ABU DHABI / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), successfully completed on Tuesday the tests of the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) on the Federal Network (FedNet), as well as conducting all internal assessments and practical tests to ensure the readiness of FedNet in terms of hardware and software requirements. The tests were conducted in cooperation with the UAE accredited ...

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DUBAI / WAM Marking the commencement of ‘Year of Zayed’, the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) received its first donation of AED5 million from a benevolent Emirati lady donour, Dawlat Mahmoud Al Mahmoud. Mrs Al Mahmoud’s donations were presented on behalf of her late husband Abdulghafoor Ali Gargash and herself. The donation complements her previous contribution of AED20 million ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC announced its intention to increase the company’s capital by AED 448,333,334 in order to make the issued and paid up share capital to be AED 1 billion, distributed over 1,000,000,000 shares at a par value of AED 1 per share without issuance premium, based on the company’s General Assembly resolution approved unanimously ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Humanitarian work in the UAE has turned to be a way of life, representing a noble human value and a civilisational behaviour in which the country’s leadership and people wholeheartedly believe, passing it over to generations to come, said Fahd Saeed Al Menhali, Ambassador of Yemen to the UAE. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) ...

Shabwa / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), dispatched urgent food aid to victims, the underprivileged and returning displaced residents in Usaylan District of the Shabwa Governorate in Yemen, after the three-year siege by the Iranian-backed Houthis militias. While distributing the aid, which included 5,000 food baskets, Mohammed Saif Al Muhairi, Head of the ERC team in Shabwa, congratulated the district’s ...

Dubai / WAM More than three million passengers used mass transit on the eve of New Year, according to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). In its statement, the authority said that Dubai Metro lifted 1,288,316 riders, public buses served 722,572 riders, marine transport modes ferried 124,159 rides, and 53,234 riders used the Dubai Tram, while RTA’s taxicabs carried 1,098,592 ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), has banned the import of all species of domestic and wild live birds, ornamental birds, chicks, hatching eggs, meats and meat products and non-heat-treated wastes from Kostromskaya Oblast region in Russia. Thermally-treated poultry products (meat and eggs) have been cleared for import from all parts of Russia. The announcement ...

Fujairah / WAM The 6th Fujairah International Mining Forum and Expo (IMF) will be held from February 26-28, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, to promote investments in quarrying and mining in the Arab region. The three-day forum will be held under the title, “In line with ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Centre (TAHKEEM), has been awarded three ISO Certificates – ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001. The three certificates are ISO Quality Management 9001; ISO Environment Management 14001; and OHSAS 18001 Certification for Occupational Health and Safety Management System. The certificates were received by Ahmed Saleh Al-Echlah, TAHKEEM Director, in the presence of ...