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Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) opened a building for blind in the Yemeni Directorate of Tarim in Hadramaut valley, following the completion of rehabilitation in accordance with an agreement signed last April to rehabilitate the building to support the community. The move is part of the ERC development and service projects carried out in Hadramaut and various ...

London / WAM The Center of Digital Innovation (CoDI), in the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), won the Global Mobile Government Award during the Mobile Government World Summit 2017, held recently in the United Kingdom. More than 100 teams from around the world participated in the competition, and the participating UAE Project was ranked first regionally, and second globally as the best ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The UAE’s continued construction boom ahead of Expo 2020, has driven demand for ceramic tiles to increase by almost 70% and, with almost 40% of tiles imported from overseas, this poses huge opportunities for international manufacturers to win contracts on prestigious UAE projects. As the largest exporter of tiles to the UAE, India is well positioned ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Computer and telecommunication capital inflows to the country grew by 2.5 percent to AED13.1 billion during 2016, as per UAE Central Bank statistics. According to the UAE Balance of Payment service data, the computer and telecommunications sectors’ combined credit side hit AED20.9 billion, accounting for 1.5 percent of the 2016 GDP, while their debit reached AED7.8 ...

Astana / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Kairat Abdrakhmanov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, signed a protocol on Tuesday amending the agreement of mutual exemption of pre-visa requirement for holders of diplomatic and special passports to also include holders of ordinary passports. The UAE ...

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, on Wednesday called British Prime Minister Theresa May to express his deepest condolences and sympathies for the victims of the terrorist attack that targeted the city of Manchester, killing and injuring innocent people. During ...

Dubai / WAM In alignment with Dubai Plan 2021, cultivating innovation and creativity, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), announced on Wednesday that it will allow financial technology, FinTech, firms to apply for a class of financial services licence referred to as an Innovation Testing Licence (ITL). This initiative signals the next phase of the DFSA’s regulatory roadmap to foster ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Ramadan at Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas Abu Dhabi captures the true essence of Arabian tradition with a warm ambiance offering the ultimate destination for an unforgettable Ramadan experience. From lavish iftars to mouthwatering suhours and traditional Oud music, fully embrace Ramadan traditions this season by sharing unique experiences with family and friends at Anantara ...

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, held talks with visiting President of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolic, on a range of regional and global issues of mutual interest. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed met Nikolic at Al Shati Palace to discuss ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM As part of its ever-increasing drive to attract more foreign business into the UAE, the Sharjah FDI Office, Invest in Sharjah, the promotional arm of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, Shurooq, has reinforced the emirate’s investment advantages at major global events in China. Participating at the 2017 World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment from May ...