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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has delivered food assistance to the people of Al-Khokha city in Hodeidah Governorate as part of the UAE’s commitment to stand by needy and impoverished Yemenis in the eight governorates liberated so far on the Red Sea coast, starting from Bab-el-Mandeb strait, and Taiz, going all the way down to the ...

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, and visiting Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation, coordination and the importance of joint efforts to bolster regional and world security, stability and development. During the meeting, held at Qasr Al Watan ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday learned about the progress of the Youth Empowerment Strategy, which is aimed to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Board of Management of the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), convened its meeting at the site of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant where it reviewed the progress of its operational activities and discussed a number of initiatives planned during this year. The Board learned about the latest updates of the FANR ongoing review of ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Green Business Certification Inc to collaborate in the field of zero waste management. The MoU was signed by Dr Salem Khalfan Al Kaabi, General Manager of Tadweer and Mahesh Ramanujam, President & CEO of Green Business Certification Inc. Aligned with Tadweer’s objective ...

Dubai / WAM Consumers in Dubai remain upbeat on the overall economy in the emirate and their personal finances with optimism largely stemming from anticipated improvement across tourism, trading and employment. Nationals as well as expatriates shared a bright outlook in the quarterly consumer confidence survey of Dubai Economy and the overall Consumer Confidence Index stood at 139 points in ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Smart Dubai signed a partnership agreement with leading real estate portal Property Finder to promote the use of advanced technologies to enhance people’s real estate journey. Smart Dubai first announced plans to partner with Property Finder in April 2019 as it launched the Dubai Data Private Sector Strategy and Policy, with the objective of creating new ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), held an investor relations workshop for companies listed on the exchange to understand how to enhance investor relations and meet their regulatory requirements. Participants from ADX listed companies attended the workshop. Khalifa Salem Al Mansouri, Acting Chief Executive of ADX, said that the exchange is keen to support and assist companies in ...

Dubai / WAM Rick Perry, the US Secretary of Energy, praised the strategic vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. “I think His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s vision of having a diversified energy portfolio is not only correct but visionary. It attracts to ...

Dubai / Emirates Business As part of its efforts to strengthen its relationships with investors in major global markets, Dubai Land Department (DLD), through its Promotion and Real Estate Investment Management Sector, led a group of local real estate developers to the World Property & Investment Show (WPIS) 2019. The show was co-organised by DLD in cooperation with Mindscape Exhibitions ...