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ABYAN / WAM In one of its latest relief efforts in Yemen, the UAE – represented by its humanitarian arm the Emirates Red Crescent – has dispatched a relief convoy loaded with 1,000 food baskets to aid the residents of Zinjibar, the capital of Yemen’s Abyan province. The aid was distributed to around 7,000 residents of the city, under the ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The National Election Committee (NEC) on Tuesday approved the final list of candidates for the Federal National Council (FNC) elections 2019. The list includes 495 names – 133 from Abu Dhabi, 88 from Dubai, 114 from Sharjah, 61 from Ras Al Khaimah, 26 from Ajman, 20 from Umm Al Quwain, and 53 from Fujairah. The ...

Dubai / Emirates Business His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA on Tuesday officially opened the 2019 edition of Materials Handling Middle East. The event, which runs until September 5 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), is co-located with SPS Automation Middle East, opening to a crowd of logistics, ...

Dubai / WAM The National Election Committee (NEC) convened the eighth Political Awareness Forum for University Students in collaboration with the Ministry of State for Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs and the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU. The event aimed to encourage youth participation in the upcoming fourth cycle of the FNC elections. Speaking at the gathering, Tariq Hilal Lootah, ...

Ajman / Emirates Business Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) entered into an agreement with the free zone entity of Al Zorah – a partnership between Solidere International and Ajman Government – and a premium lifestyle and leisure destination, to operate the developments of 3,000 feet state-of-the-art Business Centre. The contemporary, furnished Business Centre, is located within The Pavilion at Al Zorah, a ...

DUBAI / WAM An Emirati mechatronics and aviation engineer has invented a smart device which uses artificial intelligence technology to track passengers with the aim of improving children’s safety on school buses. Fahim Almas, Founder and CEO of the Almas Robotics, a Dubai-based technology and engineering company, launched ‘Safe Bus’, a device that can be connected to multiple sensors installed ...

Dubai / WAM Hazzaa AlMansoori, the first Emirati astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on September 25, and Sultan AlNeyadi, the back-up astronaut for the same mission, successfully completed their final tests for the mission at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, in Star City, in Moscow. Each day of the exam started with the astronauts saluting ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Investments Park (DIP) is spurring up its investments towards the development of various infrastructure facilities, and has invested a total of AED1.5 billion ($41mn) since its inception. The enhancement projects are focused infrastructure investments across DIP and are termed top priority in line with ongoing community development planning initiatives. DIP currently offers over 140km of internal ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Enoc Group unveiled its two new digital ventures – ENOC Link and Beema – under its recently launched accelerator programme, NEXT, designed to unlock growth opportunities through disruptive innovation and strategic partnerships. Enoc Link is an innovative automotive refuelling service intended to deliver fuel to car owners, villa communities, commercial premises and businesses across the UAE ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), signed an agreement with Unilever to sell 20,757 of its International Renewable Energy Certificates (i-REC), to the company, emphasising Dewa’s commitment to the environment and encouraging the use of clean energy. The agreement, which was facilitated by the Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), supports Unilever Middle East’s strategy to ...