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KARACHI/ WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) inaugurated the new expansion of the Sheikh Zayed Hospital for Women in Larkana, Sindh Province, Pakistan, as part of its developmental initiatives in the healthcare sector. The expansion is also in line with the UAE’s efforts to rebuild and rehabilitate infrastructure and support developmental sectors in Pakistan and aims to provide advanced medical ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received today at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai. At the beginning of the meeting, they exchanged greetings with other guests and engaged in warm, brotherly conversations. Their Highnesses addressed a number ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi several health ministers and officials participating in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week (ADGHW). During the meeting, His Highness extended a warm welcome to the guests, joined by Mansour Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Chairman of the Department of ...

DUBAI/ WAM Dubai Investments, listed on the Dubai Financial Market, announced a net profit attributable to shareholders after tax of AED119.96 million for the first quarter, compared to AED314.44 million in the corresponding period last year. Excluding the one-off gain on the fair valuation of investment properties in 2023, the Group’s profit for the same period has surged by 90%. ...

DUBAI / WAM The UN-mandated Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional meeting opened in Dubai with resounding calls to accelerate consensus and decision-making to secure the industry’s long-term security, efficiency, and operationalisation. Hosted in Uptown Tower, Uptown Dubai, headquarters of DMCC, the KP intersessional opening saw a global gathering of hundreds of diamond industry representatives, civil society and world governments. The UAE ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Tadweer Group has announced the closed bidding for the planned development of Abu Dhabi’s first greenfield Material Recovery Facility (MRF). The state-of-the-art facility will recover recyclable materials derived from municipal solid waste, significantly maximising the diversion of waste from landfills through recycling and preparing feedstock for the Abu Dhabi Waste to Energy facility. This will enable ...

DUBAI / WAM Spinneys, recently listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), announced its financial results for the three-month period ending on March 31. Revenue grew by 10.9% year-on-year to reach AED815 million, driven by an increase in retail revenue, with transactions remaining healthy, up by 9.5% year-on-year. In a statement, the company said gross profit increased by over 15% ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc has delivered the world’s first certified bulk commercial shipment of low-carbon ammonia enabled by carbon capture and storage (CCS) to Mitsui and Co, Ltd (Mitsui) for use in clean-power generation in Japan. The low-carbon certification process, from production to delivery, has been conducted by TÜV SÜD, an internationally renowned certification agency. The landmark shipment produced ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA), organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), is welcoming submissions to its 19th edition until September 1, 2024. This year, the award is receiving submissions across 10 categories: Literature, Translation, Contribution to the Development of Nations, Arab Culture in Other Languages, Children’s Literature, Editing of Arabic Manuscripts, Literary ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (ETCC), on Tuesday honoured the winners of the second edition of Nafis Award 2023-2024, during a ceremony held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. ...