Dubai / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Cabinet Member and Minister of Infrastructure Development, opened on Sunday ArabPlast 2019, the biggest plastics, petrochemicals and rubber industry exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), region, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. This edition of ArabPlast witnessed the presence of more than 900 companies from ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Federal Decrees on the appointment, promotion and transfer of a number of UAE Ambassadors accredited to foreign countries. The Decrees were published in the latest edition of the Federal Official Gazette and stipulate the transfer of Mohammad Salem Al Rashidi, UAE Ambassador to Senegal, and his ...
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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), made a new world record by reducing losses in its water networks to 6.6 percent, compared to 15 per cent in North America, making it one of the lowest in the world. The new achievement shows how Dubai Government organisations are surpassing their global counterparts. “At Dewa, we work to further ...
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DUBAI / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED) announced an automatic settlement facility for traders eligible for 50% reduction on commercial fines. The announcement is in line with the declaration of 2019 as the Year of Tolerance by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The 50% reduction ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM A number of economic officials and analysts have affirmed that the outlook for the UAE economy is highly positive despite global headwinds. The country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 3.7 percent this year, higher than the 2.9 percent forecast for 2018 and the 0.8 percent growth achieved in 2017, according to the ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has succeeded in adopting a sustainable strategy for artificial intelligence (AI) through digital technology and youth over the past two decades and has begun early planning to transform to smart and green cities that achieve sustainable development for future generations. The UAE believes that AI is the key pillar on which service sectors and infrastructure ...
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Al Mukalla / WAM As part of the ‘Year of Tolerance’ celebrations, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has made delivery of 50 laptops to Hadramout University of Science and Technology. The laptops were handed on Saturday to the Dean of Students Affairs at the university, in the presence of Shawgi Al Tamimi, Supervisor of the ERC Projects. Al Tamimi said ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM The falling temperatures in New Delhi had no effect on the warmth and hospitality extended to Sharjah, as the guest of honour of the 27th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF 2019), by the fair organisers, National Book Trust (NBT), and other local dignitaries in attendance at the opening ceremony on Saturday. English and Hindi translations of ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has provided over 371.1 million units of polio vaccines to more than 57 million Pakistani children between 2014 and December 2018, through its anti-polio drive in the country, under the UAE-Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE-PAP). The UAE-PAP was launched under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Work has started on Phase III of the UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP), consisting of 40 projects implemented at a total cost of AED736 million ($200 million), funded by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD). The programme is being implemented in line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al ...
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