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ABU DHABI / WAM The ‘Sanad Initiative’, launched by the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), in 2017, aims to assist the college’s graduates in obtaining appropriate certificates and entering the labour market, ensuring their readiness to begin their careers, a HCT official noted. Sanad targets graduates looking for work and employs them in various administrative positions for three to six ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the improvement of Dubai-Al Ain Road at a cost of AED2 billion. The upgrade project will enhance the road’s link with several highways, such as Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al ...

DUBAI / WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) called on registered air operators within the UAE to evaluate flight paths affected by recent airspace restrictions in the region. In a statement, the GCAA said that given current regional developments and as a precautionary measure, UAE-registered air operators need to avoid operating in areas that could jeopardise civil aviation safety ...

Sharjah / WAM Tilal Properties, a developer of residential complexes and freehold projects in the Emirate of Sharjah, has been honoured with the “Best Infrastructure Project” Award for its project ‘Tilal City’, by the Arabian Business magazine. Located on Emirates Road (E611) with Sharjah International Airport just 10km away and the border of Dubai within 2km, Tilal City is the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has announced its suspending operations through Iranian airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman. In a statement, the national airline of the UAE said, “Following the decision of the US Federal Aviation Administration to restrict US airline operations in Iranian-controlled airspace, Etihad Airways consulted closely with the UAE General Civil ...

Sharjah / WAM Souq Al Jubail, which hosts the largest fresh produce market in Sharjah, has announced the launch of its annual Dates Festival. The event, which will continue until the end of August, provides shoppers and visitors with an opportunity to choose from a wide variety of imported fresh dates. A variety of date farmers and traders hailing from ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Future Foundation has announced the launch of the 6th cohort of Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA), programme, with some 30 local and global companies working closely with the government entities in Dubai. Organisations taking part in the 6th cohort hail from 15 countries, including six companies from the UAE, five from the United Kingdom, three from the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED), has awarded the Emirati Entrepreneurs Association (EEA), with a package of quality support programmes, including financial and technical support. The package will be used to support Emirati entrepreneurs’ skills and capacity development and creation of a suitable environment where their business projects could flourish. Commenting on the announcement, Mouza ...

Dubai / WAM Hessa bint Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development headed the UAE delegation in the ministerial meeting about Women Empowerment at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Cairo, Egypt. During the meeting, she emphasized that women empowerment in their community is one of the main conditions that contributed to the achievement of sustainable development and gender equality, ...

NUR-SULTAN / WAM Mohammed Haji Al Khouri, Director-General of Khalifa Foundation, on Saturday, opened the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Arabic learning centre at the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed School (KBZS), in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan. The opening ceremony was attended by Mohammed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan, senior Kazakh officials and members of the UAE mission in ...