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ABU DHABI / WAM The heads of organising committees of the Aqdar World Summit have met to discuss preparations and agendas for the second summit, to be held from November 26-28, in Abu Dhabi, under the theme, “Role of Human Empowerment in Developing Stable Societies: Sustainable Development.” The meeting, chaired by Dr Abdullah Al Raisi, Chairman of the Scientific Committee ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) organised a media event in London for British travel and lifestyle journalists, to promote the emirate, boost media coverage in the UK market and to increase interest in press trips to the UAE capital. A presentation about Abu Dhabi’s offerings and latest news ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The central operations room at the Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) GHQ received 1,450,594 calls during the first half of this year, through the emergency number 999. Colonel Nasser Sulaiman Al Maskari, Director of Operations, said that Abu Dhabi Police’s Command and Control Centre is fully ready and equipped with highly trained professionals and advanced communication systems ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Media City (Shams), announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Emirates Creative Society to establish a long-term partnership to offer innovative training programmes and workshops for creatives in the UAE. The MoU’s primary goal is to contribute to sustainable development by attracting and nurturing creative talent from all media-related fields with ...

Cairo / Emirates Business Emirates unveiled its 42nd dedicated lounge across its global network at Cairo International Airport (CAI). The lounge is now open to Emirates First Class and Business Class customers as well as Platinum and Gold members of Skywards, the airline’s loyalty programme. Reflecting the airline’s ongoing commitment to Egypt, the Emirates Lounge in Cairo represents a $ ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE is undisputedly the most important stop on China’s 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative, thanks to its world-class infrastructure and the top rankings in the world’s quality indices. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, one of the largest financial establishments in the world with estimated assets of $2.3 trillion, has already set its ...

Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Airport has announced that it registered a growth of 4.34 percent in passenger movement during the first half of 2018, with the number of passengers increasing to more than 5.731 million, compared with 5.493 million passengers in the same period of 2017. The increase is a result of newly expanded service offerings for both passengers and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dubai Investments, the leading, diversified investments company listed on the Dubai Financial Market, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Emirates Float Glass (EFG), accomplished a unique recognition by achieving one million man-hours without Loss Time Injury (LTI), for the second time in its history. The massive recognition for the EFG, which is part of Glass LLC and ...

Dubai / WAM The Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai has awarded a contract for upgrading the Al Qudra-Jebel Ali Lehbab Roads Junction. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, who chaired the session, said, “The junction will be upgraded to a multi-tier flyover providing ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Police General Command and Enjazat Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for bolstering joint cooperation in areas of community development and customer service. The MoU, which aims to consistently deliver customer delight, was signed by Major General Saif Al Zari Al Shamsi, Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police, and Khamis bin Salem Al Suwaidi, Chairman ...