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Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Finance Department has won the ‘Best in Class Treasury Solution in the Middle East’ award by the Adam Smith Awards 2018 for the outstanding achievement in reducing processing times and savings in operational cost. Waleed Al Sayegh, General Director of Sharjah’s Central Finance Department, received the prestigious award at the Sharjah Central Finance Department from ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), is organising the 5th Future Engineer camp for its employees’ children aged between 12-15. This is part of Dewa’s efforts to achieve its vision to become a sustainable innovative world class utility and its role in enhancing creativity and scientific innovation among the younger generation. The camp will be held at ...

GLASCOW / WAM The Minister of Community Development, Hessa Essa Buhumaid, received the banner as the host of the World Down Syndrome Congress 2020 amidst applauds during the concluding session of the triennial World Down Syndrome Congress (WDSC), in Glasgow, Scotland. The UAE will be the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to host the international conference, ...

Dubai / WAM The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, (Dewa) to build a strategic relationship to support the United Nations 2018 World Data Forum, to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates in October. More than 1,500 leaders, decision makers, experts and specialists in the field ...

NEW YORK / WAM Diplomatic Ambassadors, part of the Ministry of Education’s “Our Ambassadors Programme” 2018 concluded an exploratory journey to the United States aimed at developing the scientific and personal skills in diplomacy and international relations of Emirati students. Supported by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the programme aims to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), and the General Command of Abu Dhabi Police (ADP), have urged Emirati citizens to take precautions during the travelling season to ensure their safety and that of their possessions, as part of the “Safe Travel Campaign.” Rashid Ali Al Dhaheri, Director of the National Affairs Department at MoFAIC, ...

Dhale / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), launched a project to revamp of Ali Muqbel School at Hijr district in Dhale Governorate in Yemen as part of the “Year of Zayed”. The launch was attended by Under-Secretary of Dable Governorate Nabil Al Afeef and others. Sheikh Mohamed Ali Mohammed, Chairman of the Parents Council at Hijr Education Zone emphasised ...

Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that public transport means in Dubai carried 277.91 million passengers in the first half of this year. The figure shows a steady growth compared with those reported during the same period last year amounting to 275.242 million ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), and Fish Farm LLC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), authorising the latter to operate a fish hatchery at the ministry’s Marine Environment Research Centre in Umm Al Qaiwain. Sultan Alwan, Assistant Under-Secretary of the Regions Sector at MOCCAE, and Bader bin Mubarak, CEO of Fish Farm, signed the agreement, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Preparations are in full swing to launch KhalifaSat, the first satellite fully built in the UAE by a team of highly qualified Emirati engineers, into orbit before end of the year from the ground station in Japan aboard the rocket, H-IIA, revealed Director-General of the UAE Space Agency. ‘‘The UAE Space Agency is planning to launch ...