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ABU DHABI / WAM National Geographic on Wednesday announced a four-year partnership with the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), to document the UAE’s journey into space. In a four-part documentary series, National Geographic (NatGeo) will present to the world the UAE’s rise into space, its achievements and ambitions. The series is set to capture the essence of why and ...

PANAMA CITY / WAM Trade flows between GCC countries and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), reached $16.3 billion in 2018, while the UAE remained a top trading partner in the Gulf region for LAC countries, according to a new report conducted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in cooperation with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The report, entitled ...

SHABWA / WAM The UAE, represented by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), provided 40 tonnes of basic food aid to underprivileged people in Al Hajar District, Shabwa Governorate, as part of the second phase of its food aid campaign, under the framework of the UAE’s humanitarian and relief efforts in Yemen. The ERC team distributed 500 food parcels to 2,950 ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), is partnering with Canadian company Enbala to build the region’s first Virtual Power Plant (VPP). A VPP is a smart network of distributed, small and medium scale generation units such as solar photovoltaic, battery storage and flexible loads. The aim is to increase the visibility of distributed energy resources (DER), and maximise their value ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE capital will host the second edition of the Festival of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) from April 24-27. The festival, which is held under the theme, ‘One Nation Unified by Benevolent Cooperation, Justice and Tolerance’, aims to emphasise the message and teachings of Islam in bringing ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs has announced the launch of a smart channel dedicated to Expo2020 Dubai, providing customs services to exhibitors taking part in the global event. The ‘Expo 2020 Smart Customs Channel’ provides exhibitors with customs services via their smart mobiles and devices around-the-clock, which will help exhibitors finalise their customs transactions easily. The channel relies on advanced ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Mint Middle East (MME) is set to make carrying money while travelling a hassle-free experience and strengthen the ability of financial institutions to keep an accurate record of their customers. At the 2019 edition of Seamless, the region’s largest payments and commerce technology conference and exhibition, Mint Middle East is launching two new products — to ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE is set to play a big role in China’s One Belt and One Road Project, as stated on the sidelines of Annual Investment Meeting (AIM), which runs until April 10 in Dubai. The 9th edition of AIM brought to focus several investments and projects associated with the initiative. Abdulla Al Saleh, Undersecretary for Foreign Trade, ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Tourism has announced a new GCC-wide partnership with Gulf Reps, one of the region’s travel consultancy agencies, as part of its ongoing drive to attract more visitors from across the Gulf to holiday in the emirate. The partnership will give Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Dubai Tourism, access to Gulf Reps’ extensive network of ...

DUBAI / WAM Opportunities and challenges facing future organisations, business establishments and pioneers in the human resources industry will be the focus of the 9th edition of FAHR International Conference. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, the two-day conference will kick-off ...