Dubai / Emirates Business The Board of Trustees of the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC), has adopted advanced global arbitration rules and is implementing special fast-track arbitration rules to ensure speedy decision-making and less time, effort and cost for all parties involved. The decisions were made during the Centre’s first official meeting at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) …
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UAE-Pakistani Friendship Road opens in Pak’s tribal region
Tribal Areas / WAM The UAE-Pakistani Friendship Road, funded by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) at cost of US$60.6 million, has been inaugurated in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan. The move follows the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of …
Read More »DEWA participates in Ramadan campaign
Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) staff are distributing Iftar meals to drivers on the roads and at traffic intersections before Maghrib prayers during the holy month of Ramadan. The gesture is in implementation to the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to mark June …
Read More »DHA, Unilever to raise health awareness
Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Unilever signed an agreement to promote healthy lifestyle through a yearlong campaign comprising of several awareness initiatives and outreach programs for Dubai residents. The MoU was signed at the DHA headquarters by His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority(DHA) and …
Read More »AMAF launches new service for widows, elderly
Dubai /Â WAM In line with its continued efforts to offer optimum services to customers, the Inheritance Department at the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) has launched an initiative to provide enabling services to beneficiaries at their homes, particularly widows and the elderly. Customers who are sixty years old and above, as well as widows passing through the Idda …
Read More »Al Qasba treats fatherless kids on Zayed Humanitarian Day
Sharjah / Emirates Business Al Qasba, Sharjah’s premier leisure, tourism and family destination, hosted a group of fatherless children from the Sharjah Social Empowerment Foundation (SSEF) in commemoration of the 12th annual Zayed Humanitarian Day. Celebrated on Ramadan 19, Zayed Humanitarian Day honours the legacy of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder of the nation, with …
Read More »Mohammed’s decree to reshape board of Appreciation Award
DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, issued Decree No (10) of 2016 on the restructuring of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Appreciation Award for Community Services. The Decree named Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Major …
Read More »FANR meet reviews its achievements, ops plans
ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) Board of Management held its third meeting of 2016 this week to review FANR’s accomplishments and its strategic and operational plans for 2016. The meeting was led by Board of Management Chairman, Abdulla Al Suwaidi. Senior FANR management provided the board with updates to key FANR activities, …
Read More »DEWA receives int’l award for Smart Power Plant from WSIS
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received international recognition and was awarded a Letter of Appreciation from the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2016, in the Champions category for its Smart Power Plant System. DEWA launched the system in February this year to develop its smart operations and foster development …
Read More »Dubai Chamber wraps up networking event in Moscow
Dubai /Â WAM As part of its efforts to explore promising areas of cooperation between Dubai and the Russian Federation, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in association with the UAE Embassy in Russia and with the presence of the Russian Business Council, operating under the umbrella of the Chamber, recently concluded a networking event in the Russian capital, …
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