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Mocha / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), organised second group wedding in Yemen as part of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the follow up of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued the Presidential Resolution No. (1) of 2019 towards raising women’s representation in the Federal National Council (FNC) to 50 per cent with effect from the upcoming legislative cycle. Issued in the run-up to the fourth cycle of FNC elections that are scheduled to take place ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Expo Centre Sharjah concluded its visit to Egypt and Jordan where it explored prospects of future cooperation and joint coordination in the sector of international exhibitions and conferences, to promote the interests of the Arab economy. The Expo delegation was headed by Saif Mohamed Al Midfa, Expo Centre Sharjah CEO, and he was accompanied by Mahmoud ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A UN official has praised the UAE’s role in implementing disaster risk reduction across the world. Sujit Mohanty, Chief of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Regional Office for Arab States, said the UAE plays an important role, both locally and internationally, to apply emergency crises response systems and programmes. The UAE government has ...

DUBAI / WAM Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA Director-General, said that the launch of Microsoft cloud services in the UAE confirms the country’s leading role in the ICT sector and as one of the world’s leading hubs of digital transformation in all sectors. In a statement, on the launch of Microsoft cloud services in UAE, Al Mansoori said that the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Khalifa University of Science and Technology announced that it has become the first university in the UAE to be ranked among the top 300 academic institutions globally by the Quacquarelli Symonds, QS, World University Rankings 2020. Ranked 268th overall with a jump of 47 slots, Khalifa University thus remains among the top 27 percent of ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), on Wednesday announced that its leasing division DAE Capital and Moscow based, Volga Dnepr owned cargo airline AirBridgeCargo have entered into a purchase and leaseback agreement with PDP financing for three factories new Boeing 777 freighter aircraft. The three aircraft will be the first of this type to enter AirBridgeCargo’s fleet in 2020. ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB), appointed banks to arrange investor meetings ahead of the issuance of a US dollar-denominated Islamic bond, also known as Sukuk, the bank has announced. SIB has mandated Citi, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Structuring Agents for a benchmark size T1 Sukuk issuance. The instruments are priced following ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A high-level trade and investment delegation organised by the Ministry of Economy under the chairmanship of Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, will participate at the Africa Trade Week, set to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from June 23-25, under the theme ‘Africa – The New Home for Trade.’ The delegation includes Abdullah ...

Dubai / WAM A training workshop focused on using data and the workplace skills of the future was held in Jordan’s capital, Amman, and saw the participation of 40 young men and women. The workshop was held by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), in conjunction with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The activity complemented the efforts ...