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AJMAN / WAM Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) recorded a significant growth of 35 percent in the number of new registered companies during the first half of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The report showed 867 newly registered companies in the zone, compared to 567 companies in the same period last year. This is a testament to the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) has launched the second generation of the Emirates ID card as part of the new generation of Emirati passports and national ID card project. Major-General Suhail Saeed Al Khaili, Acting Director-General of the ICA, said that the issuance of the new generation Emirates ID is part of achieving ...

ALAIN / WAM The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has completed special preparations to receive 3,500 new students for the new academic year 2021-2022, preparing a special “hybrid” orientation programme that will be conducted for five days in August. Prof Aisha Salem Al Dhaheri, the Associate Provost for Student Affairs, said that “the student is the centre of the educational ...

Dubai / WAM Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) has announced its participation in The National Ambassadors Programme — Estedad, a capacity-building initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. Aligning with its goal of empowering scientific research and continuous innovation, MBRU will take part in the programme’s research track, according to an MBRU press release ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 18th edition of Abu Dhabi International Hunting & Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex) will host a scientific conference focusing on ‘The Future of Falconry,’ through a series of specialised workshops. The conference will celebrate the passage of more than 10 years since falconry received the most significant global recognition of its legitimacy and cultural richness, thanks to ...

UMM AL QAIWAIN / WAM An Indian investor has lauded the UAE’s efforts to attract foreign investments, encourage business projects and give them all opportunities for success and growth by providing a supportive environment. The UAE is keen on maintaining its leadership in the region in terms of infrastructure development, which makes it a regional hub to attract foreign investments ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Steel, the leading integrated steel plant in the Middle East, strives to maximise its contribution to the UAE’s downstream industries, providing this vital sector with 90 percent of its needs from high-quality and wire rods and heavy sections products. This is part of its effort to support and promote the UAE’s Unified Industrial Brand Identity ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dumat Al Jandal, the Middle East’s largest wind farm and the first in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is now connected to the grid and has produced its first carbon-free megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy. The 400-megawatt (MW) utility-scale wind power project is being developed by a consortium led by EDF Renewables and Masdar, two of the ...

TEHRAN / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, met with Iran’s President elect, Ebrahim Raisi, during a UAE delegation’s visit to Tehran. Sheikh Nahyan conveyed greetings of President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and HH Sheikh Mohamed ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai showed quick recovery from the repercussions of Covid-19 in different economic sectors thanks to the resilient strategies and plans the emirate followed in the face of the pandemic, and the dynamic and wise initiatives directed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. The trade sector continued ...