Local News

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE participated in “World Maritime Day,” which was held in Szczecin, Poland, under the slogan, “Our Legacy to Achieve Better Maritime Transportation for Better Shipping.” The event was organised by the Ministry of Maritime Economy and Internal Navigation of Poland, in cooperation with the International Maritime Organisation, IMO. The UAE delegation was led by Dr. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM More than 1.2 million people came from different parts of the world to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the capital during the holy month of Ramadan. Dozens of large portable air conditioning systems and large red and gold carpets were placed into the mosque’s central courtyard as the organisers spared no effort to welcome the ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai FDI, the investment development agency of Dubai Economy, is organising one of the largest economic delegations from Dubai in recent years for an official mission to Australia as part of its continuing efforts to strengthen existing economic cooperation and attract investments into the emirate. The mission, which will take place from June 25 to June 29, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, chaired by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, awarded a contract for procuring 900 new vehicles to consolidate the Dubai Taxi fleet. The new lot includes 370 environment-friendly hybrid vehicles fitted with dual fuel-electric power motors. “The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Sawab Center, a joint UAE-US digital communications hub to combat violent extremist ideologies online and promote positive alternatives, announced the launch of a new campaign on its social media platforms. Under the hashtag of #AboutAFather, the five-day campaign will run from June 17 – 21 in Arabic and English on Sawab’s Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Gargash on Sunday briefed members of the international diplomatic corps based in Abu Dhabi on the Arab coalition operation to liberate the Yemen port city of Hodeida from Houthi control. Commenting on the latest political, military and humanitarian developments, Dr. Gargash noted that the coalition forces ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah’s plans to usher in an economic model built on equitable development will be explored at a panel discussion organised by the global publishing, research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) and set to place on June 24, at the Sheraton Sharjah Beach Resort & Spa. Titled, “Creating the Environment for Sustainable Economic Growth”, the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, said that the Arab Coalition has prepared a large-scale and comprehensive surge plan for the rapid delivery of humanitarian aid to the Yemeni Governorate of Hodeidah, and surrounding areas. In a statement, the minister said food and essential supplies have been stocked and prepared for ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In line with the directives of President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has instructed provision of housing loans worth AED4.27 billion in total, to 2,500 beneficiaries ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates SkyCargo signed an MoU with Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Ltd (Cainiao), the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group, to jointly facilitate the delivery of cross-border parcels as Cainiao looks to expand its global logistics infrastructure with Dubai as a hub. Emirates SkyCargo and Cainiao will work closely to manage e-commerce shipments in Mideast and neighbouring regions ...