Dubai / WAM Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau, has reported strong results for the first half of 2018, with 125 successful bids to host business events, reflecting a 29 percent increase over the same period last year. Conferences, meetings and incentive programmes secured in the first six months of the year, including from bids submitted in ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM July 30 is a significant day for women and children in the UAE, when the Founding Father, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan issued a decree establishing the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC), in 2003, HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM More than 80,000 people, including tourists and heritage lovers, visited the14th Liwa Date Festival, which came to an end in Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi’s Western Region. The 11 day-event offered heritage lovers colourful activities, cultural celebrations, traditional performance and competitions, where a number farmers were rewarded for producing the best types of date through the season. ...
Read More »New Delhi / WAM India’s Minister for Commerce, Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, has praised the UAE’s achievements, comparing them favourably with countries which have much more in diverse natural resources and population which could not, yet, achieve as much. Prabhu made these remarks at the launch of a global emerging technologies start-up competition, the “GovHack Series,” attended by ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Films created by participants in Image Nation Abu Dhabi’s flagship training programme Arab Film Studio have now screened over 200 times at prestigious film festivals around the globe, after Ranapakhara by Swapna Kurup was selected to screen at the Mosaic World Film Festival, Illinois this week. The milestone comes following the completion of the third edition ...
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SHARJAH / WAM In observing its premier status as Sao Paulo International Book Fair’s first-ever guest of honour, at its 25th edition, which runs from August 3-12, Sharjah will be putting its best foot forward in showcasing the gems of Emirati culture, with a special focus on their achievements in the past four decades. Sharjah’s pavilion at the book biennial ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM More than 28,000 people visited The Founder’s Memorial in Abu Dhabi, since its public opening on April 22, becoming one of the major landmarks of the emirate. The Memorial is a permanent national tribute to the Founding Father, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and represents a window for the visitors to learn about life ...
Read More »DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister, has issued Decree No. (24) of 2018 appointing and replacing members of the Board of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC). According to the Decree, the Chairman of the Board of the Awqaf and Minors ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development and the Public Diplomacy and Culture Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, have announced to hold the UAE-China Week annually. The events will take place in the UAE and China in celebration of the cultural relations and will highlight features of local heritage of the ...
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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 ...
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