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Dubai / WAM The Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai has awarded a contract for upgrading the Al Qudra-Jebel Ali Lehbab Roads Junction. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, who chaired the session, said, “The junction will be upgraded to a multi-tier flyover providing ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Police General Command and Enjazat Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for bolstering joint cooperation in areas of community development and customer service. The MoU, which aims to consistently deliver customer delight, was signed by Major General Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi, Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police, and Khamis bin Salem Al Suwaidi, Chairman ...

Aden / WAM Saeed Al Ali, Director of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), in Aden, and Yemeni Minister of Culture, Marwan Damaj, visited the Department of Art Production and Department of Theatres at the Culture Office in the interim capital, Aden. The ERC head inspected the building and the National Theatre, which, he said needed rehabilitation of lighting, air conditioning ...

]ubai / ًِ’ Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) to support the graduates of the One Million Arab Coders initiative, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to prepare a generation of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Cabinet has adopted a decision to implement the value added tax (VAT) refund system for tourists, which will integrate between retail outlets with tax refund points in line with the government’s efforts to achieve the efficient implementation of the tax system in the UAE. According to a press statement, the new tax refund system ...

Dubai / WAM The Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) on Wednesday reported its financial results for the first half of 2018. H1 profit was AED 561 million, 68.7% higher on the back of a 1.1% increase in operating income and a 5.6% decline in operating expenses. The impairment allowances meanwhile decreased by 35.5%. Operating income increased by 1.1% to AED ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Future Foundation signed an MoU with EY to support Dubai 10X initiative, one of the Foundation’s initiatives. The collaboration with EY will support government organisations to develop their ide-as, to be evaluated by a specialised committee. This is part of DFF’s strategic plans to support Dubai 10X initiative, which aims to propel Dubai into the future, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), the largest official institution for the promotion of foreign trade in China. Designed to strengthen the commercial collaboration between the Chinese ...

ADEN / WAM Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, visited a task force of the UAE Armed Forces operating within the Saudi-led Arab Coalition in Aden. Minister Al Hashemy conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister ...

Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), announced that nine candidates have qualified for the final evaluation phase of the UAE Astronaut Programme. The programme aims to train and prepare a team of Emiratis to be sent to space for various scientific missions. This supports the intensive preparations to send the first Emirati and Arab astronaut to ...