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Dubai / Emirates Business Members of Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, can now achieve their next Emirates Skywards tier faster thanks to an exciting new offer to earn up to double Tier Miles on flights. The offer is valid for eligible tickets booked between November 26 and December 3 (both days inclusive) for travel on ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The ‘EU-UAE: Sheikh Zayed & Europe’ exhibition will tour Europe, introducing European youth to Sheikh Zayed and his lasting legacy, the exhibition curator has said. “One of the main reasons behind holding this exhibition is to introduce the EU to the new generation of Emiratis,” said Rym Tina Ghazal to the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “It ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Government’s Annual Meetings will kick-off on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. The second national meeting of its kinds, will be co-chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) has won the 2018 Golden Peacock Global Award for Sustainability (GPGAS), for the second consecutive year in the global institutional award category, in recognition of its efforts towards raising sustainability standards within the Group. Saif Humaid Al Falasi, Group CEO, Enoc, remarked: “It is a great honour to be recognised by the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), and Siemens International signed a Memorandum of Understating (MoU), to support the health sector in Yemen. The signing of the MoU is part of the ERC’s strategy to promote its humanitarian partnerships around the world and attract the attention of large companies and institutions to humanitarian issues that concern people, as ...

Sharjah / WAM The remarkable and historical story of Wadi Al Helo – one of Sharjah’s Unesco World Heritage-nominated cultural heritage sites – is being told using a unique Virtual Reality, VR, application developed by the management office of ‘Sharjah: The Gateway to Trucial States’ (SGTS), and the American University of Sharjah (AUS), in an effort to highlight Sharjah’s important role ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s emphasis on ensuring stability in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), region is “very important: and “really needed”, according to Patrizio Fondi, EU Ambassador to the UAE, who also praised the country’s tolerance endeavours, saying diversity of people and cultures at Dubai Mall depicts the bigger picture of the UAE’s tolerance model. “UAE’s ...

Dubai / WAM The Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, President of Zayed University, Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, said that the Spirit of the Union will continue to empower the UAE’s citizens, who have contributed greatly to the process of sustainable national development. During the 47th National Day celebrations, held at the Zayed University Dubai Campus, Al Kaabi said ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan inaugurated the ‘Sheikh Zayed and Europe: a Journey’ exhibition at The Founder’s Memorial in Abu Dhabi. Organised by the European Union Delegation to the UAE and the Austrian and Bulgarian Presidencies of the Council of the EU for the year ...

Sharjah / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah on Sunday, inspected the work progress of the Sharjah Mosque Project in Al Tayy Suburb in Sharjah. The visit comes as part of HH’s keenness to review the progress of work of various vital and important projects that serve the citizens and ...