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MUKALLA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), on Saturday re-opened a number of roads in seven villages surrounding the city of Al Mukalla in Yemen. The roads were either closed or damaged following Cyclone Luban which recently hit the Yemeni Governorate of Hadramaut and isolated the villages, inhabited by around 3,000 people. The ERC shovel trucks cleared the debris ...

NEW YORK / WAM The UAE has outlined its efforts in constructing a strong and sustainable space sector that contributes to regional and international efforts to promote space exploration, and its development of advanced technologies to enhance the quality of life and contribute to the overall achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations General Assembly. The UAE’s ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Two million Indian farmers will benefit from the India-UAE food corridor project, which will also create an additional 200,000 jobs across India due to cumulative investments of more than $5 billion (AED18.35 billion) by the UAE in the next three years, said His Excellency Abdulla Ahmed Al Saleh, Undersecretary for Foreign Trade and Industry at the ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) on Wednesday launched ‘UAE Green Dashboard’, an online open data platform that allows the public to access statistical data assessments of the country’s overall progress in its transition into a green economy. Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, announced the initiative during the opening ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) announced launch of online chatbot platform ‘Jawab,’ which is designed, developed to effectively respond directly and automatically to enquir- ies from exhibitors, organisers and visitors on all event-related aspects, including diverse range of services provided by Adnec. With this launch, Adnec becomes the first venue within the exhibitions and conferences ...

Dubai / WAM The Emirates Centre for Transport and Leasing, a subsidiary of Emirates Transport (ET) has signed a number of new and renewed contracts, worth AED40 million during the third quarter of 2018. The contracts were signed with both government and private sectors for terms spanning between three to five years. Tariq AlSedawi, manager of the Centre, said: “With ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The third edition of ‘Investing in Future’ (IIFMENA) conference has got off to an impactful start on Wednesday with comments from His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah; Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF); Mariam Al Hammadi, Director ...

ABU DHABI / WAM­­­­­ His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Wednesday received Steven Terner Mnuchin, Secretary of the US Treasury, at Qasr Al Bahar, Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed and Mnuchin explored cooperation relations between the two countries in financial, economic ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates SkyCargo on Wednesday signed an MoU with the Investment and Tourism Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC) to jointly explore opportunities to promote trade to and from Vietnam. The agreement was signed in Dubai by Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo and Phạm Thiet Hoa, Director, Investment and Trade Promotion Centre, ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), announced that it would install 270,000 new smart meters across Dubai under Phase 3 of its “Smart Applications via Smart Grid and Meters” initiative, which was launched to support the Smart Dubai initiative. The project will develop smart infrastructure for electricity transmission and distribution networks and enhance the speed of service ...