ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has said that the memory of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is a milestone in the history of the UAE, as he was an exceptional ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Gulf Craft appointed Gregory Yeakle to be their new Chief Executive Officer. One of the world’s largest luxury ship builders, Gulf Craft is based in the UAE. The group has grown into a leading global business over the course of the past 37 years. He succeeds Erwin Bamps who held the position for the past four ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business In the esteemed presence of HE Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) showcased its newest cohort in front of leading investors, key opinion leaders and heads of government entities, and announced the winner of the $50,000 Accelerator Program Grant at a Ramadan majlis. The grant was awarded to Solva Technologies, a tech startup ...

Dubai / Emirates Business To mark World Environment Day, DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone, and the leading trade and enterprise hub for commodities, announced a partnership with Duracell, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-performance alkaline batteries, to encourage employees to recycle their used batteries. The partnership sees the rollout of designated collection battery bins across the 66 towers of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, discussed the latest developments in the region in a phone conversation with King Abdullah II of Jordan. Sheikh Mohamed and King Abdullah reviewed ways of cementing the brotherly relations between the two sisterly countries, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, has successfully concluded its 3rd round of applications for its Regulatory Laboratory (Reglab) programme with a total of 36 local and international new FinTech innovators offering potential solutions for the financial and small-medium enterprise (SME) sectors in the Middle East and Africa region. The ...

HODEIDAH / WAM The Joint Yemeni Resistance Forces has blocked an infiltration attempt by Iranian-backed Houthi militias in the eastern Al-Jah area south of the city of Hodeidah, as Coalition Forces continued to advance towards Hodeidah. Dozens of Houthis were killed and others wounded following the failed infiltration – a desperate attempt to lift the weakened morale amid their ranks. ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Al Hilal Bank’s Human Resources Division was awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification, for quality management system (QMS). The ISO award was granted by SGS, based in Switze- -rland, which is world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. The QMS certification is the world’s most established quality recognition, used by more than one million organizations in ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE), is introducing a new project to survey and map agricultural areas using unmanned aerial vehicles or drones. MoCCAE invited several professional drone companies in the UAE to carry out the pilot phase of the project. Commencing in the second week of June, this phase will include surveying and mapping ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, will introduce regular scheduled commercial Airbus A380 services to Osaka (KIX) in Japan on October 28. The deployment of the double-decker aircraft represents a capacity increase of 38%, and means that travellers will enjoy the comfort of an A380 to and from two Japanese gateways, as the flagship aircraft already ...