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ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), rescue teams in Yemen were among the first on the ground to help in the aftermath of Cyclone Mekunu, which hit the Yemeni island of Socotra in May, by initiating immediate recovery work and providing food and relief assistance, as well as reconstructing and reopening roads and restoring power supply networks. ...

HADRAMAUT / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), continued to implement its Ramadan programmes and provide ‘iftar’ and ‘suhoor’ meals to thousands of fasting people in a number of districts of Hadramout Governorate, Yemen. The ERC teams distributed meals to patients and their families in a number of hospitals in the area. New distribution sites have been added to reach ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM In a gesture to boost their morale, Mohammed Haji Al Khouri, Director-General of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KF), visited the injured Yemenis who are receiving treatment in the UAE hospitals after being evacuated from the Socotra Island following cyclone Mekunu. The Khalifa Foundation is paying the treatment expenses of those injured who were ...

DHAKA / WAM The Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign has provided health care to thousands of patients including women and children among Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh by providing diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive services under the supervision of a number of Emirati doctors. The initiative is part of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Volunteer Programme, and is operating across ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Investments PJSC DFM: DIC, the leading, diversified investments company listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), announced that its wholly owned real estate subsidiary, Dubai Investments Real Estate Company (DIRC), won the prestigious ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system. The ISO certification, received from the Russian Register and IQ Net international certification network, is ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), and a delegation from the Sharjah Police have discussed ways to develop a number of special procedures for the used car trade sector, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Sharjah Police. The meeting, which was held at the SCCI headquarters, was also attended by representatives from the Used ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has again invited Dubai’s citizens and residents to benefit from the Shams Dubai smart initiative, following the outstanding success and the great adoption rate the initiative has achieved since its launch. Shams Dubai encourages DEWA customers to install solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of their premises to generate electricity from ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Thanks to the far-sighted vision of the late Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the UAE has become a symbol of humanity and fraternity as well as an icon of tolerance and giving that extended to people regardless of their origin, race, colour, sex, religion or faith, culture, and doctrine or sect, stated Sheikh ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Small business owners are confident the remainder of 2018 will be a period of strong growth. A new MEED survey of 75 of the UAE’s top SMEs conducted shows more than 60% are confident of achieving as much as 20% growth compared to their performance last year. For 13% of the respondents, an even more robust ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Police have announced positive results in traffic safety during the four months of the year with a reduction in general traffic accidents by 11 percent, fatalities by 22 percent, serious injuries by 14 percent and run-over deaths by 50 percent despite an 11 percent increase in the number of vehicles and 6 percent in ...