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SHARJAH / WAM The UAE’s culture will take centre-stage at the upcoming New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF 2019). As a guest of honour at the 27th edition of the fair, which will take place from January 5-13, Sharjah is set to take visitors on a spectacular cultural journey. The emirate’s various literary and cultural entities have curated a rich ...

Dubai / WAM The aviation sector is a key pillar in enriching the national economy, said Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Economy and Chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), in a statement on the upcoming Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS 2019). The first edition of the summit will kick off in Dubai with ...

Ras Al Khaimah / wam The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announces the crash of Agusta 139 helicopter during a rescue mission next to Jais Mountain in Ras Al Khaimah. The crash took place at about 5.50 p.m. on Saturday. Search and rescue operations are ongoing. Investigation ordered His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The total value of non-oil trade between the UAE and the Republic of Armenia reached AED920 million during 2017, compared to AED375 million in 2015, the Ministry of Economy has said. In a report on the trade policy review between the two countries, the ministry said that doubling of trade between the two countries over the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD), announced on Saturday the launch of bilingual – Arabic and English – ‘Interactive Claim Forms’. The initiative, a first for the Middle East region, was launched to ensure judicial systems development. Commenting on the announcement, Yousef Saeed Al Abri, ADJD Under-Secretary, said that the initiative was activated in line with ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE volunteer doctors have succeeded in treating more than one million women and children worldwide as part of the ‘Year of Zayed’ initiative and Fatima bint Mubarak Volunteering Programme. The Zayed Giving Initiative and the General Women’s Union, GWU, along with Dar al Ber Society, the Sharjah Charity House, the Saudi-German Hospitals Group, are taking ...

Dubai / WAM Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced hosting of the second edition of MBRSC Science Event, which will be held on January 21-22, 2019, in Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. The event is under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, with the slogan “Imagine… Explore… ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM) attained new achievement this year when its building data management system (BDMS) was recognised among the global top five systems in the ‘International Best Practice Competition’ at the Global Organisational Excellence Congress. The congress, held in Abu Dhabi from December 10 to 12, saw the participation of 250 regional and international ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, on Wednesday chaired board meeting of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD)  on the Presidential Affairs ministry’s premises. The meeting addressed the status of the projects being funded by the ADFD in several countries along with future plans. A number of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE dirham has appreciated against currencies of top 10 non-dollarised import and non-oil export partners by 3.08 percent and 3.97 percent respectively during the first nine months of 2018, according to Central Bank of the UAE statistics. Year-on-Year, the dirham appreciated as well against the currencies of the same partners by 3.8 percent and 7.11 ...