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NEW YORK / WAM UAE emphasised the importance of implementing confidence-building measures and for Member States that have experience in implementing existing cyber norms to share their lessons learned best practices in a UN Security Council meeting on cyber stability, capacity building and conflict prevention. “Although the digital environment is increasingly being used for malicious activity, we should not lose ...

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 congratulated President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. He wished President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa good health and well-being to continue the nation’s development drive, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs has announced the official working hours at its customs centres during the Eid Al Fitr holiday, to help individuals and companies clear their goods without any delay. Air customs centres at Dubai Cargo Village, Dubai Airport Free Zone- gate number (5), Al Maktoum Airport Cargo Centre, and inspection section at Dubai Multi Commodities Centre will ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of State, has issued, in his capacity as Ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, Law No. (15) of 2020, amending some provisions of Law No. (2) of 2000 regarding civil retirement pensions and benefits for the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The law included a number of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In keeping with the spirit of giving, generosity and reflecting the true values of social cohesion and unity in the Abu Dhabi community, Ma’an’s ‘Together We Are Good’ programme has benefited more than 350,000 people in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The Authority of Social Contribution, Ma’an, has received millions ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Zakat Fund announced that it has transferred AED47.9 million in zakat money for April and May. Abdullah Bin Oqeedah Almuhairi, Zakat Fund Secretary-General, stated that 10,903 eligible families benefitted from zakat money. Funds disbursed for the two months accounted for 55 percent of total disbursements paid since the start of the year, he noted. Zakat Fund’s ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs has announced the official working hours at its customs centres during the Eid Al Fitr holiday, to help individuals and companies clear their goods without any delay. Air customs centres at Dubai Cargo Village, Dubai Airport Free Zone- gate number (5), Al Maktoum Airport Cargo Centre, and inspection section at Dubai Multi Commodities Centre will ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE company “R Med Medical Supplies”, based in Abu Dhabi, announced that it has registered as intellectual property the SterixGate product – a unique disinfecting gate to cope with the accelerating Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, and stop the spread of the virus in public areas and high footfall destinations, according to IP-certificate No. EC-1-002799 issued ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) revealed the increase in number of water samples examined in the laboratory of water desalination plants was 3,000 from the beginning of the current year until the end of April 2020. In the previous year, Sewa examined 8,420 water samples, intending to provide high-quality drinking water, in line with the ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Virtual Reading Festival 2020 (SVRF 2020) has been postponed to the third quarter, organiser, Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has announced. The 10-day cultural festival was originally slated for a May 27 opening. SVRF 2020 has been postponed as its current dates coincide with the upcoming school examination schedule in the UAE and other countries. Targeting ...