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Dubai / WAM The Dubai Police General Command, in cooperation with partners at local and national levels, has recently organised a meeting for liaisons officers in the country to review security plans, scenarios, and procedures for the upcoming Expo 2020, and to check the readiness of teams and committees involved. The meeting, which was held at Dubai Police Officers Club, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The implementation team of the Hazardous Materials Monitoring Programme in Abu Dhabi has completed the inventory and classification of hazardous materials. They have checked the preventive and safety measures in the stores selling hazardous materials and taken appropriate corrective measures. The team was led by Brigadier Humaid Saeed Alefreet, Deputy Director of Security and Ports Affairs ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE on Monday sent an aid plane containing 49 metric tons of food to Mauritania as part of its humanitarian initiatives during the Holy Month of Ramadan to assist those facing humanitarian challenges resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Hamad Ghanem Al Mehairi, UAE Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, said, “The UAE constantly seeks ...

Sharjah / WAM The Hamriyah Free Zone (HFZA)-based Awail Al-Sham, owner of the Al Awail brand for prayer times clock and other innovative e-products, has announced that its products have become available in 100 markets worldwide, as opposed to 50 markets in 2013, the year in which the company has opted for the HFZA as its new headquarters, achieving a ...

NEW YORK / WAM The UAE renewed its support for a peaceful, comprehensive, and just resolution to the Palestinian question in line with relevant UN resolutions, the Madrid Principles, the Arab Peace Initiative, and the Quartet road map. In a written statement submitted to the UN Security Council for the open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including ...

Sharjah / WAM Sharjah’s real estate sector saw a volume of transactions valued at AED6.7 billion during the first quarter of 2021, with a growth rate of 84.9 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2020, according to a report issued by the Real Estate Registration Department. The total number of transactions executed in the past three months reached 20,448 ...

DUBAI / WAM A record number of real estate sales transactions over 16 months was reported in March 2021, with 4,643 transactions worth AED 10.93 billion, as well as a growth of 23% in terms of transaction numbers and 47% in terms of value, compared to February, according to the 13th edition of Mo’asher, Dubai’s official sales price index, launched ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday expressed its condolences over the victims of the tragic hospital accident in the Iraqi capital. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation stated that the UAE expresses its sincere condolences and sympathy to the sisterly Republic of Iraq, government and people, for the victims of the tragic accident ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Community Development in Abu Dhabi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added), the Authority of Social Contribution “Ma’an”, and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), to focus on the importance of the role of social enterprises in the emirate. This agreement seeks to identify social challenges ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has strengthened its leading position in international competitiveness indexes, related to banking and fiscal policies, by securing places among the top 20 countries in 11 related competitiveness indexes in 2020. This overall achievement highlights flexibility and attractiveness of policies implemented by UAE that support national economic growth. The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre documented ...