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ABU DHABI / WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) during separate meetings at the headquarters of the FNC in Abu Dhabi, received a number of ambassadors of friendly nations to the UAE, including Sharif Al Badawi, Egyptian Ambassador, Ambassador of the Czech Republic; Sherif Mojka Novic, Ambassador of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kwon ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan, President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, was awarded the ‘Gandhi Peace Prize’, in recognition of his achievements in promoting peace and tolerance around the world. Al Jarwan was awarded the prizeon January 25 at the Ministry of External Affairs of India during the 39th International Convention of NRIs ...

Dubai / WAM Following the vision of the Dubai Blockchain Strategy 2020, announced in October 2016 by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, Smart Dubai has delivered on its promise of building a thriving Blockchain ecosystem in the city and establishing Dubai as the world capital of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s efforts to become one of the world’s top sports tourism destination in 2019 have not stopped, nor has its excellence in hosting international and continental sporting events. Abu Dhabi achieved a new record in the sport of fishing, as the Abu Dhabi Grand Fishing Tournament for King Fish and Cobia announced the sale of ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) recorded a seven percent increase in its total net profit, making a total of AED545.5 million in 2019, in comparison to the AED510.4 million recorded in 2018. In a statement on Saturday, the bank said its balance sheet reflects strong performance and sound financial position, with total assets reaching AED46.4 billion at the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A new initiative launched by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi aims to provide a significant boost to the most established, longest-running local eateries and shops in the emirate by raising their profiles as ‘places of cultural significance’, and by encouraging more people to try them out. The initiative, called Urban Treasures, sees ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Police Maritime Rescue Unit executed 458 maritime operations and attended to 26 marine accidents in 2019, Colonel Saaed Al Madhani, the acting director of Dubai Police Ports Stations revealed. Dubai Police Maritime Rescue Unit confirmed their readiness to ensure the safety and the security of Dubai beaches and waters. “We are ready to deal with ...

QUITO / WAM A major global summit on migration will be coming to Dubai in January 2021, after the UAE formally took over the Presidency of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) from Ecuador on January 23. The hand-over, which took place during a formal ceremony in Quito, marked the start of an ambitious yearlong programme of events ...

NAIROBI / WAM Policy makers, mayors, academics, business people, community leaders, artists and urban planners are among thousands of participants to attend the world’s leading conference on urbanisation, the World Urban Forum, in Abu Dhabi from February 8 – 13. It will be the first time that the World Urban Forum, which is convened by the UN agency focused on ...

UMM AL QAIWAIN / WAM More than 53,000 people have benefitted from the charitable and humanitarian programmes carried out by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) branch in Umm Al Qaiwain, in 2019, valued at over AED5.8 million. The assistance included humanitarian, medical and specialist programmes to support people of determination, in addition to sacrificial meat, iftar project and several other ...