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Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the first physical meeting of the new cabinet at the Presidential Place in Abu Dhabi, after a series of remote meetings. At the beginning of the meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid hailed UAE’s ...

Sharjah / WAM Arada has awarded a major contract to build East Village, the second phase of Sharjah’s AED24 billion mixed-use district, Aljada. “Located in the heart of Aljada, the East Village community is targeted at the younger generation and comprises a series of apartment blocks that are characterised by fresh and bold designs. Featuring just under 2,000 units in ...

HADRAMAUT / WAM The UAE has launched its 5th annual Adahi project (Eid sacrifices) in Yemen, which saw meat being distributed to thousands of underprivileged families around the country. Sheep from local markets were arranged for slaughter and distribution by the Emirates Red Crescent in the governorates of Hadramaut, Shabwa, Hodeidah and Taiz. Beneficiaries — which included widows and orphans ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The DIFC Academy and LexisNexis MENA are strengthening their strategic partnership with two new initiatives: “The Annual Technology Adoption Index” and “The Legal Tech Glossary.” These projects follow five years of fruitful collaboration, including the publication of the official DIFC Law Commentaries and Law Reports book collections. Through a joint training programme, the DIFC Academy and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian Foreign Minister, exchanged Eid Al Adha greetings. This came during a video call, wherein the ministers reviewed efforts of the countries to contain repercussions of Covid-19 pandemic. In this regard, HH Sheikh Abdullah and Zarif noted the importance of ...

Dubai / WAM Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, and Sayed Zulfikar Bukhari, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, have discussed ways to boost cooperation and bilateral ties between the UAE and Pakistan in labour issues. During the meeting, which was held at the headquarters of the Ministry ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), announced that its operating and maintenance subsidiary, Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) has successfully started up Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafrah Region of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This step is the most historic milestone to date in the delivery of the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) urged UAE-based technology innovators to sign up for YouthTech Competition 2020, the summer’s hackathon for entrepreneurial start-ups, before the application deadline closes on August 8. Open to applicants aged 18-29 years old, the YouthTech Competition 2020, run in partnership with accelerator StartAD and part of the Abu Dhabi ...

Sharjah / WAM The Health Promotion Department (HPD) at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs recently reported that some 5600 individuals from all age groups have participated in awareness-raising activities organised by the Department this month, which included 34 virtual lectures and workshops delivered by 12 doctors and health specialists from inside and outside the country, along with presentations by ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced that changes in its bank guarantee management process, as it becomes completely paperless. A press release issued by the authority on Sunday said that Dewa is the first government organisation in the UAE to achieve this step. Being paperless reduces the time needed to complete transactions by 80 percent, ...