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Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, Honorary Chairman of the University Leadership Consortium (ULC), and BUNYAN Initiative for the Capacity-Building of the Youth, the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development signed a strategic agreement with ULC, a capacity-building and entrepreneurship hub, in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The pact is ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Noura Al Suwaidi, Director of the General Women’s Union (GWU), congratulated HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the GWU, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, on the occasion of Mother’s Day celebrated on March 21. In a statement during a GWU ceremony marking the ...

Dubai / WAM Marking the World Water Day on Thursday, the Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation, Empower, announced that it has saved 295 million gallons of potable water in the previous year, equivalent to 537 Olympic-sized swimming pools. World Water Day is a global event that plays an important role in drawing attention to the importance of preserving water. It ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi University (ADU), and Knowledge Group (KG), have entered the Guinness World Records for creating the largest notebook mosaic logo in celebration of the Year of Zayed. The record-breaking initiative also coincides with UAE National Month of Reading that is annually marked in March. ADU received the recognition for its record-breaking effort – one of several ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), has signed a strategic sponsorship agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports to launch the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show (ADIBS, 2018), which will be held from October 17-20, in association with British Marine, the membership organisation for the UK leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry. The agreement aims to ...

Dubai / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports and the Russian Trade and Economic Development Council (RTEDC), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen trade links between the UAE and Russia and further stimulate economic cooperation between companies from both countries. The MoU will increase awareness amongst Russian companies about investing in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), and Khalifa Port ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates received three Regional Passenger Choice Awards for Best Entertainment in the Middle East, Best Inflight Wi-Fi in the Middle East, and the Best Overall Experience in the Middle East at the 2018 APEX Passenger Choice Awards ceremony held during APEX Asia in Shanghai, China. These are the most recent accolades awarded to Emirates, in addition ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai has completed construction works on the two main bridges at the intersection of Marrakech-Airport Roads and will phase their opening in two stages. The first stage will see the existing traffic movement incoming form Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Al Khawaneej heading to Deira permanently diverted to ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DP World met senior executives from India’s Tata Group to explore opportunities for cooperation, knowledge sharing and best practice. Discussions covered logistics and supply chain operations, innovative customer care and creating high quality, sustainable services. The meeting was attended by Ahmed Al Haddad, Chief Operating ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM ADNOC Distribution has revealed the locations of its first three service stations in the Emirate of Dubai, which are due to open this year. Entering the Dubai market was a key part of the company’s strategy in the lead up to its successful Initial Public Offering (IPO), in December. Construction has started on three ADNOC Distribution ...