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DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), welcomed Low Pit Chen, Consul-General of Singapore in Dubai and the Northern Emirates. This is one of a series of visits by diplomatic and consular officials to Dewa to explore relations, exchange expertise and promote cooperation in power and water. Al Tayer ...

MAKKAH / WAM The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received in Makkah His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed conveyed to King Salman the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, has said that the Executive Council’s decision to adopt the proposal, put forward by DCT Abu Dhabi to reduce tourism and municipality fees will enhance the emirate’s international tourism competitiveness by strengthening its value proposition and by encouraging ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza), one of the UAE’s leading free zones, announced a new strategic partnership with Daegu Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone Authority (DGFEZA) in South Korea. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will aim to increase collaboration between the two parties and expand bilateral trade between the free zones. The MoU was signed in the ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Airlines will be boosting its flights to Jeddah during the busy Umrah season. The airline will operate 24 extra flights, adding more than 10,000 additional seats between Dubai and Jeddah from June 12-14. The additional flights will be serviced by the Boeing 777-300ER. Emirates’ additional flights will help accommodate more convenient travel through Dubai during the ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) continues its unwavering support of innovative start-ups with its backing of DUBZ, a baggage storage and delivery start-up. Following advisory services and market access to leading aviation players provided by the Department, DUBZ has partnered with dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, to introduce ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE Organising Committee of the 24th World Energy Congress and World Nuclear Association announced on Wednesday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), focussed on endorsing progression in energy transition and supporting nuclear technology during the 24th World Energy Congress to take place in Abu Dhabi in 2019. World Nuclear Association is the ...

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, and French President Emmanuel Macron explored paths to further promote bilateral relations and cement friendship ties between the two countries’ peoples. In a phone conversation, the two sides reaffirmed the robust relations between the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Since the onset of its military operations in support of the internationally recognised government in Yemen, the Saudi-led Arab Coalition has been supportive of the relief operations undertaken by different UN and international humanitarian organisations in the country. The myriad partnerships and agreements concluded by the UAE and Saudi Arabia with several global organisations to facilitate ...

Dubai / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme has announced the names of 200 UAE nationals who are eligible for housing support totalling AED160 million, as part of the final batch of names of the “1,000 Housing Support Decision” initiative, which it declared during the first week of the Holy Month of Ramadan. The approval, which coincides with Eid al-Fitr, ...