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ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and Saudi Arabia signed an authorised economic operator (AEO), agreement. The agreement aims to improve the customs cooperation between the two countries and facilitate trade, in implementation of the outcomes of the Al Azm Retreat, approved by the Saudi-Emirati Coordination Council. The agreement was signed in Riyadh by Ali Saeed Mattar Al Niyadi, Customs ...

BEIJING / WAM The UAE pavilion at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition, Horticultural Expo 2019, managed by the National Media Council (NMC), is showcasing the country’s civilisation and the legacy of the Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The event, under the theme ‘Greening the Desert,’ is open to the public until October 7 under the ...

KHARTOUM / WAM The UAE Embassy in Sudan has distributed more than 100 tonnes of foodstuffs to some 20,000 people across the various cities of Kassala province, as part of the assistance provided by HH Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, wife of the Crown Prince of Fujairah. The humanitarian aid was distributed by the Emirates Red Crescent ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), and the Korea Rural Development Administration (KRDA), on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to strengthen cooperation in agricultural research and modern technology, for the agricultural sector in Abu Dhabi. The MoU aims at securing a sustainable foundation for future agricultural research in response to climate change, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received a telephone call from His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, who condemned the sabotage acts carried out against four oil tankers near UAE territorial waters on Sunday. During the ...

Rabat / WAM The ‘His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Iftar Campaign 2019’ has launched in Morocco. Over 150 Moroccan charitable associations will take part in the campaign, to assist some 65,000 underprivileged families across the country. The campaign will be carried out in three phases across the Holy Month of Ramadan. The first phase will help over 30,000 families ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Science Park (DSP) announced that it is leveraging its new built-to-suit model to construct a new Global Research Centre for Himalaya Drug Company, a producer of over 300 cosmetics, nutritional supplements, herbal medicines and pharmaceutical-grade Ayurvedic products in over 90 countries. The centre is due to open in 2021. The Himalaya Global Research Centre has been ...

Bloomberg Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) hired HSBC Holdings Plc to advise on its possible acquisition of Noor Bank, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Noor Bank is working with Barclays Plc on the deal, the people said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private. An acquisition would create a lender with AED278 billion ($76 billion) ...

CAIRO / WAM The Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has condemned in the strongest terms the sabotage of four commercial vessels near the territorial waters of the UAE. In a statement denouncing the incident, Aboul Gheit said that these criminal acts represent a serious violation of the freedom and safety of trade and maritime transport routes, and would raise ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC), in Abu Dhabi has announced that premium parking tickets can be used in all premium and standard parking bays in Abu Dhabi. Whereas standard parking tickets can only be used in standard parking bays in all areas in Abu Dhabi Island. Khamis Al Dahmani, Head of Mawaqif Team, stated that this ...