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Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD), announced its connection and integration with the ‘UAE Pass’ service, a new version of the unified federal ‘Smart Pass’. SEDD is the first department in the country to implement the use of the UAE Pass. The new pass is the first UAE-wide digital identity for citizens, residents and visitors. It allows ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD), rolled out the implementation phase of its latest economic survey project, which will encompass all administrative communities and free zones in the emirate. The project was launched in January this year. More than 5,800 organisations from all areas and cities of Sharjah including 860 major companies have been ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Cares has committed to contributing $800,000 over four years to expand the reach of the International Publishers Association’s (IPA), programmes in Africa, as well as to cooperate on new initiatives with regard to sustainable development, education, and publishing. Kenya and Morocco have been identified as initial focus countries, with other beneficiary countries to be announced at ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Twelve young Emiratis recently participated in the ‘Intel International Science and Engineering Fair’ (Intel ISEF), a global pre-college science competition which took place in Phoenix, Arizona, US. Of the participating teams, ‘Refushield’ from Al Mawaheb School – represented by Dhabia Al Hosani, Reem Alhajeri, and Amena Almarzooqi and under the supervision of Dalia Eissa – won ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Following the success of the inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show (ADIBS) in 2018, organisers Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) on Monday announced that UAE-based boat manufacturer Al Suwaidi Marine (ASM), will support the event’s upcoming October 2019 edition as returning Official Gold Sponsor. At ADIBS 2018, which attracted more than ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s call to the leaders of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) and other Arab League states for two emergency summits in Makkah on May 30, on the critical circumstances the region is going through and their consequences on ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the Middle East’s leading special economic zone and key growth engine of Dubai’s economy, announced it will waive an estimated AED 35 million ($9.53 million) in fines owed by its customers, in commemoration of the UAE Government’s designation of 2019 as the Year of Tolerance. Jafza’s decision to waive fines is ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirates Steel, the only integrated steel plant in the UAE and a subsidiary of the General Holding Corporation (Senaat), launched its fourth annual CSR initiative on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan, titled ‘We Give You Smile’. As part of the company’s commitment to families and communities in the UAE, sixty volunteers from ...

Dubai / WAM Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), achieved electricity saving as much as 21.7 Gigawatt Hours (GWh), in 2018, which is a reduction of 9,340 tonnes of carbon emissions through replacement of conventional HID lamps by LED lighting units. RTA adopted a plan for harnessing the LED lighting units following a 50 percent saving generated by trial projects undertaken ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Ramadan is a month of spiritual reflection and a special time for family and friends to come together to strengthen their bonds. In keeping with the spirit of the holy month, Etisalat has introduced its Ramadan Bonus on Recharge promotion to enable its customers to spread joy, share Ramadan moments as and when they happen, ...