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ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) announced the launch a community programme that will deliver 400 meals per day to charity. The initiative will be held throughout 2018 and beyond, with approximately 150,000 meals to be donated every year. As part of its sustainability and corporate social responsibility efforts, the Abu Dhabi-based airline has teamed up with the Grace ...

Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai, has inaugurated Garhoud Workshop for Marine Transit Means. The total cost of the project amounted to AED42 million. The facility spans an area of 5000 sqm and comprises 5 workshops, 3 stores, boat lifting crane, marine/external works ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, opened the ‘Year of Zayed 2018’ exhibition, organised by the Ministry of Defence at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, to mark the 100th birthday of the Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The exhibition, which runs until year-end, showcases photographs, paintings ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), announced its participation in the fourth Annual Partners’ Meeting of United Nations Environment (UNEP), Global ‘District Energy in Cities’ initiative, which will be held on May 24, on the sidelines of the Nordic Clean Energy Week, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ahmad bin Shafar, CEO of Empower and special advisor on district cooling ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), on Tuesday announced that it is receiving considerable interest from potential partners, as it explores a range of new growth options and initiatives to accelerate the delivery of its recently announced downstream strategy. The new downstream plans were outlined May 13 at the Adnoc Downstream Investment Forum in Abu ...

Yemen / WAM With the support of the UAE Armed Forces operating within the Saudi-led Arab Coalition, Yemen’s Red Sea Coast battlefronts are witnessing expansion, great military momentum and successive victories by the Yemeni National Resistance forces and the Brigades al-‘Amalaqah and Tihama Resistance forces, while penetrating the front defence lines of the Iran-allied Houthi militias and defeating their elements ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry led a study mission to Russia and Belarus which explored business potential within the countries’ IT markets, as well as prospects for new partnerships and joint ventures in several innovation-focused sectors. The study mission included visits to Moscow and Minsk where delegates held high-level meetings with officials and representatives ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi University (ADU), on Tuesday announced the launch of nine new bachelor’s and master’s programmes for the 2018 semester in line with its sustained commitment to addressing the UAE market demand and equipping younger generations with the required tools and skillsets to progress in promising careers and grow the national economy. The nine new undergraduate ...

SHARJAH / Emirates Business Broadening its reach and delivering valuable guidance to those with young ideas in the region, Sheraa (Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ajman University (AU). The purpose of the MoU is to support activities that help bridge research and education with industry. The collaboration will also help students, educators, experts and ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), the Sharjah-based global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, announced it will donate 160 million Egyptian pounds (around AED33 million) to develop the main building of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the Egyptian capital. NCI is one of the largest and most advanced oncology and medical ...