Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) has further established itself as a global facilitator for business growth and prosperity and a vital engine for Dubai’s economy following the announcement of its half year results for 2019. Dafza’s contribution to Dubai’s foreign trade reached 12% in the first half of the year, confirming the success of its plans ...
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ERC continues aid efforts in Aden, Yemen
Aden / WAM The UAE has launched a relief campaign for internally displaced people camps in Aden governorate as part of its emergency response campaign in the liberated Yemeni governorates. Around 1,400 displaced people across 14 different districts in Aden received the food aid, as part of the ERC efforts to improve living conditions in Yemen. During the last week, ...
Read More »TRA launches its digital radio
DUBAI / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), announced the launch of its digital radio on the Internet. TRA Digital Radio is an effective means by which the public can learn about the most important news, reports and services of TRA, as well as latest developments of the ICT sector. TRA digital radio is a new window through which TRA ...
Read More »â€˜Space mission, a flame of hope for Arab world’
ABU DHABI / WAM Hazza Al Mansoori, the UAE’s first astronaut, said he was pleased with the historic achievement made for the UAE and the Arabic world after reaching the International Space Station (ISS). Addressing the media shortly after his return to the UAE, along with backup astronaut, Sultan Al Neyadi, Al Mansoori said: “”When I saw HH Sheikh Mohamed ...
Read More »Breakbulk Middle East 2020 demonstrates tech proficiency
Dubai / WAM The 5th edition of Breakbulk Middle East, a platform for exhibitors to display their innovative endeavours and industry-enhancing initiatives will be held from February 25-26, 2020, in Dubai to emphasise the effective use of technology to promote the sector. Speaking on the addition of “Breakbulk AR” at next year’s event, Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, ...
Read More »Astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori receives hero’s welcome in UAE
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, on Saturday welcomed Hazza Al Mansoori, the UAE’s first astronaut, as he returned to the UAE after eight days in space. Al Mansoori, accompanied by backup astronaut, Sultan Al Neyadi, landed at the Presidential ...
Read More »â€˜Putin’s visit consolidates UAE-Russia partnership’
Abu Dhabi / WAM The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the UAE this Tuesday translates the privileged and steadily growing strategic relations between the two countries, said Maadhad Hareb Al Khaili, the UAE Ambassador to Russia. “The visit will contribute to further consolidating the current strategic partnership between the two sides,” the diplomat told the Emirates News Agency ...
Read More »UAE’s first astronaut returns home
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, Saturday welcomed Hazza Al Mansoori, the UAE’s first astronaut, as he returned to the UAE after eight days in space. Al Mansoori, accompanied by backup astronaut, Sultan Al Neyadi, landed at the Presidential Terminal ...
Read More »Unido, UAE share pledge to shape future of industrial sector
Abu Dhabi / WAM LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido), has said that the UAE’s hosting of the 18th session of the organisation’s General Conference in Abu Dhabi on November 2 was welcomed by the Industrial Development Board. This is in part because the two sides have a long-standing partnership and serve as co-chairs ...
Read More »UAE-Saudi Coordination Council follows up progress of joint initiatives
Dubai / WAM The Executive Committee of the UAE – Saudi Co-ordination Council has convened to further enhance collaboration between the two sides under the co-chairmanship of Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future, and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Bin Mazyad Al Tuwaijri, Minister of Economy and Planning. The meeting occasioned a follow-up of a number ...
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