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  Sharjah / WAM “Sharjah 24,” the popular bilingual news website of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau, has been awarded the 2022 Global Excellence Award in the field of the web and the digital world. The award, based in the US, recognises the news portal’s constant efforts and commitment to report and publish with honesty, objectivity and transparency all political, …

  Dubai / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship free zone and government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has announced that it achieved its best-ever year for new member company registrations, attracting 3,049 new businesses to Dubai in 2022. An increase of 23% year-on-year, breaks the previous record set in 2021 when DMCC registered 2,485 new …

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade said that the UAE continues to leverage its global presence by opening up to the world and expanding its network of trading partners through comprehensive economic partnership agreements with a carefully selected group of markets of strategic importance internationally and regionally. The minister made …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) will host the 6th Edition of the International Rain Enhancement Forum (IREF) from January 24-26. Gathering leading global and national experts, researchers, scientists, and stakeholders, the forum will discuss …

  Dubai / WAM The work progress of the water reservoir project in Hatta has achieved 76.8 percent completion rate. The project has a storage capacity of 30 million imperial gallons (MIG), at a cost of approximately AED86 million. It is expected to be completed in April 2023. This was announced during an inspection tour by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, …

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) launched a Travel Behaviour Survey – Screening Questionnaire of individuals and families residing or working in Dubai, as well as companies based in the emirate. This step is part of RTA’s efforts to revamp its strategic roads and transport plans, enhance roads and public transport networks and services to provide …

  Sharjah / WAM Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS) is set to begin on Monday for the inauguration of SteelFab 2023 exhibition, the largest commercial event of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region. Organised by ECS with the support of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the event’s 18th edition brings together more than 200 companies from …

Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) launched the updated version of its Effortless Certificate of Origin service, which aims to enhance customers’ experience and reduce the time taken for acquiring the service. This comes as part of its participation in the Abu Dhabi Program for Effortless Customer Experience, launched by His Highness Sheikh …

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) launched a Travel Behaviour Survey – Screening Questionnaire of individuals and families residing or working in Dubai, as well as companies based in the emirate. This step is part of RTA’s efforts to revamp its strategic roads and transport plans, enhance roads and public transport networks and services to provide …

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC), in its seventh session, held as part of the fourth regular session of the tenth legislative term at its headquarters in Sharjah, chaired by Ali Mehd Al Suwaidi, Chairman of the Council, discussed the policy of the Sharjah Districts and Villages Affairs Department (DVAD). Sheikh Majid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Member …