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Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of the Supreme National Committee for Tolerance, has launched the Zayed Tolerance Pledge campaign which aims to consolidate the values of tolerance and coexistence established by the Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. On his ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates, represented by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), provided emergency humanitarian assistance worth AED10 million to Venezuelan refugees in Colombia, including 75,000 food parcels, medical supplies, and medicines benefiting 375,000 refugees. The move follows the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE ranked 8th on the Positivity Index of Nations, an annual global report published by the Positive Economy Institute since 2013, which measures positive economy indicators in OECD member countries. The UAE, which is being included in the Index as a non-OECD country for the first time since its creation, outperformed 27 out of the 34 ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE’s bid to become one of the world’s top 10 food secure nations took a major step forward when Mariam Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, released an innovation-driven food security roadmap for the Middle East. Designed to further the objectives of the UAE’s National Food Security Strategy and to support regional improvement in this ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), on Sunday signed an agreement awarding the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi Onshore Block 4 to Japan’s Inpex Corporation. A wholly-owned Inpex subsidiary, Jodco Exploration Limited, will hold and manage the interest in the concession on behalf of Inpex. The award has been endorsed by Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) launched the ‘Saving Energy and Water at Home’ initiative. This latest endeavour is one of three sustainable initiatives launched by the department in collaboration with Zay-ed Higher Organisation for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs (ZHO), Abu Dhabi Distribution Company, and Al Ain Distribution Company. The DoE is official partner ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Global trade enabler DP World has selected the Infor GT Nexus Commerce Network as the technology backbone to power its global supply chain platform initiative. DP World’s objectives for strategic growth require innovative logistics digitalisation capabilities to power a new business initiative that will extend the value of its port and trade facilitation services to customers ...

SHARJAH / WAM Gulftainer, a privately owned independent port operator, welcomed the MV Port Klang from Sunmarine Shipping Services on a maiden call at its gateway flagship Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT). The vessel is one of the shipping group’s fastest services between the Indian subcontinent and the UAE. The MV Port Klang offers the fastest direct express service between Sharjah’s ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has achieved total electricity savings of 1160 MW, worth AED 3 billion, in 2018 “As per its vision, Empower adopts an integrated strategy that contributes in raising customers awareness about conservation of energy. We thrive to reduce energy consumption and protect the environment ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The recently concluded DSF promotion of Al Habtoor Motors was a grand success. During the final draw held in Dubai and Sharjah 5 winners names were declared with each winning a brand new Lancer EX sedan. This year Mitsubishi customers had great reasons to celebrate their buy with exciting great value deals on the entire range ...