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DUBAI / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced the signing of an agreement to establish an International Centre of Digital Innovation, known as I-CoDI. I-CoDI will help ITU Members, Sector Members and other key stakeholders to integrate innovation into their national development agendas and activities. The centre, to be based in Geneva, Switzerland, ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) announced that the entirety of the 14,625 square metre exhibitor space at the Sharjah Expo Centre has been sold out, with thousands of purchases by publishers from across the world for the 2020 edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) which is scheduled for November. For industry professionals worldwide, SIBF is ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received a phone call from His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, in which they discussed the close UAE-Vatican relations and ways to bolster them to serve mutual interests. During the ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has launched a consumption rationalisation campaign under the theme ’Set your AC at 24 C Auto and Save’. The campaign will run until the end of summer and aims to encouraging its customers to rationalise the district cooling consumption during the summer season by setting the air- conditioner thermostat at 24 ...

Dubai / WAM The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) announced that staffing capacity in all ministries and federal authorities from July 5, will be 100 percent. In an announcement, the authority said that the exceptions are limited to only one category of employees with chronic diseases on the submission of a detailed medical report approved by the relevant ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday commended talented Emirati youth and the determination of the UAE society for the nation’s optimistic and positive outlook for the near future which will focus on designing integrated and future-oriented strategies, anticipating changes and ensuring readiness to achieve tangible ...

Dubai / WAM Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State, on Monday launched the UAE-China virtual culture week, a five-day online event featuring talks, musical performances, and cultural masterclasses in both China and the UAE. Organised by Falcon and Associates and Chinese graduates from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid’s Dubai Business Associates programme, the event will celebrate the positive impact of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Development aid provided to the remote Yemeni governorate of Socotra by the UAE has made a major impact in terms of improving the life of the local population, according to a report made available to the Emirates News Agency (WAM). The report provides an overview of assistance co-ordinated by the Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Khalifa Humanitarian Foundation, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun) unveiled an innovative virtual training solution through its partnership with six defence and aerospace companies and four universities in order to ensure continuance of the Sustain and Enhance Emiratisation in Defence and Security (SEEDs) programmeme by creating virtual internships. In a statement, Tawazun said that 60 UAE national engineering students benefit from ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates continues to add travel options for customers with the announcement that it will re-start passenger flights to Cairo (from July 1), Tunis (from July 1), Glasgow (from July 15) and Malé (from July 16). This will bring Emirates’ network to 52 destinations in July, offering travellers convenient connections between the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe ...