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Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) issued a request for proposal (RFP) for appointing consultants to study, develop and construct floating solar photovoltaic plants in the Arabian Gulf. This is a new and innovative initiative by Dewa to use solar power that supports the objectives of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 (DCES 2050) to diversify the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Warehouse421, Abu Dhabi’s home-grown arts and design centre, has announced its programme for the month of June. The June’s events include the opening of the new exhibition Lest We Forget: The Universality of Family Photographs, workshops on photography and mixed media, as well as the return of the popular ‘Khayal’ reading session for children, and the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business UAE residents are paying down debts and remitting money more regularly, as their perceptions of their financial wellbeing improve. That’s according to the Consumer Confidence Tracker Q1 2019 from yallacompare, the Middle East’s leading comparison site for financial products. During the first quarter of 2019, the Tracker polled more than 1000 UAE residents on the state ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, announced the launch of its summer campaign, under the slogan ‘Switch to 24°C and save more’. The campaign runs from June till end of summer. This is part of Empower’s efforts to support sustainability and deliver environmentally friendly district cooling services. The campaign ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has announced its support to a three-year teacher training programme in Ghana to upgrade kindergarten education and enable KG schoolchildren to flourish in primary school. The AED1,722,872 programme, in partnership with Sabre Education, is set to benefit 7,420 teachers directly and 7,700 KG schoolchildren aged 4-6 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Airport will offer high-quality services to passengers covering various areas including customs declaration, baggage check-in and smart gates, among others after five government entities signed a cooperation agreement. The Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC), was signed between Abu Dhabi Airports, Etihad Airways, General Administration of Customs, the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship and Abu ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, adopted the National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031 during its meeting at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. The Cabinet meeting was attended by His Highness Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al ...

SHARJAH / WAM FUNN, a Sharjah-based organisation that supports media arts learning for children and youth in UAE, announced that it will organise VGX Event, from June 19-21, at the Expo Centre, Sharjah. The event will be the first of its kind to be held in the emirate of Sharjah, dedicated to tapping the popularity of video games among children ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Possibilities is a new innovative step and unique model that gathers together all members of the UAE Cabinet to consolidate their efforts, face their challenges and find joint solutions, wrote Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Executive Director of the Emirates News Agency (WAM) in an oped. “It is also the “ministry of ministries” and ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE Internal Auditors Association (UAE-IAA), and Institute of Internal Auditors-Oman (IIA-Oman), signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance joint cooperation and also to hone the auditing skills of their members. The MoU was signed by Abdulqader Obaid Ali, Chairman of UAE-IAA, and Muneer Al-Mughairy, President of IIA-Oman. Commenting on signing the MoU, the UAE-IAA President said, ...