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SHARJAH / WAM FUNN, a Sharjah-based organisation that supports media arts learning for children and youth in UAE, announced that it will organise VGX Event, from June 19-21, at the Expo Centre, Sharjah. The event will be the first of its kind to be held in the emirate of Sharjah, dedicated to tapping the popularity of video games among children ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Possibilities is a new innovative step and unique model that gathers together all members of the UAE Cabinet to consolidate their efforts, face their challenges and find joint solutions, wrote Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Executive Director of the Emirates News Agency (WAM) in an oped. “It is also the “ministry of ministries” and ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE Internal Auditors Association (UAE-IAA), and Institute of Internal Auditors-Oman (IIA-Oman), signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance joint cooperation and also to hone the auditing skills of their members. The MoU was signed by Abdulqader Obaid Ali, Chairman of UAE-IAA, and Muneer Al-Mughairy, President of IIA-Oman. Commenting on signing the MoU, the UAE-IAA President said, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Reinforcing its position as the global market leader for the air transport of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals, Emirates SkyCargo has significantly boosted its worldwide pharma handling capabilities and infrastructure. New dedicated pharma facility at Chicago Emirates SkyCargo has commenced handling pharmaceutical cargo at a new purpose-built facility in Chicago. The facility, dedicated solely for pharmaceutical shipments, is ...

SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and President of the University of Sharjah (UoS), affirmed that the students are the pillar and foundation of the University of Sharjah for whom the university exploits all its potential and energies to build them scientifically and behaviourally. Sheikh Sultan’s remarks ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a cable of condolences to Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, on the death of Wadha Ali Abdurrahman Al Munir, the mother of Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al Hamad Al-Sabah. His Highness Sheikh Khalifa expressed sincere sympathies and solace, ...

DUBAI / WAM A new Patient Network to support people living with obesity, backed by clinicians across the Gulf and Lebanon, is being launched by the World Obesity Federation. Designed to raise awareness of multiple causes of obesity and provide access to information on healthier lifestyle choices, treatment options and ongoing management, the programme marks World Obesity’s first major initiative ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi will host the 2nd Primary Care Conference on June 19 to enhance awareness about the emirate’s healthcare sector, specifically the primary care model and regulations. To be organised by United Eastern Medical Services (UEMedical) Group including Danat Al Emarat Hospital, HealthPlus Network of Specialty Centers and Moorfields Eye Hospital on June 19 at St. ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, a leading financial institution in the region, is celebrating World Ocean Day this year by highlighting its commitment to preserving marine biodiversity, under the bank’s Keep the Creek Clean marine conservation programme. The Keep the Creek Clean initiative was introduced by Emirates NBD Private Banking in 2018, with the goal of helping preserve and ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirates Steel, the only integrated steel plant in the UAE and a subsidiary of the General Holding Corporation (Senaat), will be the main sponsor of the upcoming constructsteel conference 2019 organised by the World Steel Association (worldsteel) and held in the Middle East for the first time. Through sponsoring the conference, the company aims to ...