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Dhala / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) distributed 600 food baskets to undeprivileged families in the villages of Al-Arayef, Al-Worah and Al-Bajh across the Dhala governorate of Yemen. Nabil Al-Afeef, Dhala province deputy, and Mohamed Fadl Ismail, Director of the Dhala Governor’s Office, oversaw the distribution of the food aid. Al-Afeef expressed his appreciation for UAE’s humanitarian and relief support ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Health Insurance Company, Daman, has launched a new service that allows private sponsors to renew health insurance policies of family members and domestic staff online. The service is a significant upgrade over previous iteration, launched in 2016, which limited renewals to sponsored employees in eight professions, mostly domestic staff. During its trial phase, more ...

Dubai / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), has been awarded three certificates by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), in the fields of Information Security Management, IT Service Management, and Energy Management. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA Director-General, received the certificates during a meeting with Ahmad Al Khatib, General Manager of the British Standards Institution in the Middle East ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE, represented by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), will be hosting the 4th Young Professionals in Space Conference (YPS, 2019), from October, 28-31 2019. The announcement was made during this year’s YPS conference, currently being held in Barcelona, and comes in recognition of the UAE efforts to encourage youth in the field of space science ...

DUBAI / WAM DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, has signed an MoU with the Royal Fund Investments (RF) to cement strong bilateral trade relations with Chinese business community. The MoU commits both parties to connect and provide attractive business solutions for Chinese corporates looking to set up in Dubai ...

Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, launched a WhatsApp Business solution, allowing guests to communicate instantly with the airline via the popular messaging app. The new service, which is the latest element of Etihad Airways’ digital strategy, will provide an enhanced offering to premium guests when they are at Abu Dhabi International Airport, allowing ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) discussed ways to enhance economic relations between business women of Dubai and Serbia, and enact joint economic and trade partnerships. This came during a recent meeting between Dr. Raja Al Gurg, President of the Dubai Business Women Council; and Stanimir Vukicevic, Ambassador of Serbia to the UAE, in the presence of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, (Adnoc) on Tuesday marked its 2018 Group-wide Safety Day, with a renewed pledge to keep its people, assets, communities and the environment free from harm. The Safety Day took place one year after Adnoc launched its reinvigorated commitment to 100 percent HSE. Introducing a unified set of 10 Life Saving ...

DUBAI / WAM The Arabian Radio Network (ARN), in partnership with Hala China, a joint initiative between Meraas and Dubai Holding, have announced the launch of a new dedicated 24-hour radio station called ‘The Sound of the Dubai Dragon’, which will serve the resident Chinese population in the UAE. The announcement follows the official launch of Hala China, which aims ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, said that the UAE and China enjoy high levels of dialogue and coordination. These ties are reflected in the intensity of official and trade delegation visits between the two nations, having exceeded 120 between 2011 and 2017. In an interview with Emirates News Agency (WAM), the UAE Minister ...