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Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE), has launched the National Plan of Action (NPOA), for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 2018-2021 that presents concrete steps to promote shark conservation and sustainability in the UAE. The plan has four main objectives: enhancing knowledge of shark species and their role in the ecosystem among the population, ...

Dubai / WAM The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has announced that the Eid Al Fitr holiday for federal entities in the UAE will begin on Thursday 29th Ramadan (corresponding to June 14), until 3rd Shawwal, which is yet to be declared. The Authority conveyed its greetings to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness ...

Dubai / WAM Smart Dubai launched the ‘Zakat Al-Fitr’ service on its flagship Dubai Now application, in an effort to embrace technology and provide best-in-class services to customers, in line with the spirit of the Year of Zayed. Dubai Now is an integrated platform, offering 61 smart services from 28 government, semi-governmental and private entities, which targets 11 different customer ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), approved an AED40 million concessionary loan for the development of a rural electrification project in Kalongo, Uganda. Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of ADFD, and Ajedra Gabriel Gadison Aridru, Uganda’s Minister of State for Finance Planning and Economic Development, signed the loan agreement at the ADFD headquarters in Abu ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has sent a ship loaded with humanitarian and food aid to the Yemeni island of Socotra. The move follows the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the follow-up of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Smart Government applications generated savings of AED8 billion in three years, according to a study conducted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The study addressed the impact of the UAE Smart Government on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) from 2015 through 2017, during which e-services contributed to cutting 377,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions, primarily thanks to ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai continued to be the destination of choice for businessmen and investors as the Depa- rtment of Economic Department (DED) issued 1,689 new licenses and completed 26,184 transactions relating to business registration and licensing in the emirate during May 2018. Renewal of existing licenses accounted for the largest share of the total transactions as their numbers reached ...

DUBAI / WAM Master developer Nakheel has signed a contract worth AED66 million for a choreographed fountain at The Pointe, its new AED800 million waterfront dining and entertainment destination on Dubai’s world-famous Palm Jumeirah. The developer has appointed one of China’s largest fountain specialists, Beijing Water Design, to deliver and operate the fountain, which will cover a 12,000 square metre ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A total of 329 industrial establishments have had their occupational safety and health manag- ement systems (OSHMS) approved by the Industrial Development Bureau of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Abu Dhabi until the end of the first quarter of 2018. The OSHMS of eight establishments were previously approved during Q1, which indicates the stability ...

Dubai / WAM Over 8,000 needy families in Dubai and other northern Emirates have benefitted from smart Ramadan Vouchers provided in honourable gesture by HH Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Valued at around AED4.2 million, the e-vouchers have ...