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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, honoured the winners of the second Emiratisation Award at the Emirates Palace. The ceremony was attended by HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, and HH ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said that promoting environmental protection requires achieving a balance between economic and social growth, protecting the environment and ensuring the sustainability of its natural resources, noting that the leadership will stay the course laid by the nation’s Founding Father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) honoured its strategic partners and various business leaders, on the sidelines of the 14th Ambassadors and Heads of Diplomatic Missions Forum, in the presence of Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State. At the start of the event, which aimed to appreciate the efforts of the honourees ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), to enhance its role in community, charitable and humanitarian initiatives. The new agreement also defines frameworks of cooperation humanitarian services and fundraising and supports relevant government strategies at a local and international level. Under the agreement, Abu Dhabi Airports ...

DUBAI / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP), sector at Dubai Economy announced a 34 percent increase in trademark files and a 127 percent increase in commercial agency files registered in 2019 compared to the previous year. Trademark files registered at the CCCP in 2019 reached 5,157 and 50 commercial agency files were also registered during the same ...

SHARJAH / WAM ION, a UAE-based sustainable and smart transportation company, has partnered with the Sharjah City Municipality (SCM), and the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa), to supply, install and operate public electric vehicle charging stations across Sharjah. The move comes as part of accelerating the UAE’s ongoing electrification of its transportation and supporting the current electric vehicle network. ...

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, received on Sunday, President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania. Ghazouani is on an official state visit to the UAE. The Mauritanian President was accorded an official reception ceremony upon arrival where the Mauritania national ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), a regional leader in banking and finance education and training, on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding with Emirates Islamic to enhance cooperation, provide organised training programmes and support development initiatives for UAE nationals working in the banking sector. The MoU, signed by Jamal Al Jassmi, General ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) on Sunday announced the results of the UAE National Air Emissions Inventory Project. Launched in 2017, the initiative intended to develop the first national-level inventory of emissions in the UAE through identifying the key sources of air pollutants in the country with the aim of formulating strategies to improve ...

CAIRO / WAM Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has underlined the UAE’s support for all efforts aimed at finding a permanent and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause, underscoring the importance of prioritising reason and addressing current developments wisely. He called for direct negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis, noting that dialogue is an ...