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Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), announced that adoption of its smart services reached 93 percent by the end of Q1 of 2019. Dewa’s services are available round the clock through various channels and smart platforms, according to the highest standards of availability, reliability and efficiency. “We are committed to providing Dewa’s services round the clock in ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, and the Patron of the Al-Maktoum Foundation, was briefed about the achievements of the ”Compassionate Hearts” campaign in Egypt. The information was conveyed to Sheikh Hamdan when he received the Foundation’s Representative, Dr Salah Al Jarawi, in Egypt. The initiative, launched ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Investments has supported a social programme for women of determination, a year-long calendar of events and activities that will enable and empower individuals and their families, and promote greater social inclusion within the wider community. Dubai Investments provided support for the special 12-month programme, developed by Kalimati Communication and Rehabilitation Centre, which will provide a sustained ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM A wide range of development projects are underway in the UAE’s East Coast Emirate of Fujairah as it seeks to diversify its economy. The Port of Fujairah, its adjacent anchorage and the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, FOIZ, are already well-established as the second largest oil bunkering centre in the world, with a new 250,000 barrels per day ...

Dubai / WAM Majid Al Futtaim on Wednesday rang the market-opening bell at Nasdaq Dubai to mark the listing of the world’s first benchmark corporate green sukuk and the first green sukuk issued by a corporate in the region. Valued at $600 million and with a tenor of 10 years, green sukuk will be used to finance and refinance firm’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, received a written message from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, inviting him to attend the 14th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to be held in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Republic of Tunisia, Al-Azhar Al Sharif, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have condemned the drone attack against two oil pumping stations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They said in statements that such acts of terrorism, which seek to undermine the ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation, Empower, signed a gold sponsorship agreement for two years with The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, ASHRAE, Region-At-Large, RAL, for its activities being held in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka), and Turkey. Through this sponsorship, Empower pursues to shed light on ASHRAE’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 14th edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA), has begun accepting nominations for 2019-2020. The process, which is open until October 1, will culminate with the award’s presentation ceremony at Louvre Abu Dhabi, to be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) announced that it took part in the Arab Financial Inclusion Day, an initiative adopted by Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), and the Council of Governors of Arab Central Banks to improve financial inclusion in the region. The bank’s participation was exhibited through the launch of its ‘Learn & Save” initiative, which focused on ...