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DUBAI / WAM Dubai is currently building an advanced transport system through several vital projects that will serve the expected 25 million visitors of Expo 2020 Dubai, which will take place under the slogan, “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.” In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Ahmed Al Khateeb, CEO of Real Estate Development at Expo 2020 Dubai, ...

SHARJAH / WAM Dr Eng Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, Director-General of the UAE Space Agency, said that the new UAE space law is in its final stage, and has been approved by the UAE Cabinet, the Federal National Council (FNC) and national authorities. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, a symbol of Islam that embodies the message of peace, tolerance and diversity, welcomed 4,480,000 visitors from 249 nationalities in the first half the Year of Tolerance, according to the half-yearly statistics released by the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre (SZGMC). According to the statistics, there were 967,150 worshippers among the ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), announced that it has been awarded the British Standard for governance (BS 13500) Certification, becoming the first organisation in the GCC region to receive it in 2019. Dewa received certification after thorough auditing process by British Standards Institute (BSI) to ensure authority’s pro-cesses are in line with highest effective governance ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s successful development model, which has seen it become one of the world’s most prominent cities in the last few decades, has always had inclusive growth and social well-being at its centre. Nowhere is its focus on human welfare more evident than its investment in improving the lives of people with special needs. At the launch of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Economy (MoE) has announced a new amended fee and fine structure for a package of 110 services in the implementation of Cabinet Resolution No. (51) of 2019 on reduction of government services fees it provides to customers and businesses. According to the new fee structure, fees of 102 services will be cancelled while ...

DUBAI / WAM DMCC — the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise — has signed two new strategic partnership agreements with Chinese authorities during visits to the cities of Hangzhou and Qingdao as part of its sixth Made for Trade Live roadshow of 2019. DMCC signed a memoranda of understanding (MoU) with ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA), has announced the launch of instant licensing services through the Abu Dhabi Government Services System (Tamm). The mutual venture aims to facilitate fast and effective innovative technologies to better serve small-size energy businesses in Abu Dhabi. The eligible businesses in Abu ...

DUBAI / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announ-ced 45% completion of construction works on the bridges and roads leading to Dubai Hills Mall at the junction of Umm Suqeim Street and Al Khail Road. The project encompasses the construction of 12 bridges spanning 3,700 metres with a width varying from 11 to 22 metres in addition to ...

MADRID / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, met with Spanish Minister of development, Jose Luis Abalos Meco, and State Secretary for Trade, Xiana Mendez. The meeting, attended by Majed Hassan Al Suwaidi, UAE Ambassador to Madrid, discussed bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation and investment opportunities, particularly in the infrastructure sector. Dr ...