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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE will celebrate the annual UN Arabic Language Day on December 18, to mark the passing, in 1973, of a resolution to make the Arabic language an official language of the United Nations. In this report, the Emirates News Agency (WAM), highlights the UAE’s leading efforts and initiatives to preserve and protect the Arabic language ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada), revealed that work on the Jebel Hafeet School project in Al Ain city is progressing according to the agreed construction plan at a total cost of approximately AED117.3 million, with the actual completion percentage currently at around 58 percent. Musanada stated that it is building the school on a ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has announced its “Etihad Airways” mobile application is now available on the HUAWEI AppGallery — the official app store preloaded on all HUAWEI& HONOR smartphones and tablets — enabling 390 million global monthly active users in more than 170 countries and regions to manage their journeys with ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Hub71 kicked off a partnership with Endeavour UAE to boost its offering to global scale-ups. The partnership began with a two-day retreat at Hub71 in Abu Dhabi on October 22-23. This partnership comes weeks after Mubadala Capital’s ventures arm announced two new Mena funds with a combined worth of $250 million, further catalysing Abu Dhabi as ...

JEDDAH / WAM The First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), announced that it further expands into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the opening of a branch in Jeddah. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), has granted FAB a licence to open three branches in the Kingdom, with the bank commencing operations in Riyadh and Al Khobar earlier in 2019. Commenting of ...

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 a delegation of Speakers and members of regional and international parliaments and members of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace, who are currently visiting the UAE to participate in the celebration of ...

Dubai / WAM HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, on Monday signed a cooperation agreement with Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai, as part of Dubai Culture’s ongoing mission to establish the emirate as ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE on Monday announced AED55 million ($15 million) for school supplies that will support 400,000 students in Sudan. The monetary aid, provided by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), covers educational necessities, including classroom equipment. ADFD, in cooperation with the Sudanese government, supervised the delivery of the first shipment of school supplies that covers the ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) participated in the 20th Luxury Property Show (LPS) Shanghai at the Shanghai Convention Centre through a high-level delegation that included Majida Ali Rashid, CEO of the Promotion and Real Estate Investment Management Sector; and Majid Saqr Al Marri, CEO of the Registration and Real Estate Services Sector. During the show, held over ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has announced its “Etihad Airways” mobile application is now available on the HUAWEI AppGallery — the official app store preloaded on all HUAWEI& HONOR smartphones and tablets — enabling 390 million global monthly active users in more than 170 countries and regions to manage their journeys with ...