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Dubai / WAM Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, has emphasised the UAE leadership’s keenness on enhancing cooperation and strategic partnerships to modernise government work with Arab and international governments, expand horizons for sharing experiences, success stories, and knowledge exchange aimed at raising levels of efficiency and government performance and improving living standards of societies. Al Gergawi ...

Sharjah / WAM Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi, Founder and CEO of Kalimat Group (KG) and President of International Publishers Association (IPA), has launched her latest work in children’s literature, World Book Capital, at the 12th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF). Published simultaneously in Arabic and English by Kalimat Publishing, an imprint of the Kalimat Group that specialises ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the Dubai Investment Park Station and Expo 2020 Station on Route 2020 of the Dubai Metro, which runs from Al Rashidiya Station on the Red Line to Expo 2020 Station, would be opened on June 1. The opening of the two new stations comes six months after the ...

Bloomberg The first handful of trades in the UK’s new carbon market indicates that polluting will be more expensive for everyone from power plants to factories than it is under the European scheme. The launch of the UK’s own carbon system is a replacement for the country’s participation in a nearly identical EU program that’s been going since 2005. Putting ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden said he would appoint a special envoy to address issues regarding North Korea and vowed to coordinate policy towards Pyongyang closely with South Korea’s government. Following meetings with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Washington, Biden said he’s appointing Ambassador Sung Kim to be the special envoy and that the US and South Korea are willing ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED), an independent entity of the government of Abu Dhabi mandated to develop and support the Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sector, launched the Abu Dhabi SME Hub, a new knowledge platform dedicated to supporting SMEs and startups in the UAE. Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi ...

NEW YORK / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) on Wednesday announced the signing of an agreement to support the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, as well as to enhance the voices of women, youth, and persons with disabilities in UN-assisted peace processes. The two-year contribution ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Legal Middle East and The Oath Magazine organised a webinar that examined key legal aspects associated with operating commercial agencies in the UAE. The virtual event was attended by more than 230 participants, including business owners, managers and legal professionals. Participants learnt about various types of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s national flag carrier (Saudia), announced a new reciprocal loyalty agreement, expanding on the existing codeshare deal between the two airlines. Members of the Etihad Guest and Alfursan programmes can now earn and redeem miles on flights across both carriers’ networks. ...

Dubai / WAM Enoc group on Wednesday announced plans to open 25 new service stations across the UAE by the end of this year, 12 service stations in Sharjah, 11 in Dubai and two in the Northern Emirates. Enoc will also build one marine service station in Dubai. Three of the 11 stations planned in Dubai will be compact stations, ...