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  Abu Dhabi / WAM In accordance with its regulatory role and responsibility to achieve the highest levels of food safety in Abu Dhabi, The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) carried out 149,401 inspection visits to food, agricultural, animal and veterinary facilities during third quarter of 2021. Inspections were conducted in Abu Dhabi at 17,456 food, agricultural, ...

  DUBAI / WAM Enoc Group has been awarded the Corporate Social Responsibility Award for its innovatively designed Service Station of the Future, and the Customer Focus Award for its eLink Station at the 2021 Idea of the Year Awards. The Ideas UK Award is an international award recognising innovative ideas and rating innovative organisations based on global standards with ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Malaysia Healthcare will be showcasing its excellence in healthcare service delivery during Week 14 of Expo 2020 Dubai. From January 2-8, 2022, expo participants can visit the Malaysia pavilion to discover Malaysia’s strengths as the fertility and cardiology hubs of Asia, cancer care centre of excellence, and hepatitis C treatment hub of Asia, showcased by ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the People’s Republic of Bangladesh over the victims lost in a fire that broke out on a ferry south of the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, causing dozens of fatalities and many injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to ...

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah is adapting to new challenges and opportunities with the rapid development of a thoroughly digital transformation strategy that aims to accelerate economic diversification and promote sustainability by leveraging the power of technology across the public sector. Tasked with building an integrated government infrastructure in the emirate, the Sharjah Digital Office (SDO) has been at the ...

  Ajman / WAM Ajman Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Emirates Development Bank (EDB) to offer credit guarantee and co-lending for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UAE. The MoU falls within the scope of EDB’s commitment to boost the SME ecosystem and the industrial sector in the UAE and thus increase its contribution to ...

  Dubai / WAM In a move that further contributes to realising the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to make Dubai the world’s best city to live, work and visit, Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) has launched an online portal that ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Group CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports, has said that the group aims to explore opportunities and partnerships in regional and international markets by signing international partnership agreements. In his statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Shamsi said the group’s investments will help improve the emirate’s stature as a key ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates strongly condemned and denounced the terrorist Houthi militias’ crime of targeting the Governorate of Samta in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan Province with a projectile, which killed two and wounded a number of civilians. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC), the UAE expressed condolences for ...

Ajman / WAM Ajman Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Emirates Development Bank (EDB) to offer credit guarantee and co-lending for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UAE. The MoU falls within the scope of EDB’s commitment to boost the SME ecosystem and the industrial sector in the UAE and thus increase its contribution to ...