The move comes following a statement released by the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the arrest of a women’s rights activist. According to the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its “disbelief” by ...